Amazing cookery class, hands on experience of cooking, eating and learning about Sri Lankan food. - We visited the Negombo Cooking Class on day 1 of our trip to Sri Lanka in August 2024. The trip was organised by our tour operator and my husband and I visited with our children (boys aged 12 & 13). Our host had so much knowledge of Sri Lankan cookery and taught us a lot about using spices and coconuts. We cooked chicken curry, different vegetable curry, rice and sambal. We chose the vegetables we wanted to use, helped prepare the vegetables and book the dishes. It was very hands on which our children especially enjoyed. We sat down to eat after all the hard work and the food was delicious. We were sent the recipes by email after the class. I would highly recommend, it was lovely meeting the host and her family and being welcomed into her home and understand real Sri Lankan cookery. Thank you so much

First class cooking class with recipes. - Amazing taste of Sri Lankan home cooking. We made a fish curry, coconut sambal, dal and 5 vegetable curry’s. Erangi is the perfect hostess and a fantastic cook. One of the highlights of our trip and would definitely recommend. Thank you so much Erangi and family.

Cooking Sri Lanka style - A great experience to do. We spent the afternoon learning how to make vegetable and other curries. It was amazing to see the skill in cooking a whole meal using all the spices to make the different curries. Lovely friendly people in their own home.

Great introduction to Sri Lankan food - Great experience learning all about vegetables and fruits used in Sri Lankan cooking. It was a great way to learn and appreciate Sri Lankan food in advance of travelling around the country. Thank you to Negombo cookery school. Brenda and David

Unmissable cooking experience - Unmissable cooking experience, friendly knowledgeable host, we learnt so much and the food created was amazing. Thank you!

Absolutely perfect experience! - My partner and I chose this cooking class for our final day in Sri Lanka and we are so happy we did it! Our host welcomed us into her home and taught us so much about Sri Lankan ingredients and techniques, including making our own coconut milk! She taught us how to make 11 dishes which were all delicious and then she made us a dessert while we enjoyed lunch. We loved everything about this class and highly recommend it to anyone looking for an amazing cultural and food experience.

Incredible experience! - This really was an incredible experience! The food was hands down the best we had in Sri Lanka. Every dish we made was delicious. Can't recommend enough.

One of our favourite days in Sri Lanka! - Our experience was fantastic. We booked with less than 24 hours notice and were welcomed at the door by our host into their family home. We were offered a cup of tea or coffee and then led through into the kitchen to be presented with a plate full of fresh, locally grown vegetables, pots of spices and dishes of rice. We were shown traditional methods like how to shave coconuts and make coconut milk. The recipes used were all family recipes from our host, and she was lovely enough to cater to our request of swapping our dessert recipe for something else that we had previously tried in Sri Lanka and hoped to learn how to make (coconut rotis as appose to Sri Lankan pancakes). Our host was even kind enough to find us a takeaway container to take some food with us after our class, as the amount that you make is a lot!! And there was only 2 of us… this is not a bad thing however, as this way we were able to learn several recipes, try plenty of traditional dishes and the food did not go to waste, as the neighbours got fed any left overs!! (We don’t like waste!) Our host presented us with a small gift before we left (a spoon made from a coconut shell) and then sat with us and made chitchat until our taxi arrived. Overall we made some great memories doing this experience. By far one of our favourite days in Sri Lanka. - if we ever return to Sri Lanka we be sure to bring friends and family back with us! Thank you!

Cooking classes in Sri Lanka - I participated with a friend. Neither of us is very good at English, but they spoke slowly and carefully, so it was very easy to understand. We were able to choose the vegetables we wanted to use, and they made the food less spicy. It was very easy to eat, unlike what you get at a restaurant, and everything was very delicious! We were also taught how to make and use coconut milk, and it was really fascinating to be able to actually experience cooking with them, not just watch! It was also a rare experience to visit an ordinary Sri Lankan home, and the family was very kind. This time, we asked for a lesson at short notice due to transit, but they were happy to accept, which made me really happy and it was a lot of fun! Thank you for the gift! I would definitely recommend this to anyone going to Sri Lanka!! Thank you for giving me a good experience!

Highly Recommended - I can only recommend the cooking course. We were introduced to the different types of vegetables and spices. Then we were allowed to choose what we wanted to cook. We helped prepare the dishes under the very friendly and detailed instructions and were then allowed to eat them ourselves. The hosts are very friendly and explain everything step by step. We were also sent the recipes by email.