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15 Best Cooking Classes In Sri Lanka

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The 15 most popular cooking classes in Sri Lanka. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who runs them.

15 Best Cooking Classes In Sri Lanka

Ella: Traditional Sri Lankan Cooking Class - The open-air kitchen: where the class vibe clicks
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Ella: Traditional Sri Lankan Cooking Class

1.Ella: Traditional Sri Lankan Cooking Class

Learn Sri Lankan hoppers, curry and honey roti in Ella. Cook in an open-air kitchen, eat banana-leaf lunch, get recipes on WhatsApp.

Most Popular★ 4.9

“I can highly recommend this cooking class if you want to learn about traditional Sri Lankan cooking and the ingredient's health benefits. Ranji was such a warm host, considering the different participant's diets (as a vegan, I was able to eat all but one dish). And of course, the food was really tasty!”

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Ella: Sri Lankan Cooking Class with Neranji at Homestay - Meeting Neranji in her homestay kitchen
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Ella: Sri Lankan Cooking Class with Neranji at Homestay

2.Ella: Sri Lankan Cooking Class with Neranji at Homestay

Hands-on Sri Lankan cooking in Ella with Neranji at a homestay. Cook curries, sambol, and roti, then take recipes and spices home.

★ 5.0

“It was a wonderful cooking experience in the heart of Ella, authentic, rich in local knowledge, and guided with genuine kindness. We learned how to prepare traditional rice and curry, with a variety of curries, and also our favorite, coconut roti. I can highly recommend this place, not just for the cooking experience itself, but…”

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Ella : Cooking class with amazing Spice Garden Tour - Cooking Class in a Traditional Fireplace: Where Your Meal Comes Together
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Ella : Cooking class with amazing Spice Garden Tour

3.Ella : Cooking class with amazing Spice Garden Tour

Ella spice garden tour plus a hands-on Sri Lankan cooking class by fire, recipes PDF, and a banana-leaf dinner for $32.

★ 5.0

“I thoroughly enjoyed the entire event. The spice walk was great and the guide very knowledgeable. The chef was also amazing and i learned so much from her. She shared a lot of knowledge and ideas. I will let you know about the recipes when i get home.”

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Colombo Cooking Class - Meeting at Colombo Cooking Class: getting to No 275/1, B231
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Colombo Cooking Class

4.Colombo Cooking Class

Learn Sri Lankan home cooking in Colombo with a private 3-hour class, cooking 10 dishes (plus desserts) and eating together.

★ 5.0

“Very interesting insight into Sri Lankan life and the important role food and cooking plays in daily life. Piumi is an excellent cook and teacher. I’m vegetarian and she showed me how to prepare and cook ten different vegetarian curries and the resulting lunch was delicious.”

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Galle Unawatuna Cooking Class - Getting there: pickup and a realistic time commitment
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Galle Unawatuna Cooking Class

5.Galle Unawatuna Cooking Class

Learn traditional Sri Lankan curries in Galle, with a small group, market stop, and lunch plus dinner included for about 3.5 hours.

★ 5.0

“What an incredible experience. This was so much fun and the food was by far the best we had in Sri Lanka. Everything was so well organized. It's such a beautiful kitchen too. I can't recommend this enough. Thank you to Madha for being such a wonderful teacher.”

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Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo - Choosing Your 5-Course Menu Before You Shop
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Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo

6.Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo

Shop Colombo’s market, cook a Sri Lankan 5-course meal in a villa with Chef Nim, and learn dining etiquette plus recipes.

★ 5.0

“Nim was super kind and patient with me, as I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to cooking. He was a gracious host in his own kitchen. I've learnt recipes that I can take back home and recreate for my family! Thanks Nim!”

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Cooking Class: Sajee’s Place Cooking Class sigiriya - First Stop: Ingredients and Sri Lankan Spices You’ll Recognize Later
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Cooking Class: Sajee’s Place Cooking Class sigiriya

7.Cooking Class: Sajee’s Place Cooking Class sigiriya

A hands-on Sri Lankan rice-and-curry class near Sigiriya with Sajee and Suzy. Cook dhal, chicken/fish, veg curries, sambol, and rice.

★ 5.0

“What an amazing experience we all had. Sajee and his wife were the nicest people and explained so much. The food we all made was absolutely gorgeous and Sajee sent us all the recipes to try at home. Thank you so much for a brilliant day 🙏”

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Ella Sri Lanka : Mom's Kitchen Cooking class - Entering Mom’s Kitchen: Irosha and Kamala’s home-style hospitality
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Ella Sri Lanka : Mom’s Kitchen Cooking class

8.Ella Sri Lanka : Mom’s Kitchen Cooking class

Small-group Sri Lankan cooking class in Ella with Irosha and Kamala. Cook curries, sambol and papadam outdoors, eat together.

★ 5.0

“The class was really fun and well led by Irosha and her mum. They talked us through all aspects of each dish in simple terms that were easy to follow. We gained some helpful tips and recipes to recreate at home”

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Cooking Class Sri Lanka with Locals - Market Time With Danuka and Anu: Learning the Buying Part
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Cooking Class Sri Lanka with Locals

9.Cooking Class Sri Lanka with Locals

Shop Colombo’s local market, cook Sri Lankan favorites at a home kitchen, and eat lunch plus dinner with pickup in a 4-hour private class.

★ 5.0

“This is a wonderful cooking experience in a local Colombo home. It begins by visiting the outdoor market to select the produce and to sample some of the beautiful local fruits. We then went to Dhanuka’s family home. He and his wife were Read more”

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Private Cooking Class – Personalized menu with glutenfree & vegan

10.Private Cooking Class – Personalized menu with glutenfree & vegan

Private Sri Lankan cooking class in Ella with a vegan, gluten-free menu, fresh ingredients, 10–12 dishes, and PDF recipes.

★ 5.0

“Great to share this experience in a Sri Lankan home with our wonderful hosts. The hosts were very knowledgeable about the herbs and spices used in the traditional style of Sri Lankan cooking. They were very thorough and excited to be teacRead more”

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Kandy Cooking Class with Granny - Lunch, mid-day, or dinner: how the timing shapes the menu
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Kandy Cooking Class with Granny

11.Kandy Cooking Class with Granny

Cook Sri Lankan classics with Granny Nandy in a real village near Kandy. Hands-on, spice-focused, and plenty of food for $25.

★ 4.9

“Absolutely loved it, we had the best time! Was only a small group (4 of us) which was great, we had lots of instruction from ‘granny’, & had the most incredible food . Will definitely be (attempting to) replicate when we get home! Would recommend to anyone visiting Kandy - about 20 mins tuktuk from…”

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Ella Sri Lanka Cooking Class Experience - Inside the kitchen: hands-on steps and the clay-pot effect
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Ella Sri Lanka Cooking Class Experience

12.Ella Sri Lanka Cooking Class Experience

Ella Sri Lanka cooking class: quick curries and coconut sambal in an outdoor kitchen, with a Little Adam’s Peak start, $25.

★ 5.0

“I spent a wonderful evening learning how to cook a range of curries from dahl, to jackfruit to green beans to coconut sambol. Not too complicated and hopefully I can use the recipes provided to replicate them back home. Thank you.”

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Galle Fort cooking class - Sanju’s private lesson: what you’ll do in 90 minutes
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Galle Fort cooking class

13.Galle Fort cooking class

A 90-minute private curry class in Galle Fort with Sanju, six curries to cook, a seafood option, and a recipe book to take home.

★ 5.0

“Loved it and highly recommend to anyone staying in Galle! It was super interesting, cooked a of curries, very tasty, fresh ingredients and the teacher was such a sweet lady! 🫶”

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Ella: Sri Lankan Authentic Cooking expirience - The 2-Hour Class Flow: Spices, Coconut Work, and Cooking Roles
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Ella: Sri Lankan Authentic Cooking expirience

14.Ella: Sri Lankan Authentic Cooking expirience

Hands-on Sri Lankan cooking class in a traditional home in Eastern Province. Cook rice, roti, curries, then eat together.

★ 5.0

“We had a great time learning how to cook Sri Lankan cuisine. We really prepared a full diner as a team and we could share diner with the other participants. It was a fantastic experience.”

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Galle: Cooking Class at a Local Home and Market Tour - Market tour to stove: how the ingredient hunt shapes your curries
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Galle: Cooking Class at a Local Home and Market Tour

15.Galle: Cooking Class at a Local Home and Market Tour

Shop for ingredients at a Galle market, cook Sri Lankan curries at Madhu’s home, and eat a feast in 3 hours.

★ 5.0

“We loved the whole experience of learning about cooking Sri Lankans food in a Sri Lankans setting. Madhu took us to the market where we chose vegetables to cook and then graciously invited us into her home to learn to cook the food in traditional style. The children of the party were warmly welcomed and…”

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