Sri Lanka · COOKING CLASSES IN COLOMBO
The 9 best cooking classes in Colombo you can book right now, with what each costs, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Private Colombo cooking class with home-cook guidance. Make 10 Sri Lankan dishes plus dessert, then eat your meal for lunch or dinner.
“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. Can very highly recommend this tour.”
Colombo’s market tour plus a hands-on 5-course Sri Lankan cooking class in a private villa, with etiquette lessons and recipes.
“I had a great experience with going to the local market and cooking local dishes. Nim is a wonderful person. I learned so much about vegetables, fruits and all the spices and even about real and fake cinnamon :) and we talked about so much Read more”
A 4-hour Colombo cooking class in a local home, starting with a market ingredient hunt and ending with lunch and dinner.
“ANU and Danuka went to extraordinary lengths to give us a total experience Not only did we visit markets to learn how to choose the fruit and vegetables they wove the magic of the history of Sri Lanka cuisine. I was surprised to learn less was better. That coconut is the life blood of the cuisine”
Colombo cooking class with a local chef: market ingredient picks, hands-on Sri Lankan dishes, Lion beer or juice, dessert, recipes.
“This experience was very unique and fun! We started by meeting our guide - bobby, at the market, and got to see all the different produce available. We then took a short and fun journey in our colourful tuktuk to the house to start the cooking! This was so fun, and easy to pick up and learn:) The food was amazing, and hospitality by Pradeep was superb! He even made us a fruit platter and wood apple juice for us to try.”
Vegan market tour and private cooking class in Colombo, with one-to-one chef coaching, a local vegetable hunt, and clay-pot Sri Lankan dishes.
“This cooking class with the rustic tour guide was my birthday gift from my husband as he knows that I love different cooking experiences. It was one amazing experience with fun and knowledge. We visited Colombo’s biggest vegetable Read more”
Hands-on Sri Lankan cooking in Colombo with Chef Mohara Dole. Learn curries, rices, sambols, and take recipes home.
“Mohara graciously welcomed us into her home and cooking studio. Her enthusiasm for sharing her knowledge and tips was infections. Over the next three hours, we enjoyed a hands-on cooking class where we cooked numerous types of meals (meat, fish and vegetable Read more”
Cook Sri Lankan dishes in clay pots in Colombo on a private 3-hour class making 10 dishes and desserts, with a mobile ticket.
“A real home, a real family, a really amazing meal. I met the entire family as we shared preparation and cooking duties for 10 (TEN) curries! If you have taken cooking classes in professional kitchens or air conditioned restaurants, prepare yourseRead more”
Shop Pettah Market, then cook breadfruit curry with a local chef in Colombo on a private market-to-table class with a shared meal.
“Piumi was amazing, we had a private cooking class in her home. Piumi was informative, engaging , fun. The food was exquisite, thoroughly enjoyed it and wield recommend. Thanks Piumi 😊😊😊”
Colombo market tour plus Sri Lankan cooking demo with lunch, where you pick ingredients and learn spice and family recipes.
“I first thank you, Roman and Delrin Vanhoff, mother and daughter who demonstrated excellent Sri Lankan cuisines and taught me how to cook them. Opposed to my stereotypical idea about Sri Lankan food that may use lots of oil, it is very healthy and tasty. I had afternoon programme and could not stay long enough to eat and chat with them. But I truly thank them for their Sri Lankan hospitality. One advices for GetYourGuide, it would be nice if the host family and a tourist could communicate beforehand about the selection of the ingredients. It would be sad if the tourist is not able to some of the cuisines…”
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