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Top 15 Sri Lanka Cooking Classes

18 tours  ·  from $19 a head

Good sri lanka cooking classes take small groups and fill up weeks ahead. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

Ella: Traditional Sri Lankan Cooking Class - What you actually cook during the two hours
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Ella: Traditional Sri Lankan Cooking Class

1.Ella: Traditional Sri Lankan Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 788 reviews · 2 hours · from $19Our pick

Join Ranjani at Chamathka Cooking Class in Ella for a two-hour lesson in traditional Sri Lankan cooking. You will prepare dishes such as dhal, curry, sambol, string hoppers, or roti in a shared open-air kitchen, then eat together on banana leaves. Recipes arrive by WhatsApp afterward.

“Amazing!! Such a lovely time doing this traditional cooking class. Very friendly and interesting. Would recommend to anyone!!”

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Organic cooking class sigiriya (kumara & family) - Learning Sri Lankan spices the traditional way
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Organic cooking class sigiriya (kumara & family)

2.Organic cooking class sigiriya (kumara & family)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 650 reviews · from $28Top rated

Meet Kumara, his wife Thanuja, and family at their home in Sigiriya. Walk through their organic garden, learn about spices and herbs, cook several curries, string hoppers, sambal, and dessert, then eat the meal together.

“Fantastic experience learning about organic growing and cooking in Sigiriya. The family is lovely and the food is delicious. We made three curries (Dahl, aubergine and pumpkin), sambal, string hoppers and dessert. This is the only fully organic cooking class in Sigiriya, sRead more”

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Sri Lanka Cooking Class with Granny

3.Sri Lanka Cooking Class with Granny

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 587 reviews · from $25

Travel from Kandy to a family home in the hills, learn Sri Lankan spices and curry techniques from Nandi or Nandini, and prepare a meal you can recreate at home. Choose vegetables at the market, help cook several dishes, then sit down to lunch or dinner.

“Ouvrez juste votre cœur et laissez vous guider. Sudesh a déjà tout prévu et bien organisé. Vous allez apprendre les bases de la cuisine sri lankaise mais pas seulement. Vous rencontrerez des belles personnes au grand cœur,attentionnés et pleines d’humour… une magnifique rencontre humaine 🙏”

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Kandy Village Cooking Class - Cooking with Shyama and the family
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Kandy Village Cooking Class

4.Kandy Village Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 536 reviews · from $25

Start at Kandy Municipal Central Market with Shyama, choosing five vegetables plus chicken or fish. Then travel to a village kitchen for hands-on cooking, spice lessons, coconut milk, several curries, and a shared meal. Pickup is offered, but confirm the return ride before booking.

“We had such an amazing experience with the cooking class! We didn‘t only learn how to cook many diifferent authentic curries but also a lot about the culture. Also the market visit before the class was super interesting. Shyama did a great job explaining everything and was super kind ☺️ By far the best experience we‘ve booked in Sri Lanka.”

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Sea waves sri lankan cooking class - From Galle to the Sea Waves family restaurant
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Sea waves sri lankan cooking class

5.Sea waves sri lankan cooking class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 467 reviews · from $59

Join Susanthi and an experienced local chef for a three-hour Sri Lankan cooking class near Unawatuna. Shop for fish and vegetables, prepare five vegetable dishes with fish or chicken, then eat together in an open kitchen overlooking the jungle.

“We had a wonderful time at this class with Susanthi. We started at the fish market on the beach near the Fort and then travelled by tuk tuk to the vegetable market before heading to the restaurant. The class was entertaining and interesting and the food delicious. We cooRead more”

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Ella: Sri Lankan Cooking Class with Neranji at Homestay - Arriving at the homestay kitchen
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Ella: Sri Lankan Cooking Class with Neranji at Homestay

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 276 reviews · 2 - 3 hours · from $19

Join Neranji in her home kitchen in Ella for a 2 to 3 hour Sri Lankan cooking class. Prepare curries, dhal, sambols, salads, papadom, or coconut roti with seasonal ingredients, traditional spices, and local techniques. You eat the finished meal and take home recipes and spices.

“Neranji was an excellwnt host! Neranji is very warm and friendly and always has a snile on her face. The outdoor Kitchen looks very pretty. She can also show a lot of old techniques while using modern technology at the sane time. She knows a lot about the ingridients and can also say what local ingridients can be exchanged by things available in western supermarkets. She also sends all the recipes if asked. Highly recommend!”

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Cook with Wasantha - Back in the kitchen with Wasantha
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Cook with Wasantha

7.Cook with Wasantha

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 248 reviews · from $30

Meet Wasantha in Unawatuna for a four-hour Sri Lankan cooking experience. With Wasantha, Sam, or Sasa, you visit vegetable and fish markets, make coconut milk, cook rice and five curries, then eat together buffet style.

“A thoroughly enjoyable session indeed. The trips to fresh market and fish market were interesting exercises in themselves. The cooking explanations were clear, interesting and provided a good insight into how to make a range of curries. A lovely personality and good teacher as well”

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Ella : Cooking class with amazing Spice Garden Tour - What happens during the four-hour experience
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Ella : Cooking class with amazing Spice Garden Tour

8.Ella : Cooking class with amazing Spice Garden Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 239 reviews · 4 hours · from $32

Spend four hours at Ella Nine Arch Spice Garden with guides such as Sam or Senaka. Tour a 2.5-acre garden with more than 100 spice and food plants, then prepare Sri Lankan curries, coconut sambol, banana chips, rice, and papadam in a small group.

“Learnt so much, the spice garden tour was more like a food forest - it was huge and learnt so much knowledge. The actual cooking session was amazing, again learnt so much, was extensive with great variety of dishes, feel like I can go and recreate it all at home Would definitely recommend, you won’t be disappointed”

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Sajee’s Place Cooking Class - What you prepare during the three hours
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Sajee’s Place Cooking Class

9.Sajee’s Place Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 237 reviews · from $35

At Sajee’s Place in Sigiriya, Sajeeva and Suzy lead a hands-on Sri Lankan cooking class for up to 10 people. You’ll learn about local spices, make coconut milk and sambol, prepare seasonal curries with a chicken or fish option, then eat the meal you cooked.

“We loved our cooking class here at Sajee’s place! Him and his wife are the loveliest people. They also really make sure you get to know the recipes well and how you could make this at your own home. All the dishes were amazing and so fun to make! Would recommend everybody to take this class!”

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Colombo Cooking Class - Starting with ingredients and Sri Lankan cooking basics
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Colombo Cooking Class

10.Colombo Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 151 reviews · from $60

Join a private Colombo cooking class in Angoda with a local home cook, including Piumi when assigned. Prepare at least 10 Sri Lankan dishes, traditional desserts, and a full meal during a three-hour lunch or dinner session.

“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.”

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Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo - Choosing Your Sri Lankan Menu
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Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo

11.Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 140 reviews · from $80

Join chef and guide Nim for a local market visit, menu selection, and hands-on preparation of a five-course Sri Lankan meal at Villa Ivy Crest near Colombo. You’ll learn family cooking methods, dining etiquette, clay-pot techniques, and recipes to take home. Choose lunch or dinner.

“We had a wonderful day with Nim touring the market and then creating our delicious Sri Lankan lunch at a private house outside the city. The market walk was fun and informative, and the setting for our cooking class was perfect next to a forRead more”

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Organic Cooking Class sigiriya home Kitchen(Kumara & family) - A Traditional Wood Stove Changes the Experience
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Organic Cooking Class sigiriya home Kitchen(Kumara & family)

12.Organic Cooking Class sigiriya home Kitchen(Kumara & family)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 116 reviews · from $28

Join Kumara and his family at their home in Sigiriya for an approximately two-hour Sri Lankan cooking class. You’ll gather garden ingredients, learn about local spices and natural remedies, help prepare several curry dishes, then eat the meal together.

“It was a really nice cooking class with such a nice and warming teachers that knew everything about herbs and taste. You will have a great time with them if you book this cooking class and learn some nice recipies as well.”

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Private Traditional Sri Lankan Cooking Class in Kandy with Hotel Transfers - Cooking with Chitra in a Private Group
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Private Traditional Sri Lankan Cooking Class in Kandy with Hotel Transfers

13.Private Traditional Sri Lankan Cooking Class in Kandy with Hotel Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 115 reviews · from $120

Meet Chitra and her family for a three-hour Sri Lankan cooking class near Kandy. After hotel pickup, learn about spices and vegetables, choose a curry, prepare the ingredients, cook together, and eat the finished meal. Vegan and gluten-free recipes are available.

“This is a family business. Cooking is authentic, informative, fun. The results were delicious and the talk around the table was really interesting.”

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Cooking With Village Family - Making coconut milk, rice, daal, and vegetable curry
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Cooking With Village Family

14.Cooking With Village Family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 104 reviews · from $30

Meet a local family near Kandy, begin with tea or coffee, then choose ingredients for a Sri Lankan lunch or dinner. Nandi guides you through coconut milk, rice, daal, and vegetable curry while Sudesh helps with arrangements and pickup details. You cook the meal yourself, then sit down to eat.

“Charming family in a village just outside Kandy.Matriarch Nandi was kind and assiduous in showing me how to make coconut milk, rice, daal and various kinds of vegetable curry. I was the only customer but Sudesh picked me up on the dRead more”

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Cooking Class Sri Lanka with Locals - Choosing ingredients with Anu and Danuka
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Cooking Class Sri Lanka with Locals

15.Cooking Class Sri Lanka with Locals

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 101 reviews · from $40

Join Anu and Danuka for a four-hour cooking class in their Colombo home. Visit a local market, choose fresh produce, sample fruit, and prepare traditional Sri Lankan dishes with natural spices and coconut. Pickup, lunch, and dinner are included, while drop-off is not.

“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”

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