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The 10 Best Cooking Classes in Colombo

10 tours  ·  from $35 a head

A coconut scraper, a clay pot and eleven bowls. The 10 classes below are priced and clear about the market visit, the number of dishes and how much of it you cook yourself.

Colombo Cooking Class - Preparing at least 10 Sri Lankan dishes
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Colombo Cooking Class

1.Colombo Cooking Class

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

Cook 10 Sri Lankan dishes in a Colombo home, then eat your feast in this private three-hour class with ingredients included.

“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 - What makes the market visit worthwhile
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Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo

2.Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo

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

Shop Colombo’s local market, cook a five-course Sri Lankan meal with Chef Nim, and learn home recipes, spices, and dining customs in five hours.

“We loved our market tour and cooking class with Nim! The market tour was so interesting but our absolute highlight was the cooking class and chats with Nim. Because there were only 2 of us taking the class, we were in a beautiful house in tRead more”

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Cooking Class Sri Lanka with Locals - Entering a Colombo family home
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Cooking Class Sri Lanka with Locals

3.Cooking Class Sri Lanka with Locals

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

Cook Sri Lankan food in a Colombo home with Anu and Danuka, shop at a local market, and learn traditional recipes for $40 per person.

“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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Colombo Cooking Experiance with Explore Market - Reading Sri Lanka through its market produce
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Colombo Cooking Experiance with Explore Market

Vegan Cooking Class Colombo with Market Tour - A private kitchen where you do the work
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Vegan Cooking Class Colombo with Market Tour

5.Vegan Cooking Class Colombo with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $80

Cook Sri Lankan vegan dishes in clay pots, shop a Colombo market, and learn spice secrets in a private five-hour class.

“Indeed, everything made inside the kitchen is from scratch, from the sauces, paste, fillings, and appetizers. The chef keeps the class small enough to have your hands in every process. He has a good knowledge about what he is doing. TRead more”

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Authentic Sinhalese Cooking Class in Colombo with a Local Family - Lunch or dinner lets you shape the day
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Authentic Sinhalese Cooking Class in Colombo with a Local Family

6.Authentic Sinhalese Cooking Class in Colombo with a Local Family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $148

Cook three Sri Lankan dishes with Shasikala and her family, shop at a local Colombo market, and share a home-cooked meal.

“We had an amazing experience cooking with Shasi and her mum! They're both very kind, and both my mum and I agreed it was absolutely the best food we had in Sri Lanka. At the end Shasi also gave us some fresh herbs and ordered us tuk-tuk so we could be back home quickly and safely. Highly recommend!!!”

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3 hour cooking experience - The opening lesson: seeing Sri Lanka through its ingredients
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3 hour cooking experience

7.3 hour cooking experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $60

Cook Sri Lankan curries, rice, and sambols with Chef Mohara Dole in a private three-hour Colombo class, with recipes and a shared meal.

“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”

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Cooking class in Srilanka - Why clay pots change the experience
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Cooking class in Srilanka

8.Cooking class in Srilanka

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $50

Cook ten Sri Lankan dishes in clay pots during a private three-hour Colombo class with hands-on instruction and traditional desserts.

“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”

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Market Tour and Cooking Class from Colombo - From fresh produce to a Colombo kitchen
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Market Tour and Cooking Class from Colombo

9.Market Tour and Cooking Class from Colombo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $120

Shop Pettah Market with a Colombo chef, then cook Sri Lankan curry, fish, or meat in a private four-hour class.

“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 😊😊😊”

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Colombo: Local Market Tour & Cooking Demo with Lunch - Choosing lunch at a local market
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Colombo: Local Market Tour & Cooking Demo with Lunch

10.Local Market Tour & Cooking Demo with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $55

Shop Colombo’s local market, choose fresh ingredients, then cook and eat Sri Lankan dishes in a countryside family home.

“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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