Nilaveli: Sri Lankan Cooking Class with a Local Family

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Nilaveli: Sri Lankan Cooking Class with a Local Family
5 out of 5 stars
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5 out of 5 stars
8 reviews

Learn how to cook traditional Sri Lankan dishes with a local family in Nilaveli. Prepare a variety of dishes, including rice and curry, string hoppers, and more.

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Duration 5 hours
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English
Wheelchair accessible

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Highlights

  • Learn how to cook Sri Lankan dishes with a local family in Nilaveli
  • Discover the secrets of traditional Sri Lankan cooking from a local
  • Prepare a variety of dishes, including rice and curry, string hoppers, and more
  • Use firewood and wood stoves to prepare your meals the traditional way
  • Enjoy the fruits of your labor as you sit down to a delicious meal

Full description

Learn how to cook traditional Sri Lankan food with a local family. Join a cooking class and prepare a variety of dishes, including rice and curry, string hoppers, hoppers, pittu, rotti, and milk rice.

Meet your host, Nimali Dinushika, and her family. Learn about their lives and the food they cook. Discover the different ingredients and spices used in Sri Lankan cuisine.

Prepare a variety of dishes, including rice and curry, string hoppers, hoppers, pittu, rotti, and milk rice. Learn how to make Sri Lankan sweets and curry powder.

Includes

  • Authentic Sri Lankan cooking experience
  • Use of traditional wood stoves and cooking methods
  • Ingredients for cooking
  • Recipes for traditional Sri Lankan dishes
  • Personal cooking equipment
  • Water and refreshment
  • Dinning
  • Cooking ingredients
  • Hotel pickup drop-off
  • Shopping Tour
  • If you want fish or Chicken Curry have to pay extra per person 2000 LKR
  • If Seafood Dishes Per Person extra price Depending on What you request

Not suitable for

  • Children under 2 years
  • People with food allergies

Meeting point

Pigeon Island Tours The Rice and Curry seafood The Dive shop also same place Cook with Nimali

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Important information

What to bring

  • Hat
  • Sunscreen
  • Comfortable clothes

Not allowed

  • Pets
  • Smoking
  • Alcohol and drugs

Know before you go

  • This activity is conducted in English.
  • Please inform of any dietary restrictions or allergies in advance.
  • Wear comfortable clothing suitable for cooking.
  • The activity takes place in a traditional Sri Lankan home setting.

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5 /5

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Michelle – GermanyMay 1, 2025 – Verified booking
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Claudia – GermanyApril 29, 2025 – Verified booking
It was so great! For a few hours, you feel like you've been welcomed into the family. You can choose what you want to eat (vegetarian or fish/meat). It was really great. They explain everything in detail and I opened my first coconut, which had just fallen from a palm tree (great timing!), with a cleaver and was even allowed to drink the water. Afterwards, we used it to make two sambols. There was delicious food with jackfruit, homemade string hoppers, rice, several curries, delicious orange juice, padamame – I hope I haven't forgotten anything. All in all, it was fantastic! Treat yourself – it was so enriching. You can also book lots of other things there: the day before, I went dolphin and whale watching in the Indian Ocean. There's snorkeling, safaris, etc. Come to eastern Sri Lanka and support this part of the island. Great beach, culture, sports, and fantastic food. Thank you for everything❤️♥️❤️♥️
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GetYourGuide traveler – United KingdomApril 23, 2025 – Verified booking

Product ID: 795613

Activity provider:PIGEON ISLAND TOURS PVT LTD

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