Private Cooking Class - Personalized menu with glutenfree & vegan
Recommended by 100% of travelers
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Sri Lanka
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Sample Menu
Starter
Starter, Tradirional snack, Herbal drink
the session starts with preparing a traditional snack or starter that makes you feel comfortable during the class.
Main
Milk Rice (Kiribath)
Milk rice is a traditional specialty food made for breakfast. A blend of rice & coconut milk makes this delicious dish. often taken with chilly paste
Main
String hoppers, Hoppers, Rotti, Pittu
String hoppers (Idiyappam) , Hoppers (Aappe) Rotti and Pittu are most popular options for breakfast/dinner in Sri Lanka. well accompanied with curries
Dessert
Traditional snacks and sweets
Preparation of following authentic Sri Lankan snacks/sweets are offered in our class. Halepe, Walitalepe and Laveria and many others upon request
Main
Kottu
Even though Kottu is not a Sri Lankan traditional dish, we prepare Kottu on request due to its large popularity.
Main
Black Curries
Chicken, Fish or Jack fruit black curry (Jack fruit curry for Vegan lovers)
Main
White Curry variations
Lentils, Potato, Tomato white curries made with Coconut Milk
Main
Salads
Vegetable Salads in Traditional Sri Lankan way
Main
Sri Lankan Tempered curry
Tempered potato in Sri Lankan Traditional way
What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Private transportation
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
Pick up from your hotel and drop off to the hotel after the cooking class by host himself is included
Arranged start time
Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
- 01/02/2022 - 04/27/2027
Monday - Sunday : 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Coco_C
Such a great experience! learn the secrets of Sri Lankan cuisine and the history behind the dishes. The host was incredibly kind and made us feel right at home. Highly recommend for any foodies visiting ella
Reviews
5.0
based on 112 reviews
Gemma_A, Mar 2026
My husband and I had a lovely evening at Sithara's home. We learned a lot about how to cook different and delicious Sri Lankan dishes. And we're looking forward to cooking the recipes at home.
Coco_C, Feb 2026
Such a great experience! learn the secrets of Sri Lankan cuisine and the history behind the dishes. The host was incredibly kind and made us feel right at home. Highly recommend for any foodies visiting ella
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Dear Coco,
Our cooking class experience is specially designed for foodies like you! We love to share our unique culinary knowledge and experience with the world, and thank you so much for sharing this message with others.💐
Emma_S, Jan 2026
Great experience and would definitely recommend. We learnt some lovely recipes and methods, using all fresh ingredients. You are also provided with the recipes in PDF afterwards for everything which is helpful!
Response from Host, Feb 2026
Dear Emma,
It was a great pleasure to host you.Thank you so much for the great review..!💐
Stuart_Y, Dec 2025
OMG . What a find. Sithara and Upali are wonderful hosts in their family home showing us how to cook a 10 course dinner on Christmas Day no less.
We got to make everything from roti to four curries and even string hoppers (easier than you think)
We ate dinner with them and our hosts were delightful, warm and so generous with their stories, time and shared recipes. We’ll be having a Sri Lankan feast when get home to NZ.
Highly recommend.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Dear Stuart,
Thank you so much for selecting our place to spend your christmas day evening .It was a great pleasure to host you.💐
Chloe_R, Nov 2025
This was a fantastic experience. Sithara and her family have a wonderful home, and they take time to make you feel welcome and comfortable while learning many different Sri Lankan dishes. The food tasted amazing (we also split out several dishes to accommodate allergies), and we had great conversation over dinner. Also a super cute cat! And Sithara and her husband dropped us home too! We would highly recommend to anyone 😍 Thank you so much!
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Dear Chloe,
It was so lovely hosting you. We will cherish the memories of your visit forever. Thank you so much for visiting us and for the great review. Lots of love from our kitty cat too💐
Nick_R, Nov 2025
We had a wonderful homely experience from our pick-up to a warm welcome with tea to experiencing a wide variety of dishes with personal touches adjusted to our requirements and requests. Throughout our time we learnt about traditional Sri Lankan cooking and culture, the hosts were also able to teach us about Buddhism in more detail. At the end of the class, we received loads of photos and videos to capture the day, alongside all the recipes for us to make at home. We would recommend this class 100% without any hesitation.
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Dear Nick,
It was a great pleasure hosting you. We had such an amazing time with you, and the technique I learned from you to make waday is really wonderful. Now I’m using it all the time!
Thank you so much for visiting us and for the great review.
Lisa_K, Oct 2025
The pick up service is very helpful as ella is a very spreadout town. The cooking class is exceptional, the knowledge and techniques show to us were doable and sometjing we will use bavk home, sithara and her family were very welcoming as this class is in their home. A wonderful experience we would highly recommend:)
Response from Host, Jan 2026
Dear Liza,
It was so nice hosting you.Thank you so much for visiting us and your great review.💐
Renee_J, Feb 2025
Upali and Sithara were the most accommodating and gracious hosts we have experienced. They opened their home to us and went above and beyond to accommodate for our dietary requirements and even had additional foods for our 4 year old son to enjoy. They were extremely punctual with hotel pickup and very quick to reply to any enquiries we had and they are so kind and knowledgeable. You can tell they do this out of pure love and passion of sharing their culture, food and home. We cannot rate their cooking class highly enough and would hands down recommend this class to anyone wanting an authentic and private home style cooking experience. Definitely a highlight of our time in Sri Lanka!
Response from Host, Feb 2025
Dear Renee, Lucas, and little Cooper,
You all brought so much happiness to our home. It was a great pleasure for us to host you. We had a great time together, and it was worth every minute. We hope to see you again someday. Thank you so much for the great review.💐
Helen_B, Nov 2024
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 teaching us the techniques. The dishes were absolutely delicious. We were picked up from on time from our accommodation and received a video and recipes afterwards.
Response from Host, Nov 2024
Dear Helen and Jenny,
We were honored to host you. It was truly an amazing experience, and we really enjoyed sharing knowledge about our two different culinary cultures.
Thank you so much for visiting us and for the lovely review.
Stephen_G, Jan 2024
From the moment we were picked up to the moment we were dropped off, time just flew. Upali and Sitthara are very gracious hosts. They showed us amazing hospitality, tailoring the experience to our preferences, and never made it feel rushed or transactional. They take joy in showing and sharing people authentic Sri Lankan culinary culture, and their knowledge and expertise is quite deep. They are extremely thorough, and sent us the recipes afterwards. This experience stands out as one of the best experiences of our whole trip. We will carry it with us forever. Can't recommend it enough.
Response from Host, Jan 2024
Dear Christiene
It was such a fun evening we spent with you! We cherished every moment. You two are such adventurous eaters, and it was so much fun sharing our culinary culture with you. Thank you so much for visiting us and we really love to see you again 💐
LaraJoy_H, Jan 2025
Der Kochkurs bei Sithara und ihrem Mann war super toll. Sithara und ihr Mann haben leckere traditionelle sri lankanische Gerichte mit uns gekocht und anschließend im netten Ambiente verzehrt. Beide waren immer darauf bedacht, dass wir alles verstehen beim Kochen und mit Unterstützung selbstständig umsetzen konnten. Beide waren super freundlich. Ich würde definitiv dort erneut einen Kochkurs buchen! Mega tolle Erfahrung!!! Dankeschön für diesen schönen und lehrreichen Abend mit euch. Das Essen kochen wir definitiv in Deutschland nach. :D
Carina_K, Jul 2024
Die Gastfreundschaft von Sithara und Upali war grossartig! Die Zeit verging wie in Nu, wir haben viel über die einheimische Küche gelernt und schöne Gespräche geführt!
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Dear Araia and Andrina,
Thank you so much for visiting us.It was an amazing evening we had with such a lovely couple like you.We are so glad to host you.💐
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