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Weligama: Village Cooking Class with Traditional Tools

By Watching Lanka
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Free cancellation available
Price is €36 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

  • Enjoy a 3 to 4-hour hands-on cooking experience in a peaceful village atmosphere
  • Smell, touch, and taste raw spices while learning their secrets.
  • Get step-by-step guidance on how to use traditional ancient kitchen tools.
  • Cook traditional curries over a wood fire with fresh coconut milk.
  • Sit down to enjoy an authentic Sri Lankan meal you prepared yourself.

Activity location

    • Galle
    • Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 83, 36 Batawala - Pathegama Rd, Weligama 81700, Sri Lanka
    • Weligama, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

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Weligama: Village Cooking Class with Traditional Tools

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 16:00
Price details
€36.25 x 1 Adult€36.25
Total
Price is €36.25

Cooking Class with Transport from Mirissa

  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Please wait at your hotel’s main entrance or the agreed pickup point. Our driver will arrive in a tuk-tuk. Be ready at least 10 minutes before the scheduled pickup time.

Language options: English
Starting time: 16:00
Price details
€56.10 x 1 Adult€56.10
Total
Price is €56.10

What's included, what's not

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    Welcome Drink
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    Refreshing traditional herbal drink or fresh King Coconut to start your experience.
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    Full Meal & Dining
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    Sit down together to enjoy the grand feast of the authentic meal you prepared.
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    Photo Session
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Capturing your unique cultural kitchen memories and cooking moments throughout the class.
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    All Ingredients
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    All fresh local produce, spices, and necessary ingredients provided for all dishes.
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    Spice Experience Session ️
  • What's includedWhat's included
    An introduction to Sri Lankan spices with a sensory session to smell and taste raw ingredients.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hands-on Cooking Lesson ‍
  • What's includedWhat's included
    A complete 4-hour immersive session with personalised step-by-step guidance.
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    Traditional Kitchen Tools
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Full access and expert instruction on how to use ancient grinding stones and kitchen tools.
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    4 to 6 Authentic Dishes
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Preparation of multiple traditional Sri Lankan curries and delicious side dishes.
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Personal expenses
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    Service charge or Tips

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs
  • Not suitable for: People with food allergies
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Welcome Drink & Introduction
Your journey begins with a refreshing traditional herbal drink or a fresh King Coconut welcome. While you settle into the beautiful village atmosphere, we will provide a brief introduction to the vibrant Sri Lankan spices and fresh ingredients that make our food world-famous.

Spice Experience Session ️
Get ready to engage all your senses. In this session, you will smell, touch, and taste authentic Sri Lankan spices in their raw form. You will learn the secrets of our curry powders and the art of spice blending that has been passed down through generations.

Hands-On Cooking Experience ‍
This is a complete 3 to 4 hour hands-on cooking lesson where you are the chef. We provide step-by-step guidance throughout the entire process, ensuring you learn the exact techniques of our traditional cuisine. Under the expert eye of our local chef, you will prepare 4 to 6 traditional Sri Lankan dishes.

Mastering Ancient Tools & Methods ⚒️
Experience the true village lifestyle by using our traditional kitchen tools. You will get hands-on experience with:

The Kurahan Gala: A rare opportunity to use the ancient grinding mill for grains.

The Miris Gala: Master the grinding stone to crush fresh coconut and chillies.

The Wangediya: Use the mortar and pestle to pound spices and release their deep aromas.

The Kulla: Learn to use the winnowing fan and the traditional waving fan for the wood-fired hearth.

Clay Pots: Learn how to extract fresh coconut milk and cook in authentic clay pots over an open fire.

The Traditional Menu
Prepare a full Sri Lankan spread featuring aromatic chicken or fish curry, creamy dhal (lentil) curry, multiple seasonal vegetable curries, and freshly made coconut sambol. End the meal with a traditional Sri Lankan sweet like Watalappan or Curd and Treacle.

Dining Together & Photo Session
After the cooking is done, sit down to enjoy the delicious meal you prepared, served in traditional Sri Lankan style on a fresh banana leaf . We encourage a full photo session throughout the class to capture your cultural kitchen experience memories.

Location

Activity location

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    • Galle
    • Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 83, 36 Batawala - Pathegama Rd, Weligama 81700, Sri Lanka
    • Weligama, Southern Province, Sri Lanka