Market Tour and Cooking Class from Colombo

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Duration
4 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 8 guests
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English
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Dive into Colombo's vibrant food scene with a 4-hour market tour and cooking class. Visit Pettah Market, learn to cook traditional dishes, and savor your delicious creations. A true taste of Sri Lanka!

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

This 4-hour tour will give you a fully immersive local cooking experience. Join your chef for a visit the famous Pettah Fresh Produce Market .Return to the cooking studio for a hands-on Sri Lankan cooking workshop. Finish off by enjoying your piping hot and delicious meal.

Sample Menu

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Steamed Rice
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Dhal or Breadfruit Curry
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Chicken or Fish Curry
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3 Vegetable Dishes

What You Get

Lunch / Dinner (depending on start time)
Sri Lankan Cooking Workshop
Tour of Pettah Fresh Produce market and spice stalls
Gratuities (Optional)
Expenses of Personal Nature

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

What You’ll Experience

You will be starting your tour at 9:45 am or 3:45 pm (on any day of the week except Sundays) from the Cooking Studio. The address and directions will provided for you to get there. There you will be introduced to your Chef, who will the take you to the Pettah Market. You will be traveling in a tuk tuk or car depending on the weather. The Pettah Market Area has several centuries of history, with disused age-blackened warehouses and smooth-worn cobblestones alleys, as it was . The Market has many different areas according to the object they sell, separated from each other by old abandoned stretches in some places, or swiftly blending into the next area in others. You will be visiting the Fresh Produce stalls, with their colorful rows of fruits and vegetables. Once you get back to the cooking studio, your workshop will begin. There will be an essentially Sri Lankan home-cooked rice and curry meal being taught to you. Your tour and workshop will be complete after enjoying your meal, at approximately 2:00 pm or 8:00 pm depending on whether you have a morning or evening session.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Pettah, Colombo Western Province, Sri Lanka, LK

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End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Delicious
January 07, 2025
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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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A great cooking experience and a great introduction to Sri Lankan cuisine
January 01, 2025
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I was there for the first time because I was curious to see what Sri Lankan cuisine really contains. The welcome from the cooking course instructor was very warm, and after a short introduction, we...read more

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Excellent cooking class in Colombo
June 02, 2023
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My girlfriend and I really enjoyed this class. Getting to pick the ingredients at the market was an added bonus. Very nice family, very fun event. We would definitely recommend doing this for dinne...read more

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Amazing cooking class and market tour
February 14, 2022
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Such an authentic experience Very thorough cooking class . We enjoyed it so much Piumi our cooking instructor was incredible abs went way out of her way and invested time and thought in every asp...read more

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