Private Traditional Sri Lankan Village Food Trail

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
8 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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English
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Embark on a private Sri Lankan food trail, exploring traditional village life. Join in tea-plucking, unique cooking, and experience local flavors and rare ingredients with village hosts.

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

Experience Details

Dive into the culture and get into the skin of the country, Participate in activities such as tea-plucking, cooking in unique ways, bathing in freshwater streams and participating in religious activities.


Heirloom & Rare Food - Straight from the wild forests, enjoy the native strains of various foods used in cultural recipes along with the addition of ‘Hal Fruit’ which is a unique type of food that is rare and on the verge of getting extinct.


Get To Know The Culture - Our local village hosts will tell you everything about how they have been living for centuries in traditional Sri Lanka!


Sample Menu

STARTER
Turmeric Tea
A unique Tea made with Tumeric and coconut milk served with treacle, jaggery, and pepper (which helps absorbs the many healthy properties of Tumeric)
MAIN
Hal Rotti
A unique indigenous dish made from ‘Hal fruit’ which is a fruit that is on the verge of going extinct but is preserved by us.
MAIN
Country Red Rice & White Rice
Traditional Rice served with a multitude of vegetables listed down below which are 100% fresh, organic, and plucked and gathered on the same day!
MAIN
Village Fowl (Chicken)
Served with a unique chicken curry. The intricate, age-old cooking process is demonstrated by our lady chef as she cooks.
DESSERT
Hal Halapa
A sweet dessert made with ‘Hal’, coconut, sugar and other sweets.
MAIN
Ala Goba Maluwa
A local indigenous vegetable gathered from the wild, cooked in grandma's traditional recipes, and served when in season.

What You Get

Tea and coffee
Tea and Traditional Sri Lankan Snacks!
Snacks
Lunch
Dinner

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

You will take an exciting gastronomic trail through a traditional Sri Lankan village brimming with nature, wild vegetation, and water streams. Through the trail, you will meet a Sri Lankan family and experience the culture of the traditional Sri Lankan and their food as they explain the intricate, age-old cooking process of the various food items which were passed down and preserved through generations. These vegetables are hand-picked from the wild and cooked on the same day as it is gathered within a 5KM radius in the village. Fresh and organic traditional meals made with heirloom foods will soothe your taste buds full of Sri Lankan flavor. Through the trail, you will pass through many natural water streams flowing through the village side that are perfect for relaxing swims to destress and slow down from the usual fast pace life. You will get to experience unique food made with exotic fruits and vegetables like the ‘Tumeric Tea’ and various indigenous dishes such as ‘Hal Pittu’ and ‘Hal Halapa’ made with the Hal fruit (A fruit which is going extinct). Experience a whole new lifestyle and a culture that is healthy and organic which has existed in Sri Lanka for centuries.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Kongasthenna Road, Kalutara 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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