Cours de cuisine du village de Kandy

We had a great experience with the Kandy village cooking class. We enjoyed the market experience with Wasu, then a drive to the village for the class. We made a fantastic feast of curries in a relatively short time and Shayama was great at explaining traditional Sri Lankan cookery. We did the evening class, a family with teenagers, we all loved it.

The best cooking class I have done! My family and I had a great experience from start to finish. We had a tour of the local market first to collect our ingredients which was super fun and also informative, and then travelled to the cooking class which is set in an amazing outdoor kitchen. We did majority of the cooking which was so fun (8 dishes!), obviously with an excellent helping hand and the food was delicious!! Would definitely recommend this class.

Shyama, wassu, and Kumari are amazing hosts who love what they do. The market tour was so fun and Shyama surprised me with some special gifts for our drive to their amazing kitchen. The kitchen is la traditional Sri Lankan outdoor kitchen nestled under the fruit trees behind their home. Absolutely stunning location and space. Shyama and Kumari are soo fun and full of tasty wisdom. We made 5 or 6 amazing dishes plus desert. I recommend highly

A must do if you’re in Kandy! Shyama has created truly authentic experience. Starting with a memorable market visit where we purchased fresh ingredients and got see how the locals shop, then onto Shyama’s village and her beautiful outdoor Sri Lankan kitchen. From the wood fired stove to the clay cooking pots we were guided to create a feast of 7 curries and rice! Truly the best food we’ve eaten in the 2 weeks we’ve been in Sri Lanka and a memory we will treasure.

We had a wonderful experience! The market was really interesting and Shyama pointed out lots of interesting fruit and vegetables. We were able to suggest what we would like to make. We then spent a few hours cooking around 8-9 different dishes, all of which were delicious! We were so full afterwards but very happy.

This cooking class was an amazing experience! They were super responsive and fit us in the day of messaging. The experience shopping at the market was amazing, and it was super helpful getting explanations of all the different fruits and vegetables. The set up at the house was beautiful, and it was so special cooking the delicious meals. Couldn’t recommend more highly, worth every cent!

Incredible experience. Highlight of our trip so far. Everything about it was exceptional. Most authentic experience.

We booked the cooking experience the day before and were contacted that day about the meeting point. We were picked up and driven to the village. Here we cooked 8 different curries. Choosing our own curries to make and how spicy to make them. The chefs were fantastic, they were very helpful and were able to articulate every step extremely well. It was a very enjoyable experience. There is a reason they are the best rated !!

We really liked the authentic tour in the market, so many colors, smells and different fruits and vegetables that are new to us. After that we drove to the village where we made a variety of dishes together, after the workshop we got the recipes to recreate at home, very recommend we had a great day!

We started with a colourful fruit and vegetable market experience, followed by a 20-minute drive to the kitchen with her husband pointing out different fruit trees along the way. I absolutely loved the rustic mud structure where the class was held — it added so much character and authenticity to the experience. Shyama led us through seven easy-to-prepare dishes, involving everyone throughout the class, and later generously shared all of her recipes with us, even the ones we didn’t make. The class has been a highlight of my trip to Sri Lanka so far, and I recommend it wholeheartedly.