I’m Chitra from a traditional Sri Lankan family. Government certified and award winning cooking & baking teacher since 1989, awarded the Inspirational woman of the year award in 2011. I present you a unique culinary journey that will indulge you in a hands on Sri Lankan cuisine experience. The venue is easily accessible through the Colombo-Kandy highway, nestled in a tranquil area within Kandy city limits. Please refer my featured article on New York Times (Jan 30, 2019) under Frugal traveler “Sri Lanka, an Island Nation That Is Best Savored Slowly” By Lucas Peterson who enjoyed the Flavours of Sri Lanka cooking class booked as an abnb experience.
Out at sunset: the 3:30 PM departure is under way when the sun sets, around 5:50 PM in the coming weeks.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 7.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Flavours of Sri Lanka lasts about 3 hours.
Prices start at $25 per person for this Kandy experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 3:30 PM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is From Kandy :-. Head on William Gopallawa Mawatha (Kandy - Colombo main road) 3.2 km towards Peradeniya. Turn left at Asiri Hospital Kandy on to Meda Bowala road. Destination is 50 meters ahead on the left. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 8 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 7 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Flavours of Sri Lanka.
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An unforgettable cooking class with warm hospitality from Chitra. We cooked delicious food together and had such fun as a group. Highly recommend!
Thank you very much for your lovely review.
The cooking lesson with Chitra was an absolute highlight! Learning about Sri Lankan cuisine was super interesting and tasty and Chitra is an amazing Chef to learn from! We can highly recommend this cooking class!
We loved the cooking class with chitra. It started with a tour through her garden where we learned about the different vegetables and spices. Fresher couldn’t it be. Chitra was very good in explaining everything and had answers to all of our many questions. Chitra is a very professional and honest cooking teacher and woman to just spend time with and we can just recommend to book a cooking class with her. We were all happy with everything.
We had such a great afternoon at Chitra‘s beautiful house while cooking several very tasty srilankan meals! Everything was perfectly prepared and she gave us all the recipes printed out so we could write down our notes to remember all the advices she gave us. She let us do a lot of the cooking steps by our own and helped and explained whenever necessary, so we really had the feeling of cooking ourselves and not just watching someone cooking. Chitra is such a nice and lovely person and we felt very welcome at her place. At the end the food was so tasty we just loved it!! And we got a little present from Chitra as we left - thank you so much!
We booked the cooking Class via WhatsApp. Very uncomplicated. Chitra was very very friendly. She showed us her garden with tons of herbs and vegetables. We had a great time cooking the five different meals! We even made the coconut milk ourselves. The food was spicy und soooo good. We got all of the recipies. We would do the course again, if possible!
Really enjoyed Chitra’s Sri Lankan cooking class within her own home. She was extremely welcoming and informative, showing us a variety of different Sri Lankan cooking styles and curries. The food was super tasty and with the help of her recipe handouts we hope to attempt to make something nearly half as good on our return home!
Chitra and her daughter ran an amazing cooking class! I had a fantastic time. Since Chitra runs the class from her own home using her own kitchen supplies, you really feel more immersed into the Sri Lankan culture and you probably wouldn’t get that elsewhere. The food was beyond amazing and you really got a sense of “mum’s cooking” that felt so authentic and real. I really enjoyed exploring Chitra’s garden where she grows many of the ingredients for her cooking! It has inspired me not only to step up my cooking game, but to also step up my gardening game! Thank you so much Chitra. You and your family were an absolute delight!
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