Cook with Wasantha: Discover Local Sri Lankan Cuisine and Traditional Market Tour

With Wasantha guiding you, uncover the distinctive tastes of local cuisine while gaining insight into cultural customs. This class includes a trip to a community market, selection of unusual components, and instruction on how to prepare 5 traditional meals.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Wasantha’s Sri Lanka Cuisine - Hello! I’m wasantha,
    you will meet me at my restaurant where you will be greeted with a hot cup of ginger tea, and from there we will take a tuk tuk ride to explore the Dutch market and learn the history of the market, there you will be explained about the vegetables, the health benefits and how to choose them fresh,…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Lunch included
Meal Options
  • Rice and curry - rice with four different vegetables of your choice and fish or chicken curry
Location
Wasantha's Sri Lanka Cuisine
Yaddehimulla Road
we are located on the way to the jungle beach, just below villa thawthisa, if any confusions finding our place please contact the given number (Whatsapp) Sam's place unawatuna 0094772886761
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(190 Ratings)
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Mcarne804679
Apr 1, 2025
Great cooking class - A great Sri Lankan cooking class. Going to the Old Dutch Market in Galle was a great way to start it off by picking fresh ingredients and deciding what curries we would make. Wasantha was very knowledgeable and we all got to learn and have a ago. At the end, we all got to sit down and eat our well earnt lunch. I would highly recommend this class.
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N500fzleylaa
Mar 29, 2025
100/100 - This live cooking experience is truly amazing! we were welcomed into a beautiful setting and guided through every step of the process. The way we handpicked fresh vegetables, learned about local spice blends from a knowledgeable and friendly instructor is something very fascinating, and cooked together in a lively group setting. The experience was wow, educational, and full of warmth. It was not just a cooking session—it was a deep dive into Sri Lankan culinary traditions, filled with authenticity, learning, and joy. Highly recommended for anyone looking to explore Sri Lankan cuisine firsthand! Much Love 🫶🏻🇦🇲🇱🇰
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Leilaah5736lv
Mar 29, 2025
The best cooking experience in SriLanka - From the very first moment of Chef Wasantha’s master class, I knew this wasn’t just a cooking lesson—it was a journey into the heart and soul of Sri Lankan cuisine. Every carry we prepared was infused with tradition, love, and the kind of passion that makes food truly magical. Chef Wasantha is more than just a master chef; she is a storyteller, a mentor, and a warm, welcoming presence that makes you feel like family. Her deep knowledge of Sri Lankan flavors, combined with her patience and enthusiasm, made learning an absolute joy. As we chopped fresh ingredients and blended aromatic spices, it felt like we were creating something truly special—not just food, but memories. If you ever get the chance to learn from Chef Wasantha, don’t hesitate. It’s an experience that will stay with you forever. Thank you, Wasantha, for an unforgettable experience! With love ...Leila ❤️from Azerbaijan
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Christinamj4471re
Mar 26, 2025
Relaxing cooking experience - Wonderful family business. Great for beginner cooks and those who just want to eat home cooked curries and watch her cook them. You get to prep food but no actual cooking
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Rebecca
Mar 24, 2025
Interesting, fun & delicious - Starting with a visit to the vegetable market to source and learn about local produce, followed by a step by step interactive class, this was fun and informative and most of all, delicious. Wasantha and her family are so warm and friendly. The food is delicious( especially the eggplant curry). Recipes are actually easy to follow once you get home and you get more than a dozen different curries to add to your recipe collection. Highly recommended.
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50hilaryp
Mar 21, 2025
Authentic Sri Lankan cooking class - A truly authentic experience hosted by the whole family. We began with a Tuktuk ride to the fruit, vegetable and fish markets with Wasantha’s daughter to select our preferred ingredients. Then we helped prepare the curry ingredients under Wasantha’s guidance and learned the basic methods for cooking Sri Lankan curries. Once all five dishes and rice were cooked we ate the most delicious meal! We cannot recommend highly enough!
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580markusb
Mar 12, 2025
Authentic and delicious - The cooking class exceeded all expectations. The family informed us extensively and competently. First at the local fruit and vegetable market and then at the fish market. We could choose our own curry dishes. Cooking with Wasantha was then the highlight, totally authentic and the food was a treat. The relaxed location played its part.
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Stay13793307156
Mar 11, 2025
Best Rice and Curry - a great experience! - Wonderful cooking class with Wasantha. The best Rice and Curry we had in Sri Lanka! Delicious recipes combined with lots of interesting facts and tips and tricks from Wasantha. We particularly liked the fact that we were able to choose the ingredients we wanted to process in the curries ourselves on the market.
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Road03231637496
Mar 11, 2025
Pleasant moment - Exceptional kitchen courtyard after a trip to the fish and fruit/vegetable steps. Washanta is very kind and is happy to pass on her recipes. The result of the prepared dishes equals the good time spent in his company. The kitchen is also a very nice place, serene, sheltered from the heat.
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D1538zwrebeccat
Mar 1, 2025
Highly recommend doing this - My husband and I were part of a small group of 5. The group was driven to Galle fruit and fish markets where the guide tells you all about the local produce. The group were asked to chose 4-5 vegetables to form part of the Sri Lankan curry's Wasantha would be making. We were driven back to their home where the cookery class started. Wasantha was incredibly knowledgeable, skilled and experienced whilst showing us how to make several different curry's, how to cook rice properly, and explained all about the many many local spices. The demonstration lasted several hours, during which we all contributed to the making of the curry's. Wasantha explained every step she took and happily answered any of our questions. At the end of the class, we all really enjoyed sampling everything Wasantha had made and all agreed every dish was absolutely superb. We would recommend doing Cook with Wasantha, it gives a genuine insight to traditional Sri Lankan cooking and gives you the opportunity to sample a variety of freshly made locally sourced dishes. Wasantha and her family were all extremely welcoming to our group and made it a very memorable experience for us all.
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