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The 10 Best Workshops in Colombo

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Colombo Cooking Class

Colombo Cooking Class - Lunch at 10am or dinner at 4pm, and how to plan your day

1.Colombo Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 151 reviews · from $60Our pick

Private Colombo cooking class with a home cook. Make 10 dishes plus dessert, choose lunch or dinner, ingredients included.

“Very interesting insight into Sri Lankan life and the important role food and cooking plays in daily life. Piumi is an excellent cook and teacher. I’m vegetarian and she showed me how to prepare and cook ten different vegetarian curries and the resulting lunch was delicious. Can very highly recommend this tour.”

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Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo

Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo - Shopping the Colombo market, from fruit and cinnamon to real cooking choices

2.Market Tour and Hands-On Cooking Class Colombo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 140 reviews · from $80

Market shopping and a hands-on 5-course Sri Lankan lunch or dinner in Colombo with Chef Nim, etiquette lessons, and recipes.

“This was an excellent experience led by a brilliant host (Nim). The market visit was informative and fun. The evening of cooking was really enjoyable and we felt we learnt a lot and had great food that we could replicate at home (thanks to the tuition and recipes given to us).”

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Cooking Classes in Sri Lanka

Cooking Classes in Sri Lanka - Your 3-Hour Flow: Tea, Coconut Milk, Curry, Rice, Dessert

3.Cooking Classes in Sri Lanka

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 110 reviews · from $45

Private Sri Lankan cooking class in Negombo with tea, coconut milk, curry, rice, dinner at a family home, optional market visit.

“Such a lovely cookery lesson - relaxed, hands-on and full of flavour. Loved learning how to make fresh coconut sambal and dhal together. A really enjoyable experience”

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Cooking Class Sri Lanka with Locals

Cooking Class Sri Lanka with Locals - Step 1 in Colombo: picking ingredients in the local market

4.Cooking Class Sri Lanka with Locals

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 101 reviews · from $40Best value

Colombo home cooking class with a market tour, hands-on Sri Lankan dishes, lunch and dinner, and A/C pickup.

“This is a wonderful cooking experience in a local Colombo home. It begins by visiting the outdoor market to select the produce and to sample some of the beautiful local fruits. We then went to Dhanuka’s family home. He and his wife were Read more”

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Authentic Sinhalese Cooking Class in Colombo with a Local Family

Authentic Sinhalese Cooking Class in Colombo with a Local Family - Old-Style Home Kitchen Lessons: How the Three Dishes Get Built

5.Authentic Sinhalese Cooking Class in Colombo with a Local Family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $148

Private Sinhalese cooking class in Colombo with optional Kirulapone market stop. Cook 3 dishes, eat what you make, $148.

“We had an amazing experience cooking with Shasi and her mum! They're both very kind, and both my mum and I agreed it was absolutely the best food we had in Sri Lanka. At the end Shasi also gave us some fresh herbs and ordered us tuk-tuk so we could be back home quickly and safely. Highly recommend!!!”

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Vegan Cooking Class Colombo with Market Tour

Vegan Cooking Class Colombo with Market Tour - The villa start: fresh drinks, check-in, and a calmer Colombo

6.Vegan Cooking Class Colombo with Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $80

A private vegan cooking class in Colombo with a local market tour and clay-pot cooking, so you learn Sri Lankan flavors the right way.

“My brother, my mother, and cousin who had traveled to Sri Lanka in celebration of her 50th birthday joined me in this cooking class. It was the best cooking class we’ve experienced. The Tour was started by visiting the market to pick up thRead more”

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Cooking class in Srilanka

Cooking class in Srilanka - The Flow of the Class, Step by Step in Real Time

7.Cooking class in Srilanka

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $50

A hands-on Colombo cooking class where you make 10 Sri Lankan dishes in clay pots, learn spices, and finish with traditional desserts.

“A real home, a real family, a really amazing meal. I met the entire family as we shared preparation and cooking duties for 10 (TEN) curries! If you have taken cooking classes in professional kitchens or air conditioned restaurants, prepare yourseRead more”

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Market Tour and Cooking Class from Colombo

Market Tour and Cooking Class from Colombo - Pettah Market: fresh produce, spices, and how to shop with confidence

8.Market Tour and Cooking Class from Colombo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $120

Shop Colombo’s Pettah Market with a chef, then cook breadfruit curry and a meat or fish main in a private class.

“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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Cooking Class and Market Visit in Negombo

Cooking Class and Market Visit in Negombo - Inside the cooking class in a Sri Lankan home kitchen

9.Cooking Class and Market Visit in Negombo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $70

Negombo Sri Lanka cooking class with hotel pickup and market visit. Shop spices and fish, cook curries and sambols, private group.

“A great way to dip into local Negambo life - from gathering produce in the local markets, to the laborious preparation of flavoursome tuna/ devilled prawn curry. Communication was excellent throughout & Shashi’s an excellent and knowledgeable host. Highly recommended.”

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Colombo: Jewelry Workshop Experience 3-6 Hours-Free Jewelry

Colombo: Jewelry Workshop Experience 3-6 Hours-Free Jewelry - Warm Welcome and the Gem Tradition Intro That Sets the Stage

10.Jewelry Workshop Experience 3-6 Hours-Free Jewelry

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 3 reviews · 1 day · from $79

Colombo hands-on jewelry workshop. Learn Sri Lanka gem techniques, make your own piece, enjoy a tea break, and take jewelry home.

“Amazing experience, Mr.Basith and his Team are very friendly and professional , they showed me step by step how jewelry is made , answered all my questions and they were kind enough to gift me a Silver ring.. highly advisable for anybody working in Jewelry or interested in jewelry and Gemstomes”

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