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Best place for an authentic Sri Lankan cooking class not a touristy one

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Nora A.•6135 rep•2

I want to learn to make real rice and curry hoppers and kottu from a local family not a staged hotel class Where are the most authentic cooking classes and roughly what should it cost

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The most authentic classes are the small home-kitchen ones where you start at the market buying vegetables and grinding fresh spices, then cook 6 to 8 curries on a clay stove. These are common around Galle/Unawatuna, Ella, Mirissa and Sigiriya, usually run by a family rather than a hotel. Expect roughly 25 to 45 USD per person including the full meal you cook. Hoppers and kottu are usually demonstrated since they need special pans and the chopping rhythm. Avoid the big resort "demonstrations"; look for a class capped at a handful of guests in a real home.

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Roshan B.•5570 rep•1

Booking a small home class in Galle with the market visit. Exactly what I wanted, thank you!

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Nora A.•6135 rep•2

Ask them to teach you the coconut sambol and the tempered dhal, the two things you can actually recreate at home easily. Mine were a hit back in France.

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Elise D.•10025 rep•2

In Ella several guesthouses (including ours) let you cook dinner with the family for a small fee. It is informal and you eat what you make together, which is the whole point.

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