Do home stays in Kandy provide dinner.

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Carter V.695 rep1

If we book a room with a local family, do they cook traditional meals for us.

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Yes, almost every authentic home stay in Kandy offers home cooked meals, and it is usually the absolute highlight of the tourists entire trip. The host mothers are famously proud of their culinary skills.

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Nishantha D.12390 rep1

Breakfast is typically included in the room rate, featuring string hoppers or milk rice. Dinner is usually offered for a very small additional fee. You will experience a massive, highly traditional rice and curry feast containing six or seven different vegetable dishes that you simply cannot find in commercial restaurants.

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Ruwan M.14710 rep1

Just ensure you let the hosts know early in the morning if you want dinner that night, so they have plenty of time to visit the local market and buy fresh ingredients.

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