Culinary Experience in Negombo

This culinary experience in Negombo introduces participants to the traditional flavors and cooking techniques of Sri Lankan coastal cuisine, focusing on Negombo’s unique culinary heritage influenced by local fishing practices and cultural exchanges. Following the market visit, participants will tour a traditional fisherman’s home to gain insights into local customs, lifestyle, and fishing tools.

The hands-on cooking workshop covers essential techniques such as cooking with clay pots, firewood stoves, and authentic seasoning methods.The workshop also introduces participants to the unique spices central to Sri Lankan cooking, such as cinnamon, turmeric, cardamom, and cloves, as well as coconut in various forms (milk, oil, grated), which is a staple ingredient in many local dishes.

Participants receive take-home recipe cards and a jar of local spices, allowing them to recreate the authentic flavors of Sri Lanka in their own kitchens.

Choose a time duration:

a 3 - hour experience (without a fish market tour)

OR

a 6 - hour experience (including a fish market tour)

Location:

Negombo, Sri Lanka

Suitable Ages:

Ages 12 & over

Participants:

02 - 20 pax.

01 Session Per Day

Highlights:

Explore Negombo’s historic fish market and learn about local seafood and fishing practices.

Visit a traditional fisherman’s home to gain insights into local customs and tools.

Engage in a hands-on cooking workshop with local chefs, covering key techniques such as clay pot cooking and firewood stove use.

Prepare traditional dishes like Fish Ambul Thiyal, prawn curry, coconut sambal, and yellow rice.

Learn about essential spices and ingredients, including cinnamon, turmeric, cardamom, cloves, and coconut.

Enjoy a shared meal of the dishes prepared during the workshop.

Take home recipe cards and a jar of local spices as mementos.

Includes:

Guided Tour: Visit to the Negombo Fish Market with insights on fish varieties and fishing practices.

Cooking Class

Spices and Ingredients

Cooking Equipment

Beverages: Local drinks such as King Coconut water or Ceylon tea.

Cultural Insights: Stories and explanations about Negombo’s culinary heritage.

Recipe Cards: Detailed take-home cards for each dish prepared.

Souvenir: A jar of local spices.

Transportation: Includes transport for the fish market tour and visit to a traditional fisherman’s home.

Excludes:

Fish and Seafood: Ingredients for seafood dishes (participants purchase separately).

Personal Expenses: Any additional personal purchases.

Travel Insurance: Participants are responsible for their own insurance.

Special Dietary Needs: Limited substitutions available based on dietary restrictions.

Additional Activities: Any activities outside the outlined program.

Cancellation Policy:

More Than 72 hours before the event: Full refund of the amount paid

48–72 hours before the event: 50% of the total amount will be charged as a cancellation fee

Less than 48 hours before the event: No refund will be issued

🔸 Note: We can conduct up to two sessions per day if needed