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Jaffna Suburbs Local Cuisine Tour: Experience and Learn Traditional Cooking Techniques

Jaffna

Immerse yourself in the flavors of Jaffna on this 2-hour tour. Learn traditional cooking techniques, make Jaffna Mutton Curry and Pittu, and savor a homemade meal.

Duration: 2 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Chundikuli - Your guide will meet you at a preplanned location there at either 11:00 am (for a lunchtime class) or 4:30 pm and take you to the home.
You will be introduced to the family and get to see the traditional kitchen tools that they use. You will learn how to light the Jaffna-style mud and clay stove using firewood and dried wood flakes. Your cuisine for the day will be Jaffna style mutton curry using good quality local farm produced mutton, and Red Rice Flour Pittu - one of the staple foods of the region. You will learn to clean and cook the mutton with a variety of aromatic spices that take away the slightly gamey flavor that many people dislike.
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When the food is cooked you will sit to meal of thick tasty mutton curry with freshly steamed cylinders of pittu. You will be eating on banana leaves with your hands - the traditional way. After enjoying a wonderful meal, your tour will be completed by approximately 1:00 pm or 6:30 pm, depending on your start time.

What's Included

Service of an Knowledgeable English speaking guide.
Home cooked Lunch or Dinner.
One Traditional Cooking Class Session.

What's Not Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off.
Food and beverages where not specified.
Expenses of personal nature.
Gratuities (optional).

Meal Options

Pittu Cylinder - . You will then steam the raw pitta in a special ‘pittu maker’. This tool can be purchased in the Jaffna market if you want to try it at home.

Additional Information

(SKU: LK78200100) Engage in this 2-hour journey, granting you an opportunity to relish and gain knowledge about the flavorful Jaffna dishes. Traverse the idyllic and tranquil outskirts of Jaffna and immerse yourself in the daily routines of the inhabitants. Acquire the culinary skills to prepare Jaffna’s renowned Lamb Curry and fragrant Pittu. Familiarize yourself with antiquated cooking customs using a traditional mud stove and earthenware pots. Feast on a delectable Jaffna-inspired feast prepared by your very own hands.