Cook with Wasantha: Discover Local Sri Lankan Cuisine and Traditional Market Tour

Join Wasantha on a culinary adventure in Sri Lanka! Explore a traditional market, select exotic ingredients, and learn to cook 5 authentic dishes.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Wasantha’s Sri Lanka Cuisine - Greetings! Wasantha here,
    Allow an introduction to the delightful Flavors of Sri Lanka!
    Participate in our Traditional Sri Lankan Cooking Class & Demonstration to uncover the secrets of our island’s beloved dishes!
    Visit local markets to source the freshest ingredients and learn to blend local herbs and spices,…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Lunch included
Meal Options
  • Aubergine Moju - Deep fried aubergine chips coated in a caramelized onion sauce
  • Rice and curry - rice with four different vegetables of your choice and fish or chicken curry
Additional Information

Hello! Wasantha here,
Welcome to “Experience the Flavors of Sri Lanka!” Join the Traditional Sri Lankan Cooking Class & Demonstration to uncover the secrets of the island’s beloved dishes! Participants will explore local markets to source the freshest ingredients and learn to blend local herbs, spices, and family secrets. They will also make fresh…

Location
Wasantha's Sri Lanka Cuisine
Yaddehimulla Road
we are located on the way to the jungle beach, just below villa thawthisa, if any confusions finding our place please contact the given number (Whatsapp) Sam's place unawatuna 0094772886761
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Irvineunitedkingdom
Feb 3, 2026
Fascinating Experience Not To Be Missed - Thought to be 12 th highest rated course of this kind in Indian Ocean region. Easy to see why. She takes great pride in her approach and involves everyone. We were a small group of British American German and Malaysian who got on great. Walked away with 20 recipes ! Great fun.
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B7209kpdavida
Feb 1, 2026
Best of the Best - Super experience with a ultra skilled and proffessional lady that cooks like a queen. Food was amazing. 👍🏻 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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959rasmusk
Jan 31, 2026
Very nice experience - Very friendly family business Gives a thorough walk through of how to do the dishes You also get 27 recipes so you can make them at home Would really recommend
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Venture22599733596
Jan 18, 2026
Great activity with even better food - The whole thing took about 4 hours and was from A-Z class. In the beginning we went to the local fruit and vegetable market in Galle and were able to select different ingredients for our curry. Afterwards we went to the fish market to buy more ingredients. Afterwards we cooked various curries together with Wasantha. We had someone in the group who couldn't eat onions and someone (me) who has a coconut milk allergy. This was no problem either, all wishes and intolerances were taken into consideration. The instructions of Wasnatha were very clear and the result was delicious. After the course we received the recipes for some different curries. I can only recommend this activity.
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Sam_jackd
Jan 17, 2026
Fantastic experience, highly recommend - Myself, my mum and Uncle went to Wasantha’s cooking class, the venue is lovely, Wasantha and her family are wonderful people. Going to the markets to choose our produce was such a great experience, the the cooking class with Wasantha and her many years of knowledge was just beyond our expectations, to say we enjoyed it, is an understatement, we will remember that experience forever. Thank you and your beautiful family Wasantha. Sam, Annie & Chris .
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R7153sjannag
Jan 9, 2026
Excellent journey through Sri Lanka spices - Excellent journey through the secrets of Sri Lanka’s food. First stop at fish market, then at fruit and vegetable market with explanations of all types of fish, fruit and vegetables. Then cooking our groceries with explanations of all spices and cooking tips. Each fish, vegetable and fruit needs a different blend of spices and Wasantha guides you through. We also made out own coconut milk!
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Doris1973
Jan 7, 2026
Best experience in Sri Lanka - beautiful people - An amazing experience from start to finish. The trip by tuk tuk to the market to buy the fresh ingredients was wonderful and we were treated to a thorough explanation of every vegetable at the market stall. We got to choose the vegetables for the curries. Back to the restaurant to learn how to cook them. Wasantha is a treasure and so happy to share her knowledge. All the explanations are clear and there’s some hands on opportunities to get involved with the cooking. And then you get to sit down and eat it all! Before you leave you are given lots of recipes sent electronically, all hand written. This is my favourite thing we’ve done in Sri Lanka so far and it’s so nice that it’s a family set up. Highly highly recommend. Book it, you won’t regret it
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M5168fuchristianb
Jan 7, 2026
Authentic Cooking Class Experience - We started by tuktuk with a visit of the local market in Galle with Wasanthas daughter and son. In the second part Wasantha explained all the ingredients and cooking very detailed and guided us in various cooking tasks . In genereal you could really feel her love for the craft and there will be a recipe book coming soon from her. Great family and cooking class experience.
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16divyaa
Jan 6, 2026
Excellent Experience,highly recommend. - We had a very good experience .It was worth more than the price we paid.Wasantha explained all the recipes in detail,she gave us many cooking tips.She was very kind, humble and patient.Her son and daughter also took us to the vegetable market we had great fun shopping together.I would recommend people to visit them either to learn to cook the local cuisine or to eat at their restaurant.God Bless them.
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Traveler523645
Jan 27, 2026
Lovely way to spend a few hours learning about traditional cooking - We enjoyed the experience of going to the market, choosing ingredients and then the class. Wasantha, her daughter and boyfriend were all super friendly and we got lots of recipes afterwards. The other people in the class were also lovely and we had a bit of a laugh. We could probably have done with being more hands on and the noisy fan made it quite difficult to hear at times.
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From $45
up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).