Eco Kitchen Traditional cooking class sigiriya

Such a unique and wonderful experience at Eco kitchen!! Neelu and Shani are 2 wonderful women and an amazing team when it comes to teaching you how to cook the traditional Sri Lankian meals! And soo skilled?! You HAVE to see them cutting the vegetables, it’s so impressive. They explain everything so well and you get to try everything by yourself. Whether it’s stamping the rice out of its shell or trying to separate it with the special tools. It’s so much fun and Shani is always capturing the moments for you to have the perfect memories !! The group sizes are also very well chosen (we were 5 people) and eating the food you cooked yourself feels like a reward especially when it tastes as good as it did in our class! I ate 2 full plates and we still had plenty of food. Would love to come back one day :) (and see their puppy lily again!)

My fiance and I did the cooking class with Nesu and Shani (mother and daughter) whilst we were staying in Sigirya and we were absolutely blown away. The kitchen is at the rear of their home and everything is cooked over fire using coconut shells. The setting is unreal! It was a brilliant, immersive experience where were shown how prepare rice from the husk. We also made 3 different curries, dhal, numerous salads, sambas, and coconut rice. All of the ingredients including the spices are grown on their land, and you can tell by how they taste! When the course is finished you then get to enjoy the most extraordinary meal which you have helped prepare. The best thing about the experience is Nesu and Shani who are the warmest, kindest people. A truly unforgettable experience. Please, if you are in the area make sure you go and do this.