Itinerary

1. Culinary Tour in Colombo

   • 8.30 am - Enjoy the freshly made fruit juice or a herbal drink and wander around our villa and get yourself refreshed & prepared for the tour while the experienced guide brief you about the agenda. You will get the chance to select a menu for the preparation from our family recipes which works for everyone.

   • 8.45 am - Be astounded by the marketplace. Most probably the local market will not be as same as you imagined. It is similar to European eco shops. Without visiting the local market, you won't have a deep understanding of how to pick the right vegetables, spices and other stuff properly. Get enough traditional tips as you are helped by the locals to pick and choose the best spices or vegetables during the market visit with real examples. In the end, you can pick desired tropical fruits for your desert. Additionally, you will be able to learn about the ethics of the local market, which you cannot find in guide books.

   • 10.00 am - Learn more about the traditional techniques incorporated in a regular Sri Lankan meal preparation. Similar to the palm technique used by Italians to measure spaghetti, they too have lots of such traditional techniques and tactics when it comes to home cooking which is not explained (or rather cannot be explained) in cook books or that sort of videos. The chef is well aware of those tips and tricks, which are proven through generations, that makes your food tastier with a better aroma and colour. He will get you involved in every step of cooking, from cleaning to measuring to real cooking, while giving you those tips associated with each step. We will take relatively a longer time than Europeans or Americans to prepare a meal, but you will never regret the time you spent once you tasted the food.

   • 12.00 pm - Understand the art of eating like a local. No matter where you are, there are always certain manners to be followed at the dining table. So, Eating like a local can be trickier than you might think. Every culture has its own food beliefs, traditions and etiquettes. Here, the first rule is to serve others before ourselves. Let yourself go from tourist to local in Sri Lanka while knowing Sri Lankan dining etiquette and manners.

   • 1.00 pm - At the end, you will be granted a Cooking certificate & recipes.