Market Tour and Sri Lankan Cooking Class inside Galle Fort
Description
Kodi is a retired banker and his wife Meena is a retired teacher. Kodi is also an antique collector and had been looking for a suitable home for his collection for a while. He stumbled upon a beautiful Dutch home 30 years ago. Kodi and Meena (and Kodi's antique collection!) now live in this stunning home built by the Dutch 300 years ago, located inside the picturesque Galle fort. They love sharing their food and culture with travelers. Meena learned to cook from her mother and grandmother and she still uses the exact same family recipes when she cooks. Meena very excitedly shares, "relatives who try my food often say it reminds them of my mother and grandmother's cooking and this makes me very happy." Join Kodi and Meena for a private experience and tour a seafood and vegetable market in Galle, buy seasonal vegetables and cook and eat a Sri Lankan meal, in a beautiful Dutch home.
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Important Information
- Fully refundable up to 48 hours prior to experience; since our hosts begin preparing for your experience up to 2 days in advance, we cannot offer a refund for cancellations made within 48 hours of the experience
- Menu may vary depending on the season
- If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
- Private, personalized experience
- Please note, this is not a commercial cooking class, rather this experience is a visit into a Galle home to meet a local who is an expert cook, and share Sri Lankan culture and cuisine together.
- Kodi and Meena can offer a vegetarian meal on request, please advise at time of booking if required. They also run a home stay, so you might see other guests while you're there, however your Traveling Spoon experience will remain private.
Reviews(2)
What a privilege to be welcomed into Kodi and Meena’s home to learn how to prepare and cook a delicious Sri Lankan lunch. Our trip to Galle’s Fish and Vegetable markets accompanied by Kodi was so much fun. So many varieties of fresh produce to choose from and characters selling them! Meena’s explanation of preparing the various dishes was very clear and her introduction to the key spices very helpful as were the recipes in written form. As each dish was completed we were getting hungrier and hungrier and finally we could sit down to lunch. It was all delicious and we left feeling inspired to create some of the dishes back home. Fully recommend this activity.
To be in an historical family home inside Galle fort was a wonderful experience. First Kodi drove us to the fish market to select tuna for our curry. We then drove to the old Galle fruit and vegetable market to select food for curries we’d like to make. Meena showed us how to make about 9 different curries. We sat at the table admiring their antiques and enjoying our Sri Lankan lunch
