Sri Lankan Cooking Class
Overview
There’s no better souvenir than mastering the art of Sri Lankan cooking, the Sinhala and Tamil styles of cooking. When you return home with your acquired knowledge of Sri Lankan cooking you could also refer to “Sri Lanka the Cookbook” a best-selling Sri Lankan cookery book authored by Niranjala and Prakash, founders of Peacock Tours for more ideas and recipes.
Sri Lanka is a spice island and is well known for its cinnamon, cardamom, black and white peppers, and cloves. The cinnamon grown on the island is acknowledged to be the best in the world, and “Ceylon Cinnamon” (Cinnamomum Verum – scientific name) has recently achieved its Geographical Indication (GI) certification in the European Union (EU).
The venue of the cookery class would depend very much on your travel itinerary. Your class may begin with a guided spice tour where you’ll discover the country’s rich herbal heritage, from harvesting and processing to the health benefits of the most popular flavours and it may include a restaurant adjacent to a cinnamon plantation. You will get busy preparing traditional Sri Lankan dishes with an experienced cook and then sit down to enjoy your own creation.
