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Traditional Kandyan Cuisine Walk

Traditional Kandyan Cuisine Walk - practical travel guide with honest advice.

This cultural food experience combines restaurant tastings with a home-cooked meal at a local family's house in the hills above Kandy. You'll visit a spice garden to learn about curry ingredients, then join a family for traditional rice and curry preparation. The tour includes recipe cards so you can recreate dishes at home. Best for culture seekers and cooking enthusiasts. It takes 3 hours and is rated easy.

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3 hours·4-8·easy

Best for culture seekers and cooking enthusiasts

What to Expect

10:00
10:00am

Meet at Devon Restaurant

Traditional breakfast of hoppers and sambol with Ceylon tea.

11:00
11:00am

Walk to spice garden

20-minute uphill walk learning about curry spices and medicinal plants.

12:00
12:00pm

Family home cooking

Help prepare rice and curry lunch with traditional clay pots and coconut scraping.

1:00
1:00pm

Family meal experience

Eat with the family while learning about Kandyan food traditions and customs.

Highlights

Home-cooked meal with local family

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