Cooking Experience at Lagoon Kitchen

An interesting activity to experience on a visit to Sri Lanka is cooking a typical local meal at Dil’s Sri Lankan Kitchen, where Dilmani, Sri Lankan mom and hostess, will share her knowledge on the art of Sri Lankan home-cooking.

You will be familiarized with the components of a typical Sri Lankan meal, how to balance various flavours, colours, and textures of local ingredients, and how to bring out their best features, using different cooking methods. You will also learn about blending various spices and herbs to create the unique taste of Sri Lankan cuisine.

Price
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Price includes:
• Ingredients and cooking facilities at Villa Sarakkuwa, Pamunugama , near the Negombo Lagoon
• Demonstration with recipe sheets for 3 dishes (preferred dishes could be selected by you, by prior arrangement)
• Dinner service, the dishes you cook and a few pre-made accompaniments
• Free use of the premises to relax in the cool verandah and tropical garden or even enjoy a dip in the pool
• Bottled water, some soft drinks and fresh seasonal fruit for dessert


Negombo

Negombo is mainly a fishing town, and also a popular beach resort with long, wide beach strips. The fishermen use traditional methods and old world craft like outrigger canoes and catamarans. This is a great place to sample seafood. Lagoon crabs and prawns are a specialty. A few pleasant bars and restaurants along the beach and the hotel strip contribute to the nightlife.

The numerous Christian churches dotted around, bring out the colonial flavor that still lingers in Negombo. The Portuguese, Dutch and British used it as main export harbor for cinnamon in the old days. Of the old Dutch Fort, only the ruins of the eastern gate and a clock tower remain. Taking a bicycle ride along one of the roads that border the Dutch canal is a nice way to see local village life.
An early morning or late afternoon boat trip is the ideal way to spot the flora and fauna of the Muturajawela wetland sanctuary nearby. Numerous water birds, butterflies, monitor lizards and even some crocodiles inhabit this eco-system.


Lellama Visit

Make an early start to Lellama, the large open air fish market and auction of Negombo, as fishing boats bring in their catch at dawn.
Watch the bounty of shark, barracuda, tuna, stingray, crab, jumbo prawn, squid and clam being unloaded on the beach. Catch the aggressive bidding and harsh toned haggling that leads to many a bargain, above the noisy crows and gangs of dogs fighting for scraps. Feel the salty breezes mixed with fishy odours. Experience the raw intensity of the action.

Perhaps you might like to pick up your favourite sea food, to be cooked and enjoyed later in the day at Dil’s Sri Lankan kitchen.