A personal connection
We cook together in our family kitchen with my mother, my grandmother and our team. Food becomes a way to make friends and understand our culture.
In our family kitchen
Cook withMilan’s family.
A cooking class in a local home is not only a lesson about food. It is a real encounter with everyday Sri Lankan life. You are welcomed as a guest of the family, in my home, in my mother’s kitchen. Not a restaurant, the reality.Milan
- Time
- 10am to 4pm
- With
- Milan, his mother and his grandmother
- Where
- Milan’s family home in Negombo
- Ingredients
- Fish caught by Milan’s father, vegetables from the family garden
The day
- Welcome to my home
- A traditional welcome aperitif
- A short walk around the village
- Getting ready in traditional dressOptional, but a lovely touch.
- The cooking sessionYou touch the spices, the fish and the vegetables, and you cut, grind and cook with us.
- Lunch with the family
- Fresh fruit tasting
- A visit to our stalls
- Farewell
Traditional techniques
You will use the tools Sri Lankan families have always cooked with:
- The clay hearth
- The miris gala, a traditional stone grinder
- Clay pots
- Cooking over a wood fire
Fresh and local
We can start with a visit to the market to choose fresh produce and spices. Many ingredients come straight from our garden, and the fish from my father’s boat.
Lunch together
After cooking we all sit down and share what we made. This is the heart of the day: talking, laughing and making memories together. Ask questions, learn, and you can even plan a personal menu with us.
Our stalls
Take home a piece of the island:
- Handmade crafts
- Traditional wooden masks
- Ceylon tea and spices
- Local food products
- Bamboo items and batik fabrics
- Sri Lankan gems and other work by local artisans
“It is a moment of harmony: a chance to share ideas, dive into the Sri Lankan way of life and bring new recipes home with you.”Milan
My promise
I’m with you every day.
When you travel with me, you travel with me. Not an agency, not a friend standing in for me. From the welcome at the airport to the final embrace, I’m there every day of your journey, taking care of the details so you can simply enjoy Sri Lanka.
If I already have guests on your dates, I’ll tell you honestly and we’ll find other dates together.
You are not a client. You are a guest. Milan
Ready for the Journey of a Lifetime?
Join me and experience the real Sri Lanka.
I can’t wait to show you my home.