A trip to Sri Lanka can be an experience the foodie in you will thank you for all time. From flavourful ingredients, exotic spices, delicious seafood, the island is a treasure trove of amazing food. From budget to fine dining, vegan to all out, authentic to fusion, the cuisine of Sri Lanka promises a gastronomic adventure on par with the world’s best food destinations.

Pre-colonial influences from India, Arabia, Africa and the Far East as well as colonial influences have made Sri Lankan cuisine a delightful blend of many influences. Traditionally meals have been vegan or vegan friendly, healthy and nutritious. While Rice and curry is the staple, the variety of cuisine is truly larger than you expect from an island of this size. And we will help you dig into as many of these as you can handle on an amazing food adventure tour.

Learn to cook Jaffna Crab Curry, squeeze strings of rice noodles and make string hoppers, scrape a coconut and mix up a versatile coconut sambol or learn to combine spices and cooking techniques to craft beautiful curries. We work with authentic and experienced teachers in home settings to outdoor settings to bring the essence of Sri Lankan cuisine alive.

Sri Lanka, given its rich history in indigenous medicine has perfected the art of blending herbs and ingredients with healing properties to its cuisine. Most traditional meals combine various healing ingredients in tasteful ways. Be it turmeric or tamarind as spices and condiments, pennyworth as a green salad with fresh coconuts or the process of preparing all bring out the healing properties of food in restorative ways you can enjoy and indulge in.

The traditional Sri Lankan rice and curry features multiple dishes which make up the perfect, balanced, colourful vegan that combine all the nutritional requirements. While food from the north and east mimic these with different elements playing different roles. Given the Buddhist philosophy that has guided Sri Lanka through its history, its influence also makes the Vegan diet the preferred option for the masses. So the island is quite the hub for discovery for vegan food lovers.