Local Cooking Experience from Jaffna

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Meeting and Pickup
Additional Information
Language And Guide
Ticket Details
Cancellation & Refunds

About the Activity

This 2-hour tour gives you a chance to experience and learn the delicious Jaffna cuisine. Visit the pretty and peaceful suburbs of Jaffna for this delve into the everyday lives of the locals. Learn to cook the famous Jaffna Mutton Curry and aromatic Pittu. Try your hand at traditional cooking with a clay stove and fired clay pots. Enjoy a delicious Jaffna-style meal cooked with your own hands.

2 hours

Private Tour

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Mobile ticket

Availability and Prices

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

Travel Date

Travelers

Adult : 1

Inclusions & Exclusions

Service of an Knowledgeable English speaking guide.

Home cooked Lunch or Dinner.

One Traditional Cooking Class Session.

Hotel pickup and drop-off.

Food and beverages where not specified.

Expenses of personal nature.

Gratuities (optional).

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Your guide will meet you at a preplanned location there at either 11:00 am (for a lunchtime class) or 4:30 pm and take you to the home. You will be introduced to the family and get to see the traditional kitchen tools that they use. You will learn how to light the Jaffna-style mud and clay stove using firewood and dried wood flakes. Your cuisine for the day will be Jaffna style mutton curry using good quality local farm produced mutton, and Red Rice Flour Pittu - one of the staple foods of the region. You will learn to clean and cook the mutton with a variety of aromatic spices that take away the slightly gamey flavor that many people dislike. . When the food is cooked you will sit to meal of thick tasty mutton curry with freshly steamed cylinders of pittu. You will be eating on banana leaves with your hands - the traditional way. After enjoying a wonderful meal, your tour will be completed by approximately 1:00 pm or 6:30 pm, depending on your start time. View Location

Sample Menu

Main Courses

Pittu Cylinder - . You will then steam the raw pitta in a special ‘pittu maker’. This tool can be purchased in the Jaffna market if you want to try it at home.

Meeting and Pickup

Starting point

2nd Vinayagar Street in Chundukkuli.View Location

End point

2nd Vinayagar Street in Chundukkuli.View Location

Pickup details

Customers must make their own way to and meet at the start point

Travelers CANNOT choose a custom pickup or meeting location.

Additional Information

Public transportation options are available nearby
Do let us know if you have any specific dietary requirements.

Language And Guide

Tour Guide Available In

English

Ticket Details

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
One per booking

Ticket Redemption

No redemption point. This is a direct entry ticket

Cancellation & Refunds

Cancellable up to 24 hours before the travel date (local supplier time) for a full refund. A 100% cancellation penalty applies for cancellations submitted less than 24 hours before the start time.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Suplier may cancel the activity on account of bad weather conditions.
Cancel at least 1 day before activity starts in Asia/Colombo time to receive 100% refund.

Operated by Lakpura LLCCreated on 16 Aug 2019Created on 26 Sep 2024

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