Apart from being the commercial hub of Sri Lanka, Colombo is a multicultural hotspot with a range of different culinary styles amalgamating to form the famous urban culinary extravaganza that Colombo is often associated with. The street foods are amazing. The Colombo Street food tour is the perfect place for a foodie to enjoy a wide variety of local delicacies that’ll make your mouth-water. Sampling Colombo’s Street foods can be tricky without a guide to point out favorite local eats and what they consist of. With this private tour, you can gain the insider knowledge you need. Let a guide introduce you to food spots.
On the food tour of Colombo, we will walk the busy streets of Pettah, the biggest city market; stop by a popular short eats cafe then try all kinds of snacks such as Ulundu Wada, Dhal Wada, short eats (local pastries), samosa’s and the freshly made cassava chips. When you continue further, you’ll see beautiful “Achcharu” (fresh fruits mixed with spices) carts by the road side & you have a chance to enjoy salty, sour and spicy fruits from the cart. We’ll see how hoppers (local pancakes) are prepared in the street cabin and hear the sound of making Kottu roti, because you’ll recognize this popular dish not by the smell, but by the sound of it. Sample staples such as Hoppers, Egg hoppers, Honey hoppers, String hoppers, Coconut roties, Parata’s and finish with "Kottu" all goodies that you could easily overlook alone. This amazing street food tour is a great way to eat a lot of the tasty treats!
Kandy food walk:
Kandy’s rich offering of cuisines can make it difficult to know where to start exploring the local food scene. This private Kandy food tour removes the guesswork by taking you straight to the places that locals love to go: try new markets, fresh ingredients and our cultural food! In Kandy, you’ll have different kind of food experiences specially Local fruits, juices & sweets. I’m pretty sure you have never tasted majority of those sweets before. Mouthwatering sweets you can see in the road side cabins & the market. Halapa, Wandu Appa, Weli Thalapa, Dodol, Muscat, Sesame sweet, Kewum, Bondi, Puhul Dosi, Pani walalu are some of those local sweets. And most of our traditional sweets are actually vegan. What a great way to spend an afternoon, find out more about Kandy while enjoying delicious food. It is really interesting to walk through the markets with a local and try some of these local foods.