PRIVATE Balinese Cooking Class in a Traditional Family Home | La Vacanza Travel

PRIVATE Balinese Cooking Class in a Traditional Family Home

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: Indonesia, Gianyar Regency, Ubud
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  • 3 hours
  • Ubud
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Join your host Putu in her kitchen for a private, hands-on cooking class. Unlike many other TripAdvisor tours, this is a private experience. You and your host will prepare 2-3 authentic Balinese dishes. As you chop, grind and grill, Putu will teach you about the spices she uses in her family recipes as well as the medicinal qualities of Balinese ingredients.

Putu's kitchen is simple, with only a two-burner cooktop but you will be impressed by the speed and fluidity with which she prepares a complex menu with multiple dishes. You will taste a variety of authentic dishes with potential ones being Putu’s grilled eggplant with tomato, grilled fish with Balinese sambal (chili sauce), a curry dish (either chicken, fish or vegetarian) or perhaps a variety of pepes (foods seasoned with local spices, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed). You can expect the cooking lesson to last about 1-2 hours before you sit down and enjoy the delicious meal you helped prepare with your host and her family.

Putu lives in her ancestral village in a traditional family compound. When you arrive you will meet her grandparents, her husband, Pasta, as well as their three children. Putu learned to cook as a child, helping her grandmother prepare the daily meals. Her cooking skills have grown into a career and personal passion. Putu works as a cook at two private villas, creating fresh and creative Balinese dishes to delight her guests. She takes pride in her presentation and artfully decorates the dishes with delicately carved fruit and vegetables. At home, she is responsible for making the temple offerings, from the small offerings to the large fruit towers that she carries on her head during temple ceremonies. Putu also makes homemade jamu, traditional health tonics made from turmeric. 

Putu’s grandparents are rice farmers and you will be served their homegrown rice with the meal. Putu and her family will take you on a tour of their compound and show you their family temple and explain about the objects in the temple. They have a lovely orchard where they grow jackfruit, cacao, durian, coffee and bananas. They also keep pigs, ducks, chickens and a cow.

Notes: Prices include round-trip transport from your hotel in Ubud.

Inclusions
  • Private cooking lesson and homecooked meal with your host Putu
  • Local alcohol (1-2 glasses)
  • Non-alcoholic beverages
  • Round-trip transport from Ubud hotel
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Gratuities

Exclusions
  • Round-trip transport from outside of Ubud (extra charge)
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Vegetarian and vegan option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Private, personalized experience
  • Please note: Prices include round-trip transport from Ubud only. Please be sure to include your hotel name on the reservation form so your host can arrange for your pick-up. If you are staying outside of Ubud there will be an additional charge for transportation.
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Transportation from Ubud is included in the price of this experience. If you are staying outside of Ubud there will be an additional charge for transportation. Please contact us for details.

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours


User's Reviews

447adrienner

28 Mar, 2024

We had such a lovely and enjoyable experience at our private cooking class. Puta was so friendly, kind and attentive from the moment we booked. She was very flexible with my husbands dietary requirements and allergies and ensured we were well catered for. She showed us around her home, the various temples and we even learnt about many Balinese traditions. The class was so well organised and her assistant seamlessly organised and tidied everything whilst we cooking. After making our 5 dishes, we were able to enjoy them with an ice cold beer. We took home the leftovers too- what more could you ask for? Thank you Putu! Couldn’t recommend this experience more!

Andrew M

25 Mar, 2024

It was an absolute pleasure to cook in Putu's family home. She is a very good teacher and the 5 different foods we made were delicious! We would recommend everyone to take this cooking class.

Julia_A

24 Mar, 2024

My experience was AMAZING!! My husband and I are so happy we did this! The host was great she picked us up at our villa and showed us around her home before we e started cooking! The food was perfect 😍 we loved everything we made! Everything was 10/10

650liamn

21 Mar, 2024

Amazing way to see a true traditional intonation home and garden. Everything we used to cook was grown and produced on their family property. Putu was a great teacher and food was amazing. Make sure your hungry when you go as there will be lots of delicious food by the end.

H3355MIkimt

19 Mar, 2024

Excellent, highly recommend, fantastic experience the food was amazing and our hosts were exceptional. Loved every part of the cooking school.

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