Learn to cook authentic Balinese food at a cooking class in Bali, and experience a different side to the island rarely encountered by tourists. Meet the friendly locals and take a tour of a local market where they start their day early in the morning buying and selling their daily ingredients. Journey to the cooking school at an organic farm. Get a welcome coffee or tea on arrival, and then take a tour of the premises. Learn how a Balinese family makes use of the natural resources surrounding them, as you collect some vegetables for your class. Get an introduction to your chef, who will ensure everything runs smoothly throughout your class. Then, prepare a menu (regular or vegetarian) to enjoy at the end of the class.

Regular Menu:

Prepare the dishes for a regular meal, including a base

gede

(traditional spice paste) and

sayur urab

(mixed green salad with coconut and spice). Then, learn the secrets of

opor ayam

(Balinese chicken curry) and

sate lilit

(traditional kebab made with pork and Balinese spices). Prepare a tuna

sambal matah

(tuna with raw sauce) and

tempe asam manis

(sweet sour tempe), along with

pisang goreng

(banana friters with coconut and melted palm sugar) for dessert.

Vegetarian Menu:

Cook a vegetarian meal, starting with a base

gede

(traditional spice paste), and then follow by making an authentic

gado gado

(steamed vegetables with traditional peanut sauce) along with an

opor tempe

(Balinese tempe curry) and

bergedel

(fried corn with Balinese spices). Discover the secrets of

tempe asam manis

(sweet and sour tempe) and

tum bambu

(wrapped in banana leaf). End by making

pisang goreng

(banana friters with coconut and melted palm sugar) for dessert.