BALINESE FOOD & FAMILY TRADITIONS
Authentic Balinese Cooking Class Near Ubud
Learn authentic Balinese cooking in a local family compound in Pejeng Kangin, Gianyar, just outside Ubud. Discover traditional ingredients and techniques, prepare five Balinese dishes and share the meal with your host.
Learn Balinese Cooking From a Local Family
This experience is rooted in home cooking and family knowledge. Putu learned cooking by helping his grandmother and grew up around his grandparents' rice-farming life.
Inside the family compound, guests can learn practical cooking techniques while hearing the stories and traditions connected with Balinese food.
Discover Traditional Ingredients and Spices
Balinese cooking depends on combinations of local ingredients, herbs and spices. Your host guides you through ingredients used during the session, including galangal, lemongrass and turmeric.
You can also learn about Bumbu Bali and how a traditional mortar and pestle is used to crush and combine fresh spices and aromatics. The focus is practical, so you can understand what you are doing rather than simply watch a demonstration.
Cook Five Balinese Dishes
The cooking session includes five Balinese dishes. Exact dishes can change with seasonal ingredients and dietary needs.
You will work hands-on with guidance from Putu, making the experience suitable for beginners as well as travelers who already enjoy cooking.
More Than a Cooking Class
Guests can meet family members, see the family temple and explore parts of the orchard depending on the visit.
The compound includes plants such as jackfruit, cacao, durian, coffee and bananas, plus seasonal plants and family animals including pigs, ducks, chickens and a cow.
Where the Experience Takes Place
The cooking class takes place at Putu's family compound in Banjar Pesalakan, Pejeng Kangin, Gianyar, Bali.
This is not a central Ubud cooking school. It is a local family experience just outside Ubud, with Ubud pickup and return included.
CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE
Bali Cooking Class Options Near Ubud
Choose between a cooking class with a meal or a market tour, cooking class and meal experience in Pejeng Kangin near Ubud.
Cooking Class + Meal
Cook five Balinese dishes in Putu's family home, then enjoy the meal together.
- 1 adult: USD 60
- 2–4 guests: USD 45/person
- 5+ guests: USD 40/person
- Ubud pickup & return
- Private booking group
Market Tour + Cooking Class + Meal
Visit Pejeng Market for approximately 30 minutes before the cooking session and shared meal.
- 1 adult: USD 70
- 2–4 guests: USD 57/person
- 5+ guests: USD 50/person
- Ubud pickup & return
- Pejeng Market visit
Children 5–11: 50% of the applicable adult price. Infants 0–4: free. Alcohol: USD 3/person. Outside-Ubud transportation is separately confirmed.
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QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the Balinese cooking class take place?
At Putu's family compound in Banjar Pesalakan, Pejeng Kangin, Gianyar, Bali, near Ubud.
Is this an authentic Balinese cooking experience?
The experience is hosted in a local family compound and focuses on Balinese food, ingredients, cooking techniques and family traditions.
How many dishes will we prepare?
Guests prepare five Balinese dishes. The exact dishes may vary with seasonal ingredients and dietary requirements.
Is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. The cooking session is hands-on and guided by the host.
Is Ubud pickup available?
Yes. Ubud pickup and return are included.
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Ready to Cook Balinese Food With Us?
Cook five Balinese dishes in a local family compound near Ubud, learn from Putu and enjoy the meal you prepare together.
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