Merta’s Family Cooking Class

” A Taste of Authentic Balinese Home Cooking Merta’s family Cooking class in Munduk North Bali”

Discover the heart and soul of Balinese cuisin with Merta’s Family Cooking Class, a unique hands on experience in the scenic village of Munduk North Bali.

  • Price: IDR 350.000/ person
  • Inludedes: Cooking class, meal, recipe
  • Aprox: 2 hours
  • Group: Private for personal experience
  • Availability: Daily ( advance booking )
  • Best time : start 11 am ( prepare for your Lunch) or 5 pm ( prepare for your Dinner)

What Make This Cooking Class Special?

Learn traditional balinese cooking technique using Age old methods passed down through Merta’s family cooking class, you will learn to prepare 4 Authentic Balinese dishes on your options, such us:

Non Vegetarian options

  • Betutu Ayam: a traditional balinese dish featuring chicken ( ayam) that is slow cooked with rich spices until tender and flavorful, The dish is known for its deep, aromatic taste.
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  • Pepes Ayam: Balinese dish where chicken ( ayam) is marinated with a rich blend of spices wrapped in banana leaves and then grilled or steamed. The banana leaves help infuse the chicken with an earthy aroma keeping it moist and flavorful.

  • Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce: a polupar indonesian dish consisting of grilled skewered chicken, typically served with a rich peanut sauce.

  • Satay Lilit: a unique balinese style satay made from minced meat ( chicken) that is mixed with rich spices wrapped around lemon grass sticks/bamboo and grilled.

  • Tum Ayam: a traditional balinese dish made of minced chicken ( ayam) mixed with aromatic spices wrapped in banana leaves and steamed.

Vegetarian Options:

  • Tempe with Vegetable Curry: a flavorful indonesian dish that combines Tempe ( fermented soybean cake) with a mix of vegetables in a rich coconut based curry sauce.

  • Terong Balado: an Indonesian dish featuring fried eggplant ( terong) topped with a spicy, tangy and slightly sweet red chili sauce ( balado).

  • Urab Sayur: a traditional balinese vegetables salad mixed with seasoned grated coconut, it is a light, healthy dish that combines blanched vegetables with a fragrant coconut dressing, the flavors are a perfect balance of savory, slightly sweet and aromatic.

  • Gado Gado: a popular indonesian vegetable salad served with a rich peanut sauce, it combines fresh and blanched vegetables, tofu, tempe, boiled eggs.

  • Bregedel ( base of Corn or Potatos): Bregedel corn ( Indonesin corn fritters) are crispy, savory snacks made with sweet corn and spices in deep fried to golden perfection.

Dessert ( on options):

  • Dadar Gulung: Classic indonesian dessert, often enjoyed as sweet snack or part of traditional tea time treat. It is green rolled pancake filled with sweet coconut and palm sugar, the green color from pandan leaves or pandan extract.

  • Kolak Pisang: Traditional indonesin dessert made of banana cooked in rich coconut milk sauce with palm sugar and fragrant pandan leaves, it is warm sweet andcomforting dish.

  • Pisang Goreng: Indonesian fried banana is a beloved snack featuring ripe banana coated in a light, crispy batter and deep fried unfil golden brown.

At Merta Family Cooking Class, you are not just learning to cook but you are stepping into the daily life of Balinese family, where food is more than just a meal, it is a cultural herritage passed down through generation.

What to expect?

  • Your experience begins with a warm welcome at Merta’s family cooking class, a traditional Balinese compound where family members live together in harmony, you will get a glimpse of authentic balinese family life and the importance of food in daily rituals and celebrations
  • Traditional Balinese Recipes: learn to prepare authentic balinese dishes.
  • Hand on Cooking Experience
  • Guided by Merta, cook step by step using traditional tecniques.
  • Cultural Experience: Hear stories about Balinese traditions, Cooking secrets and daily life in Munduk.

Cooking Using Traditional Utensils

Experience authentic Balinese Cooking using handmade stone mortals, Merta’s family Cooking class will guide you through each step, ensuring you master the art of grinding fresh spices and balancing flavors like a true balinese chef.

Why Join Merta’s Family Cooking Class?

  • Authentic and family friendly: Experience the warmth of Balinese hospitality in a real home setting.
  • Small and Intimate Groups: Enjoy personal attention and hands on guidance.
  • Vegetarian or non Vegetarian Optional Available: Balinese cuisine offer a variety of delicious plant baseed dishes.
  • Breathtaking Location: learn to cook while surrounded by Munduk’s stuning mountain and beautiful area.
  • Take Home Recipes: Get recipe booklet so you can recreat your balinese feast at home.

Enjoy a Delicious Home Made Feast

After Cooking, sit down with Merta’s family to share and enjoy the meal you have prepared together, this is the perfect time to relax, ask questions and hear stories about Balinese food culture, tradition and village life.

Book Your Cooking Experience Today!

Join Merta’s Family Cooking Class for a memorable, fun and cultural experience that will leave you with new skills, delicious memories and a deep appreciation for Balinese Cuisine.

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