About this tour
This five-hour afternoon session teaches you to prepare nine authentic Balinese dishes alongside a local family, guided step-by-step by a Balinese chef. You'll craft the spice pastes that anchor island cooking, learn to fold canang sari offerings by hand, then sit down to eat what you've made in a traditional household. Pickup and dropoff from Ubud town centre included, plus a recipe booklet to take home.
Highlights
- Prepare nine Balinese dishes from scratch with a local chef
- Grind spice pastes used across Balinese cuisine
- Fold and bless canang sari offerings with family
- Cook and eat dinner in a working Balinese home
- Receive PDF of all nine recipes to recreate at home
- Free return transport within Ubud town centre
What to expect
You'll be collected from your Ubud accommodation and taken to a family home where cooking happens. After a welcome drink, the chef demonstrates spice-paste preparation—the foundation for most dishes to follow. Then you move through nine recipes in sequence, working alongside household members. Mid-session, you'll learn to construct canang offerings, folding leaves into small cups and arranging flowers and rice. Once the cooking is done, you eat everything you've prepared as a shared meal at the family table. The class wraps with printed recipe cards.
Good to know
Pickups are free only within Ubud town; those further out pay extra (arrange beforehand or no transport offered). Bring cash if you need to purchase additional items or if you're outside the included zone. Water and dinner are supplied. No market visit is part of the afternoon schedule.
Tour sold and operated by Viator via Viator. Descriptions on this page are original BugBitten summaries written by our team — not copied from the operator. Prices and availability are confirmed at checkout.