About this tour
Putu collects you from your Ubud hotel at dawn for a guided wander through Pejeng Market, where locals jostle between stalls of seasonal produce and aromatic spices. You'll select ingredients together, then return to her modest kitchen to prepare two or three authentic Balinese dishes side by side. Watching her work a two-burner cooktop with practiced efficiency, you'll learn how she builds layers of flavour and the restorative properties of regional ingredients. The five-hour experience concludes with eating what you've made.
Highlights
- Early-morning market visit with local shoppers and vendors
- Hand-pick ingredients for the cooking lesson
- Learn grilling, grinding and spice work from Putu
- Prepare grilled eggplant with tomato or fish sambal
- Eat the meal you've cooked in her home kitchen
- Discover medicinal qualities of Balinese pantry staples
What to expect
You'll start with a pickup from your Ubud accommodation before sunrise, arriving at Pejeng Market while it's buzzing with everyday shoppers. Putu will guide you through the produce sections, pointing out what's fresh that season and explaining uses you might not know. Back at her place, you're not observing—you're hands-on, chopping, grinding paste, and tending the flames. The kitchen is basic, deliberately so; part of the learning is seeing how much flavour emerges from constraint. Expect real conversation about her family's recipes and the thinking behind each dish. After cooking wraps up, you sit down to eat together.
Good to know
Hotel pickup is included only from central Ubud; arrange with your accommodation details at booking. Vegetarian and vegan options available on request. Seasonal menus vary. Bring a camera for market light. Prams and strollers welcome. Allergies and dietary needs must be noted upfront.
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