Local Market Tour and Traditional Balinese Cooking Class with a Family in Ubud


5 hours
Pick-up offered
Free cancellation
1 - 10
Mobile ticket

Overview

Your host Putu will pick you up in the early morning and drive you to the Pejeng market, bursting with locals shopping. Putu will introduce you to the seasonal fruits, vegetables and spices on offer, and you’ll pick up a few ingredients for your upcoming cooking lesson. The market offers wonderful photo opportunities, so don't forget to bring your camera!

Back home, you'll work together to prepare 2-3 authentic Balinese dishes. As you chop, grind and grill Putu will teach you about the spices she uses in her family recipes as well as the medicinal qualities of Balinese ingredients. Putu's kitchen is simple, with only a two burner cooktop, and you'll be impressed by the speed and fluidity with which she can prepare a complex menu with multiple dishes. Potential dishes could be Putu’s grilled eggplant with tomato, grilled fish with Balinese sambal (chili sauce), or a curry dish. The cooking lesson will last about 1-2 hours before you sit down and enjoy the meal.

Inclusions

  • Private market tour and cooking class with your host Putu
  • Homecooked lunch
  • Non-alcoholic beverages
  • Round-trip transport from Ubud hotel
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Gratuities
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Entry/Admission - Traveling Spoon

What to expect

Putu lives in her ancestral village in a traditional family compound. When you arrive you will meet her grandparents, her husband, Pasta, as well as their three children. Putu learned to cook as a child, helping her grandmother prepare the daily meals. Her cooking skills have grown into a career and personal passion. Putu works as a cook at two private villas, creating fresh and creative Balinese dishes to delight her guests. She takes pride in her presentation and artfully decorates the dishes with delicately carved fruit and vegetables. At home, she is responsible for making the temple offerings, from the small offerings to the large fruit towers that she carries on her head during temple ceremonies. Putu also makes homemade jamu, traditional health tonics made from turmeric. 

Putu’s grandparents are rice farmers and you will be served their homegrown rice with the meal. Putu and her family will take you on a tour of their compound and show you their family temple and explain about the objects in the temple. They have a lovely orchard where they grow jackfruit, cacao, durian, coffee and bananas. They also keep pigs, ducks, chickens and a cow.

Notes: Prices include round-trip transport from your hotel in Ubud.

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Stroller accessible
  • Vegetarian and vegan option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Private, personalized experience
  • Please note: Prices include round-trip transport from Ubud only. Please be sure to include your hotel name on the reservation form so your host can arrange for your pick-up. If you are staying outside of Ubud there will be an additional charge for transportation.
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

All sales are final and incur 100% cancellation penalties.
Nikitass100
April 2022

From pick up to drop off the experience will always be in our memories. Putu, Pasta and the family made us feel welcome and provided an unforgettable experience. I don’t want to give too much away, just book it and have the pleasure for yourself.

18lynnel
February 2020

What a fantastic truely authentic Balinese experience. Putu and her family made us feel really welcome in their home. Putu was so knowledgeable and the Balinese food we cooked was so tasty we will definitely be cooking these dishes at home. If I could give more than 5 stars I would. I highly reco...

sngator
January 2020

Of our weeklong trip to Bali, the private cooking class with Putu was the highlight. In our other touristy experiences, we saw a very curated picture of the country, but this gave us a true window into Balinese culture and life. We loved walking through the farmer's market and trying new fruits a...

kurmap
January 2020

It was definitely one of the best cooking classes we have ever visited! We had a tour of the organic garden with plenty of explanations before attending the cooking class and preparing some traditional tasty balinese dishes. Mai Organic family, thank you again for this experience!

S7939NDlaurenh
January 2020

This was absolutely one of the highlights of our trip! Puta was so amazingly kind and knowledgeable about traditional Balinese food, culture and traditions and for me as a nutritionist it was so much fun to get to know all the local food and cooking techniques. It was also such an honour to see a...

Jymx10
January 2020

Putu and her family were amazing hosts. We particularly enjoyed being shown around her lovely Balinese house and garden. She was very knowledgeable not just about cooking but also about Balinese culture and history.The food was delicious and class was held very professionally - you can tell the p...

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