We start early at a working local market, not a tourist one. Your host walks you past the galangal, turmeric root, candlenut, lemongrass, and palm sugar, explaining what each one does and how to choose it. You'll learn more about Balinese food here than in a week of restaurants.
Everything in Balinese cooking starts with base gede, the master spice paste. You grind it yourself in a stone mortar, no blender and no shortcuts, and you understand right away why the flavour is so different from anything out of a jar. Your arms will ache; that's part of it.
You cook a full spread, usually sate lilit, lawar, tempeh in sweet soy, a vegetable urab, and a chicken or fish dish, all over an open flame in a family compound kitchen. Then you sit down and eat everything together. Vegetarian and vegan versions are no problem, just tell us when you book.
Your entrance ticket and return transport from Ubud are already included - nothing extra to pay for the activity itself.
We pick you up from your hotel or villa in the Ubud area at the time you choose. Your driver shares their details the day before.
Comfortable clothes and shoes suited to the activity, sunscreen, and a change of clothes if things might get wet or muddy.
Book and pay online by card or PayPal; a $10 deposit holds your date and you settle the rest at the end. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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