Private Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud: Learn at Putu's Home

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Duration3h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Cook five dishes in a village kitchen, then sit down to eat them with the family who taught you.

A private cooking class in Ubud held in Putu's home kitchen, where you prepare 2–3 authentic Balinese dishes using ingredients from her farm, learn the stories and medicinal qualities behind her family recipes, and share the meal you've cooked with her multigenerational family. The class runs about three hours including the meal; round-trip transport from Ubud hotels is included, and dietary restrictions can be accommodated with advance notice.

The Experience

You arrive at Putu's home in an ancestral village outside central Ubud, surrounded by gardens and tropical orchards. She welcomes you into her kitchen—simple, with just a two-burner cooktop—and you begin chopping, grinding and grilling alongside her. The dishes shift depending on the day and what's fresh from her farm: gado gado with hand-pounded peanut sauce, perkedel (crispy corn fritters), rendang simmered in coconut milk, sayur urab with fresh-grated coconut, and black rice pudding with palm sugar. As you work, Putu shares the stories behind each recipe, the spices she uses and their traditional healing roles in Balinese life, most of them grown on her own land.

What strikes people is how much she accomplishes on that two-burner stove. The kitchen is hers, not a teaching setup, and the pace is unhurried—you're cooking a real meal, not performing for a class. She talks about Hinduism and daily life in the village with humor and warmth, and the experience feels like cooking with someone's grandmother rather than attending a lesson. After about an hour and a half of cooking, you sit down with Putu, her family and the rice her grandparents cultivated to eat everything you've prepared.

Round-trip transport from your Ubud hotel is included; if you're staying outside Ubud, an additional charge applies. The class accommodates vegetarian diets and other dietary restrictions if you mention them when you book. Local alcohol—one or two glasses—comes with the meal, and you can choose either a lunch or dinner departure depending on which option you select at checkout.

What’s included

Private hands-on cooking class in Putu's home kitchen.
preparation of 2–3 authentic Balinese dishes using ingredients from her farm.
shared meal of everything you've cooked.
local alcohol (1–2 glasses depending on your option).
round-trip transport from Ubud hotels.

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Stroller friendlyPublic transport nearby

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Is this one for you?Cook in Putu's home kitchen and learn the stories behind her family's spice blends—you'll prepare multiple dishes together and eat what you've made with someone who knows every ingredient by heart.