Private Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud at Santika's Home

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3 hours
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2 - 5 guests
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Dive into Balinese culture with a private cooking class at Santika's home. Experience traditional recipes, local ingredients, and a scenic setting near Ubud. Hotel transfers included.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Santika, a professional chef, opened a homestay for travelers along with his wife, and now enjoys teaching them how to cook local Balinese food. He is excited to share his knowledge of traditional Balinese cuisine from his home kitchen, during this fun cooking class in Bali. Santika's home is located in Pesalakan village, which is surrounded with rice paddies and is a 20 minute drive from Ubud city center. You will experience the beauty of Balinese culture and all it has to offer.


• Private Balinese cooking class in Ubud in a local home

• Introduction to Balinese ingredients, culture and cuisine

• Learn to cook a traditional Balinese meal using local ingredients and spices

• Pick up and drop off from your central Ubud hotel

• Vegetarian, vegan , lactose and gluten-free options available, on request


If you choose the market tour grade option, your experience will include a visit to the local market

Sample Menu

STARTER
Sate ayam (chicken skewers) served with bumbu kacang (peanut sauce)
STARTER
Sambal tomat (tomato sambal) or sambal matah (Balinese salsa)
MAIN
Tempe and kacang manis or tum babi or urab campur or pulung-pulung ayam
Ssoybean cake or steamed spiced pork or mixed vegetable salad or minced chicken balls
MAIN
Nasi goreng (Indonesian fried rice) or nasi sele (sweet potato rice)
DESSERT
Dadar gulung or lak lak
sweet pancakes filled with fresh coconut and palm sugar or rice cakes served with fresh coconut and palm sugar

What You Get

Homecooked Balinese meal
If you choose the "market + cooking" tour grade option, your experience includes a market tour
Gratuities
Hotel pick up and drop off, if staying outside Ubud

Good To Know

  • Prices include round-trip transport from Ubud hotels that are located in the city center (only if your hotel is within the 10km radius from Santika's home in Pesalakan Village). 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 central Ubud (beyond the 10km radius) there will be an additional charge for transportation.
  • Please note that Santika also runs a homestay, so even though there maybe other guests on the property, your Traveling Spoon experience will be private
  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Vegetarian, vegan, lactose and gluten free option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby

What You’ll Experience

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. After you're picked up from your Ubud hotel, you will drive to a local market (if you've selected the market tour option). Here you will be taken on a tour of the local market, so you can discover local Balinese vegetables such as cassava, ferns, lemongrass and a variety of bananas. You may even buy spices or a few vegetables that are in season, which will be later used to cook a traditional Balinese meal in the cooking class. After your market tour, drive to Santika's home amid rice fields for your cooking class. Join your hosts in their beautiful open kitchen and help cook a range of traditional Balinese daily dishes, using local ingredients and spices. You will have your own work area with a chopping board, motor and pestle and stove, so you can cook along with Santika. After you 1.5 hour hands-on cooking class, enjoy the delicious meal you helped prepare.

Meeting & Pickup

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Pickup Details
Your host will pick you up from the concierge desk of your Ubud central hotel and drop you off at the end of your experience. Transportation only from Ubud central hotels (within a 10 km radius from Santika's home in Pesalakan Village) is included in the price of this experience. If you are staying outside of Ubud center (beyond the 10 km radius), there will be an additional charge for transportation.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Wonderful class!
July 02, 2025
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Such a fun experience! We learned the fundamentals of Balinese cooking from a master chef, in a beautiful setting. My children enjoyed as well!

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Amazing experience!
June 16, 2025
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It's hard to describe the amazing experience we had with Santika - from the techniques we learned to the delicious meal we made, the experience was a major highlight of our trip. The stand out was ...read more

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Absolutely recommend!
January 26, 2025
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The cooking class started with a personal pick-up absolutely on time. The pick-up time was confirmed in the morning of the day. Once at the location we were greeted with a drink, got an apron and e...read more

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Reproducing this meal once home!!
December 02, 2024
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We were picked up and the wonderful private experience began. Petu is a great chef and teacher BUT more importantly a wonderful human being. If you know how to cook or not it doesn’t matter! You...read more

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Fabulous, fun evening of cooking, eating and laughing! Great for family of all ages. So delicious!
July 11, 2024
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Santika was fabulous! A local and international chef, we cooked a spectacular meal together which was brilliant for my teen and 2 young children. He made us all feel welcome and it was a lot of fun...read more

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