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PRIVATE Balinese Cooking Class in Ubud at Santika's Home
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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
Homecooked Balinese meal
If you choose the "market + cooking" tour grade option, your experience includes a market tour
Gratuities
Hotel pick and drop off
Private cooking class with your host Santika
Hotel pick up and drop off, if staying outside Ubud
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.
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Sate ayam (chicken skewers) served with bumbu kacang (peanut sauce)
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Sambal tomat (tomato sambal) or sambal matah (Balinese salsa)
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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
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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
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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.
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No refund within 1 day of the experience or no-shows.
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peterlC6157VTFebruary 2026 • TripAdvisor
Balinese home cooking at its best
Great experience. We were picked up from our hotel, taken to Santika's cooking school and homestay outside Ubud, to prepare, cook and eat a 3 course Balinese family meal. He is a very professional and friendly teacher, has travelled the world and is able to answer any question about Bali, not just about cooking. Highly recommended, find him on www.pesantian.com.
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V3910WMfrankcAugust 2025 • TripAdvisor
Fun and delicious!
The class was fun and Indonesia meals delicious. Chef Santika was a bit out of the way, but they picked us up at our hotel in Ubud and made it easy for us. Recommended!
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Anita_PJuly 2025 • Viator
Wonderful class!
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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259hanijJune 2025 • TripAdvisor
Amazing experience!
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 learning one of his mum's recipes - best meal we've had in Bali. You also get to cook everything yourself which is a huge plus. Santika's experience is great and this comes out in the way he teaches - we've walked away with some top level cooking advice beyond cooking Indonesian/Balinese food.
