Private Javanese Cooking Class with Dotty in Tumbak Bayuh, Canggu

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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 4 guests
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Experience the essence of Javanese cuisine in Tumbak Bayuh, Canggu. Join Dotty in her home for a hands-on cooking class, learning family recipes passed down through generations.

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

Experience Details

Join Dotty in her kitchen in her beautiful home amidst lush paddy fields to cook a Javanese meal, using local ingredients and recipes handed down from her mother and grandmother. Dotty is especially gifted at teaching you about substitutes for traditional ingredients that can be hard to find at your grocery store back home. Your Javanese meal might include dishes such as Dotty's addictively light and crispy corn fritters or another favorite, soya chicken, chicken cooked in soy sauce with traditional ingredients such as cinnamon, star anise, and rice wine. Share a delightful meal with Dotty over conversation about food and culture.


Dotty was born in Java and has lived in the US and Australia. She recently returned to her country of birth and has fulfilled a life-long dream of building a bed and breakfast. She is passionate about cooking traditional recipes handed down from her grandmother and sharing Javanese cuisine with travelers.

Sample Menu

STARTER
Gado gado (Indonesian salad with a peanut sauce dressing)
or Urab (vegetables with a spiced coconut dressing)
MAIN
Javanese spicy chicken or Soy chicken
MAIN
Turmeric coconut rice with corn fritters or stir fry vegetables
DESSERT
Fresh fruit or Black rice pudding served with coconut cream

What You Get

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Homecooked Javanese meal
Cooking class with your host Dotty
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

  • Dotty can offer optional round trip transportation at an additional cost [please select the 'Cooking with return transfers' option when booking] only from Canggu hotels. Only if you're staying in Canggu, select optional round trip transportation at an additional cost.
  • Tanah Lot Temple is 20min away from Dotty's home and is a great side trip before or after the experience. Dotty lives about 45min to 1hour from Kuta beach
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Menu might change as it is seasonal and subject to availability
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

What You’ll Experience

Dotty's home is located in the lush and tranquil Tumbak Bayuh, 20min from the famous Tanah Lot temple, amongst rice paddy fields that Bali is known for. Join Dotty in her kitchen and learn cook a simple Javanese meal, using local ingredients and recipes handed down from Dotty’s mother and grandmother. She might teach you to cook her addictively light and crispy corn fritters or another favorite, soya chicken, chicken cooked in soy sauce with traditional ingredients. As you chop, grind and sauté, Dotty will teach you about the local cuisine and tell you stories about her family. Dotty is especially gifted at teaching you about substitutes for traditional ingredients that can be hard to find at your grocery store back home. Tanah Lot Temple is 20min away from Dotty's home and is a great side trip before or after the experience. Dotty lives about 45min to 1hour from Kuta beach.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Jl. Griya Mas No.55, Jalan Griya Mas, Kecamatan Mengwi Kabupaten Badung Bali, Indonesia, ID, 80351

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Cooking and lunch: Meet your host Dotty at her home in Tumbak Bayuh, Mengwi, Bali. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon confirmation. Please check the 'before you go' section in your voucher. Cooking with return transfers: Pick up and drop off from Canggu hotels is included
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

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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Truly personal and tailored for you. Much more than cooking !!!
April 27, 2025
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Cooking with Dotty is so much more then learning to cook Javanese style. You learn about how to do it back in Australia and learn about how to present it and she shares more then her knowledge of c...read more

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This was the highlight of my trip! I...
May 09, 2018
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<p>This was the highlight of my trip! I loved meeting Dotty and being welcomed into her home, and making some really amazing recipes. She is very accommodating to dietary restrictions and offers a ...read more

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This cooking class was one of my...
February 12, 2018
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<p>This cooking class was one of my favorite parts of our vacation in Bali! I took this cooking class with my boyfriend. We were staying in Kuta at the time and decided to utilize the transportatio...read more

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