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Traditional Peranakan and Malay Cooking Class in Malacca

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
Where to Meet
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Location
Melaka
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 6 guests
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Language
Chinese, English, Malay
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Experience authentic Malaysian flavors in a 1.5-hour cooking class with Cat. Learn Peranakan and Malay recipes, enjoy your meal, and immerse in cultural stories in Malacca.

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

Experience Details

Join Cat, a passionate home cook who learned the art of traditional cooking from her grandmother and mother, for a hands-on cooking class in her condo just outside the city center of Malacca.


In this intimate 1.5-hour Peranakan cooking class, you'll dive into the rich flavors of Malaysian cuisine, which beautifully blends Chinese and Malay influences. The vibrant, spicy, and savory essence of Malay cooking, characterized by essential ingredients like sambal chili paste, shallots, and belacan (shrimp paste).


This is not just a cooking class; it’s an immersive experience that connects you to the heart of Malaysian cuisine.


- Authentic Peranakan cooking class in Malacca

- Join Cat in her cozy condo to learn to prepare two dishes from scratch in 1.5 hours

- After cooking, sit down to savor the meal you’ve prepared, sharing stories and experiences that often make travel so memorable

- Engage in conversations about Peranakan culture, food history, and the importance of family recipes

Sample Menu

STARTER
Welcome Drink
Blue Pea Flower & Pandan or Lemongrass Gula Melaka Drink
STARTER
Fish crackers with white bait sambal or Pineapple Kerabu (salad)
or Otak Otak (ground fish wrapped in a leaf parcel and steamed or grilled) or Jiu Hu Char (stir fried jicama with shredded cuttlefish)
MAIN
Main: Chicken Pongteh with Potato (chicken in fermented soy bean)
or Stir-fry Tamarind Prawns or Ikan Chuan Chuan (fish in fermented bean paste)
MAIN
Vegetable
Spicy Okra Sambal or Pucuk Paku Masak Lemak (vegetables in coconut milk) or Kangkong Masak Titek (morning glory in fermented krill broth)
DESSERT
Dessert
Kuih Ee (sticky glutinous rice balls in syrup) or Ang Ku Kueh (sweet dumpling)

What You Get

Private cooking class and home cooked meal with your host Cat
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Non-alcoholic beverages
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • Private, personalized experience
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Cat learned to cook traditional dishes from her late grandmother and mother. She lives in a simple but modern condo in a high-rise building just outside the city center of Malacca. Cat will serve either Peranakan or Malaysian cuisine, dishes that stem from a mix of Chinese and Malay cultures specific to certain parts of Malaysia, including Malacca. The base for Malay cuisine is spicy and salty and is usually prepared using sambal-chili paste, shallots and belacan or shrimp paste. She enjoys meeting people and sharing stories and this has often been the highlight of her travels, and hopes to offer the same experience to travelers coming to Malaysia!  Cat offers a hands-on cooking class in Malacca, during which you will get to cook along with her. Learn to cook a main dish and dessert in your 1.5 hour Peranakan cooking class in Malacca. Learn to make chicken pongteh with potato (chicken in fermented soy bean) or stir-fry tamarind prawns or ikan chuan chuan (fish in fermented bean paste) and kueh (a traditional dessert). After cooking enjoy the meal you helped prepare.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Condominium Pasir Mutiara, Jalan Ujong Pasir, Melaka, Malaysia, MY, 75050

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Please meet your host Catherina at her home in Malacca City. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation. Please check the 'before you go' section in your voucher for the exact address. Above only offers neighborhood details and not the exact address.
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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from  $192.89 
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Please note that the time is in Malaysia Time.
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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Earliest available date: May 16, 2025
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals