Join Kadek for a guided tour of his organic farm in Ubud, where you’ll gather fresh ingredients for your Balinese cooking class. Explore the farm, learn about local farming practices, and collect produce like beans and lemongrass. The fun, interactive tour lasts 30-45 minutes, with straw hats provided to keep you cool. Afterward, enjoy a refreshing drink and wet towels before starting your hands-on Balinese cooking experience.
Your cooking class in Ubud takes place in a traditional Balinese style outdoor community kitchen. After sipping on a cold beverage, and donning an apron, start by helping Kadek prepare and cook an authentic Balinese meal. During your two-hour Ubud cooking class, you will learn to make 2-3 authentic dishes. Enjoy a meal of the dishes you prepared along with a couple of dishes that Kadek will have prepared in advance. Kadek will also give you a cookbook with recipes of the dishes you cooked so that you can re-create them back home!
After cooking enjoy the meal you helped prepare in a rustic, traditional, outdoor area. Some of the dishes you might try are nasi sela (rice with sweet potato), garang asem (chicken cooked with Balinese spices), tuna satay (traditional Balinese fish kebabs) and sayur urab (green vegetables with coconut and spices). You will end your meal with kolak (banana dessert) and Balinese coffee or lemongrass tea. Please note that Kadek will not join you for the meal, as he first needs to offer the meal to mother nature and prefers that you don’t wait for him to finish the ritual to start your meal.
Unlike most Traveling Spoon experiences, this is a small-group, shared experience (non-private). Because this experience takes place outdoors it can get a bit hot so please wear clothes and shoes appropriate for walking and cooking in a working farm. We recommend bringing bug spray, sunscreen and a hand towel or tissues.
Prices include round-trip transportation only from Ubud hotels - Hanoman street, Monkey Forest street, and Jl. Raya Ubud. If guests stay outside these areas, pick up point will be in front of Maybank Gianyar (Jl. Raya Ubud No.115, Petulu, Kecamatan Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80571, Indonesia). Please be sure to include your hotel name and address in the reservation form (only if you're staying in Ubud) so your host can arrange for your pick-up and drop-off.
This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
Nasi sela (rice with sweet potato)Garang asem (chicken cooked with Balinese spices)Tuna satay (traditional Balinese fish kebabs)Sayur urab (green vegetables with coconut and spices)Kolak (banana dessert) and Balinese coffee or lemongrass teaUnlike a typical Traveling Spoon experience that takes place in a home, this is a unique experience that takes place on an organic community farm and kitchen run by a group of locals interested in sustainable and environmentally friendly practices. After years working in the hospitality industry, Kadek returned to his village in Pejeng, Bali to start his own business with a focus on sustainable farming practices that are kind to the environment. A passionate host, who combines his love for farming, cooking, and healthy food into a fun and immersive cooking class in Ubud on his organic farm. Alongside local community members, Kadek runs an organic farm that promotes waste reduction and sustainable agriculture. He learned traditional Balinese recipes and cooking methods from his mother and his brother-in-law, a chef at a 5-star hotel. Kadek’s family and community members often join the experience, offering guests an authentic glimpse into village life. His mission is to share the benefits of organic farming and the rich culinary traditions of Bali with visitors from around the world.
"This was a fun and interesting experience. We had a lovely traditional Balinese welcome drink; the food was very fresh and the tuna satay with sambal and green bean salad were our favorite dishes. We ended up having a lovely time and a great day. We walked around the farm to pick up ingredients, cooked a meal, ate and engaged in some cultural discussion. You will walk away learning a lot!"
"This is a very interesting 'hands on' experience, in a beautiful farm setting, the instructors
were engaging. All up a fabulous day."
"Best experience in Bali! This is NOT a ‘tourist’ trap. This is the real deal. We learned (and then ate) a 4 course meal made with fruit, herbs and veggies from the garden, fresh chicken (from their chickens) - and let’s not forget the best green beans of my life, and (of course) rice from their farm. Everything was cooked in home made coconut oil made by their neighbor (ummm yes I’m bringing a few bottles home with me). That was just the tip of the iceberg!
We were given a tour of the family compound and had all the temples and lifestyle explained to us. A tour of the garden - and then were given a treat of a traditional Balinese dance from her niece and experienced her ‘hobby’ which is weaving with the hand died yarns from her garden (yes I bought one of these exquisite pieces to hang in my house).
I experienced Soooooo much love and warmth and generosity. This is the best thing I have done in Bali so far! Do this first so you can then approach the culture with a foundatiinal understanding as you move forward with your days.
Oh, and they have a super cute brand new guest house with an infinity pool overlooking the rice gardens. I’ll definitely stay here in the future."
"I can't underscore enough the uniqueness of this Travelling Spoon experience, being it is within the context of a working farm. The setting really helped us dive 'one more click' further upstream into the local food culture, than even other typical TS experiences. Kadek and his cohort Apung were so gracious with their knowledge & hospitality; we learned much not just about the ingredients & food we were handling, but about the Balinese culture that cultivates all of it. The food itself was fun and delicious. The particular highlights for me was assembling the Bumbu Bali (the base that went into multiple dishes), and shaping...then grilling and devouring... the Sate Lilit; using tuna in this case. The organic farm team have a wonderful mission, and they obviously enjoy sharing their jewel with curious & hungry visitors like us. I wish them and future TSers in Bali a future of many more rewarding encounters!"
