Tempeh Making and Cooking Authentic Balinese Dishes
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15 Ratings
Kota Denpasar
Learn how to make and cook authentic Balinese dishes with tempeh, a versatile and nutritious vegan/vegetarian food. Discover the traditional tempeh-making process and explore Balinese and Indonesian cooking techniques. Get inspired to create delicious and healthy meals for your loved ones.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Canang Sari Homestay, Denpasar - The program starts at 09.30 AM as you arrive to our house and finish by 12.30 and then lunch.
Join us to learn more about Balinese Indonesian authentic recipes involving colorful of Indonesian vibrant spices.
During the class we’ll take you to learn the highlight of Tempeh making process. Tempeh or Tempe is a Super Food, an Indonesia original from Java Island. Known since 1600 century, Tempe is food for everyone, rich of protein and many nutrients.
After having good knowledge about Tempe, we’ll be ready to cook our tasteful Lunch at our open air kitchen studio.
We’ll make some dishes from Tempe, refreshing Sayur Urab a vegetable dish made of some greens and beans mixed with grilled coconut grated, as well as some local recipes you can to easily make at home. You can join us to cook or just watch and take note.
Finally we will enjoy our creation by sharing six dishes of tasty Balinese Indonesian Lunch in the garden with family atmosphere of our cozy house.
Water and light snack provided during the class, and Local tea and coffee are served during Lunch.
This excellent cooking class is vegetarian vegan friendly.
Private group available upon request.
Bali Tempeh Making Class
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Snacks
- Tea and coffee
Meal Options
- Tempe and Tofu Curry - This curry is seasoned Balinese base genep, special paste that originally from Bali.
- Tum (Tofu or Chicken) - Steamed Tofu or Chicken seasoned with Base genep wrapped with Banana Leaf
- Tempe Manis - Crisp sweet and sour Tempe
- Sayur Urab - Mix of vegetables with coconut grated seasoning
- Balinese Spiced Chicken Curry (or Tofu Tempe if you’re vegan) - Curry that prepared with Bumbu Bali and fresh coconut milk, if you’re vegan we’ll make tofu / tempeh curry
- Tempe Mendoan - Deep fried crisp tempe, coated with rice flour and vegetable
- Steamed Rice - All the dishes we cook will be served with steamed rice
- Eggplant Sambal - The most favoured Indonesia spicy condiment.
- Sambal Matah - Raw Sambal - Fisherman recipes from Bali; sambal matah or raw sambal
Additional Information
Tempe, also known as Tempeh, is a fantastic choice for those adhering to a vegan or vegetarian diet. Discover more about this powerhouse foodstuff, from its creation process to how it’s traditionally prepared in its region of origin. We’ll focus on Balinese and Indonesian cooking styles with an emphasis on tempe. All the ingredients we use will be fresh from the local market. The cooking techniques are easy to master; after the class, you’ll feel ready to prepare these dishes at home for your loved ones.
Location
Canang Sari Homestay, Denpasar
Gang Kaswari
The complete address is :
Jalan Nangka Selatan Gang Kaswari No, 6 Dangin Puri Kaja Denpasar Utara Bali.
Jalan Nangka Selatan is street name
Gang Kaswari is the alley on the left hand side (of the one way street).
You can get here by Taxi or Grab/Gojek
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Ngkarnawa
Nov 21, 2023
Great experience with the locals. - The class is so much fun and informative. Ibu Ayu is very friendly, knowledgeable, and passionate about Balinese culture. And the most important thing, the foods are yummy and best part she will give you the recipe to bring home. Great experience and definitely worth your time.
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Timothyrq9466ou
Sep 5, 2023
Fantastic experience - Ayu and her family were amazing hosts and we had a terrific time. We learned about authentic Balinese food and traditions. There language skills were flawless. The food itself was really good. A wonderful way to spend the morning and lunch time. Highly recommended!!!
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Matilda_b
Aug 22, 2023
Would highly recommend... - Would highly recommend this! Was honestly one of the best experiences we’ve had in Bali and by far the most delicious food we’ve ate during our stay. Ayu is simply an exceptional host. Each one of us were completely thrilled by her impeccable teaching skills and her extensive knowledge on cooking. With such a kind heart she made us feel right at home. On top of that it’s definitely not an easy task taking on a group of 10 people in one session haha! Can’t express enough gratitude for Ayu and her wonderful family. If I had the chance I would definitely come back again!
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Ewen201
Jul 30, 2023
Highlight of my Bali trip - The perfect experience! The whole family was incredibly welcoming, and their homestay was gorgeous. The whole process was very streamlined, and Ayu taught us so much about each individual ingredient as we walked through each recipe. Ngurah also went out of his way to go to a local market to purchase some tempeh starter for us because we expressed an interest in making tempeh ourselves at home. I cannot stop telling my friends about this experience, and I really encourage anyone visiting Bali to pay them a visit.
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Janae_c
Dec 30, 2022
Ayu is such a wonderful... - Ayu is such a wonderful host. She is very knowledgeable and passionate about cooking. We made several tempeh based dishes and talked about the history of tempeh as we went. It was fascinating to see how tempeh is made and learn all the different ways I could cook it. Ayu also caters to non-vegans so this class is great for all dietary requirements. The end product was delicious and well presented. I left very full and can't wait to try some of the recipes at home. Ayu also does online cooking classes which I can't wait to join! Thanks for the great experience and conversation Ayu.
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James
Sep 10, 2022
Must do - Easily one of the best activities to do in Bali. It's so much more than just a cooking class. I learned so much about the Balinese history and culture through this activity. Cannot thank Ayu and Ngurah enough for the experience! The food... was Devine! Learning how to make them made me appreciate it so much more.
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Destination341967
Jul 10, 2022
Balinese beauty through people’s souls, culture and cooking experience - I love everything! I felt like I was at home with beloved people who shared they priceless experience in the most excellent manner. Well organised from a cup of tea and to recipes and your own pack of yeast.
The greatest values for me are communications and emotions, thanks, Ayu and Ngurah, you definitely left warm mark in my heart and mind!
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Ruth_g
Jul 7, 2022
Authentic and Unique Balinese Experience - This is an experience that is worth going for :-) Ayu and Ngurah were genuine, hospitable and knowledgeable, and we thoroughly enjoyed our time with them. The cooking class was unlike any other, as they were thorough in teaching us the steps and even provided us with a guide on how to make tempeh ourselves at home! Highly recommend
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Karlaea
Apr 3, 2020
Best cultural (and cooking) experience I've ever been to! - Everything about this experience was amazing. Ayu, Ngurah and their family were incredibly welcoming and kind. I can’t vouch for them enough.
There are many cooking classes to choose from in Bali (vegetarian and not), I’m vegan and love to cook so I was looking for a vegan-friendly traditional Balinese class. And was I glad to find Ayu's class! To my surprise, many Balinese and Indonesian dishes are very easy to make vegan or are already vegan. Ayu had no problem accommodating my dietary needs and even went above and beyond in making sure everything served that day was vegan. We even left with a personalized recipe book that I cannot wait to put to good use. What made this class so special and unique amongst all others was not only Ayu’s incredible cooking experience but the level of personalization provided and the inclusion of the Tempe making tour. Did you know Tempe is Indonesian? Ngurah will take on a tour to learn how local families make Tempe and sell it to local shops.
I left not only with a full belly but a heart full of joy. I loved learning so much about Indonesian and Balinese cuisine as well their culture. We exchanged stories, compared cuisines and ate delicious food. I would take this class again in a heart beat.
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Nicole
Nov 11, 2019
How to be a healthy vegetarian in Bali! - Finally a cooking course which uses traditional Balinese recipes, is taught along with the nutritional benefits being explained to us, is practical and hands-on, and most enjoyable was eating our creations at the end (it was a taste sensation). Thankyou Ayu because now I know how tempe is made from scratch!
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