Yogyakarta Cooking Class: Explore Indonesian Spices and Cook Tumpeng Yellow Rice

Discover the vibrant flavors of Indonesian cuisine in a Yogyakarta cooking class. Learn about traditional spices, cook Tumpeng yellow rice, and enjoy a delicious meal with insights and reviews.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Baiti jannati Muna - We will pick-up at your hotel, and then visit a local fresh food market to choose the ingredients for your cooking class. Select from the available vegetables, herbs, meat, and spices on display and experience a little of the local life in Yogyakarta.
    Next, visit a rice plantation and learn how the staple crop is cultivated and…
What's Included
  • Market Tour
  • All Ingredients
  • Lunch
  • Pick-up and drop off at hotels in Yogyakarta
  • English speaking teacher (Chef)
  • Recipe
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
Meal Options
  • Martabak - Local food almost look like spring roll . ( inside with spring onion, egg and beef)
  • yellow rice - We will cook yellow rice for side dish, a lot of herb inside. We will create Yellow rice look like mountain for presentation.
  • Javanese Chicken Galanggal - We use chicken and chicken egg for main ingredient.
  • Tempe and tofu caramelize -…
Additional Information

Our culinary expert will guide you in exploring the unique herbs and spices of Indonesian cuisine as we prepare Tumpeng yellow rice, a traditional dish used for ceremonial offerings. You’ll learn the culinary art of preparing a scrumptious Java meal from our chef. Your day will kick off with an early morning trip to the local market to gather fresh…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jennifer_m
Aug 23, 2024
Excellent - I thoroughly enjoyed my class with Desi. It was great to visit the marker and share her home. Thanks
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Tommaso_v
Aug 15, 2024
A Dive into Javanese Culture - An amazing experience! The market tour is truly fascinating, offering an authentic glimpse into local life. The cooking class is equally engaging, you will learn a lot about Indonesian cuisine and get to enjoy the delicious dishes you prepare. The highlight, however, is Desy. She's not only incredibly skilled in the kitchen but also a wonderful person, always ready to answer any questions and to make you feel comfortable. Highly recommended!
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Tomver999
Aug 13, 2024
Authentic cooking experience - An amazing experience! The market tour is truly fascinating, offering an authentic glimpse into local life. The cooking class is equally engaging, you will learn a lot about Indonesian cuisine and get to enjoy the delicious dishes you prepare. The highlight, however, is Desy. She's not only incredibly skilled in the kitchen but also a wonderful person, always ready to answer any questions and to make you feel comfortable. Highly recommended!
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Bas
Aug 6, 2024
A very nice experience! - After we were picked up by Desy, we visited the local Point of Sale. There we saw all kinds of local products and learned about how tofu and tempeh are made. After this instructive first stop we continued to Desy’s lovely, cozy home. There we heard more about the delicious dishes we were going to cook and rolled up our sleeves. In between we chatted and were able to ask questions about the food, preparation techniques, culture and more. Finally, we ate the homemade meal together and were dropped off at the hotel after a glass of water and some chat. All-in-all well arranged and highly recommended!
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Svermeijden
Aug 4, 2024
I highly recommend the cooking class with Desy - We did the amazing cooking class at Desy’s house. It is not only very interesting to learn how to prepare the greatest food, but als a nice way to learn about Indonesian culture. Desy is very friendly, is very interested and loves to explain everything. Our son is vegetarian, but this was not a problem. We are going to try and make the food when we’re back home. It was one of the highlights of our holiday!
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Nancydeceuninck
Aug 4, 2024
The best cooking class by far! - Desy is an amazing person. She is extremely friendly and we had very interesting and open talks about many topics. It was nice to do a cooking class in a local setting. The food was really nice and provided an good insight in the festive local Indonesian cuisine. Definitely worth it, one of our highlight in Yogya.
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Julienau1074rd
Jul 15, 2024
WOW experience!!! - What a day! From the rice fields, to the traditional market, the cooking session, the lunch and the conversations with our hosts, we just enjoyed every moments of our activity. Desy and Widi are so nice and welcoming. We felt like if we were part of their family. The lunch was amazing from appetizers to the dessert! If you look for spending time with locals and learn a little bit about life in Indonesia, you found the right activity. Thanks so much Desy and Widi for the great experience! We’ll miss you!
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Stephen_l
Jul 14, 2024
Master class in Javanese cooking. - Excellent master class in Javanese cooking. Ms Desy is an excellent cook and teacher. The best part was she took us to a traditional market where we selected and bought all of the ingredients, then we went to her house and cook there. We had a chance to shop, prepare and cook lunch in a real environment, not in a hotel and a class room. We also had the opportunity to meet her family. Great experience, and will definitely do it again.
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Biancahc3121qe
Jul 11, 2024
Delicious food and lovely cooking setting - Desy is a lovely woman and good cooking teacher. The diner is really delicious, full of nice and fresh ingredients. She also tells nice background information about the food and shares many stories. She and her family are very warm and friendly. Very nice that you are cooking in their family house!
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Discover28582176612
Jul 10, 2024
Great cooking workshop! - Desy and Widi were incredibly welcoming and very friendly. We were opened by Desy at our hotel and we drove to her house. Once there they explained the dishes we were going to make. There is plenty of time to ask questions about cooking, culture or the country. Meanwhile, you prepare delicious dishes together that you can eventually enjoy yourself. After a nice cup of tea we were taken back to the hotel. All in all and super nice experience when you are in Indonesia. Desy and Widi, thank you again for all the good care!
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From $45
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).