You’ll discover Bali’s best cooking experiences at three standout schools. Ubud Traditional Cooking School offers intimate classes with expert chefs in a scenic rice field setting. At Paon Bali Cooking Experience, you’ll join a welcoming family compound where host Puspa shares authentic recipes and cultural insights. Bumbu Bali Cooking Workshop, led by renowned Chef Heinz von Holzen, provides a full-day immersion into traditional techniques and spice preparation. Each school includes market tours, hands-on cooking sessions, and recipe takeaways. Your journey into Balinese cuisine goes far beyond just learning to cook.

Ubud Traditional Cooking School

Along with its stunning gardens, Ubud Traditional Cooking School offers visitors an in-depth exploration into authentic Balinese cuisine. You’ll discover the secrets of Ubud cuisine while working alongside expert local chefs who share generations of cooking wisdom.

Your day starts with a trip to the local market, where you’ll learn to select the freshest local ingredients. The school’s guides teach you about traditional spices, herbs, and produce that give Balinese food its unique flavors. You’ll pick out everything needed for your cooking session.

Back at the school, you’ll create classic dishes in an open-air kitchen surrounded by rice fields. The hands-on classes let you prepare multiple courses, from appetizers to desserts. You’ll master essential techniques like grinding spices, wrapping fish in banana leaves, and crafting perfect satay.

The best part? You can eat everything you cook in the garden pavilion. Classes are small, with just 8-10 students, so you’ll get plenty of personal attention.

You’ll leave with recipes, cooking tips, and the confidence to recreate authentic Ubud cuisine at home.

Paon Bali Cooking Experience

For a more intimate Balinese cooking experience, head to the family-run Paon Bali in the village of Laplapan. You’ll feel right at home as Puspa, your host and cooking instructor, welcomes you into her traditional family compound.

The open-air kitchen lets you connect with nature while you learn to cook. Your day starts with a local market tour where you’ll discover unique Balinese ingredients. Puspa shows you how to pick the freshest produce and spices for your dishes.

Back at her home, you’ll learn traditional recipes passed down through generations. The hands-on class teaches you to make classics like satay lilit, gado-gado, and pepes ikan.

You’re free to experiment with the ingredients and adjust spice levels to your taste. The small class size means you’ll get plenty of personal attention.

While cooking, you can chat with Puspa about Balinese culture and daily life. After the lesson, you’ll enjoy your creations in the garden surrounded by rice fields.

The best part? You’ll take home recipes so you can recreate these authentic dishes whenever you want.

Bumbu Bali Cooking Workshop

Renowned Chef Heinz von Holzen leads the popular Bumbu Bali Cooking Workshop in Tanjung Benoa.

You’ll start your day at 7 AM with a guided tour of the local market, where you’ll learn about fresh Balinese spices and ingredients essential to the island’s cuisine.

Back at the cooking school, you’ll immerse yourself in hands-on preparation of traditional dishes. Chef Heinz shares his deep knowledge of Balinese culinary traditions while teaching you to make classics like satay lilit, bebek betutu, and sambal matah.

You’ll grind spices using traditional stone tools and learn the secrets of authentic base genep, the foundation spice paste of Balinese cooking.

The workshop lets you work at your own pace in a well-equipped kitchen. You’ll get personal attention since classes are limited to 12 students.

After cooking, you’ll enjoy your creations in the open-air dining area overlooking a tropical garden. The workshop includes a recipe book, so you can recreate these dishes at home.

It’s a full-day experience that runs from 7 AM to 3 PM, giving you complete immersion in Bali’s rich cooking heritage.