Penebel Cooking Classes

Definitely one of our favorite activities in Bali! Made and his family/crew taught us how to cook a Balinese menu. The day included not only delicious food and fun cooking, but also picking vegetables in their garden and a nice tour through the rice fields. We stayed in Ubud and weren't sure if it was worth going all the way up north for a cooking class, but it was totally worth it :) We highly recommend booking this class and getting to know some great recipes and Made and his beautiful team :) Thank you some much for this beautiful experience!

We had such a fantastic fun day yesterday at the Jatiluwi cooking class. The family is so welcoming, telling you the history about the traditional Balinese food. Picking your own vegetables and spices from the garden, while looking out over the rice fields. Highly recommend this day. We will attend again.

We had a fantastic experience with Mr Seneng, starting with an awesome bike ride in the beautiful rice terrace of Jatiluwih, which we thought were even nicer than the ones we saw in Ubud. The bike ride was mostly downhill and was a breeze. The cooking class was fantastic, with so many dishes and we get to pick our own veggies from the garden. Food was lovely and we loved how the money goes to supporting the local farmers. We all thought it was the best experience on our trip. Highly recommend this class!

An authentic must do experience. The food we learnt to make was fresh and delicious, by far the yummiest cooking class I've done to date! Fun for all ages the kids loved it! Thank you Made and family

Made (Happy) has great English and is very friendly and informative. The scenery is stunning and picking the vegetables from his garden to cook with was awesome. I loved the car ride to his location as we chatted the whole time there and back and I learnt a lot about their culture and way of life plus saw the beautiful scenery /rice fields along the way. If you want to do a cooking class I would HIGHLY recommend this one and it was the highlight of our trip! Have purchased ingredients back in Aus to re cook. Thankyou to Made and his family for having our large group of 8!

It was the best experience in Bali without a doubt! First, a super pleasant walk through the Jatiluwih rice fields early in the morning, without heat and without people, in which Made told us interesting facts about the environment and rice cultivation. Then we arrived at Kubu Terrace to start the cooking class in which we ourselves harvested some of the ingredients that we were going to use in the menu. The kitchen area has incredible views of Made and his family's rice fields. The food is delicious and of exceptional quality, much better than what you can try out there. Also, since you cook yourself, you can moderate the spiciness. During the day they explain all kinds of things related to cooking, the environment and their own life and it is very enjoyable and interesting. I think it is an essential and super authentic experience, far from the typical tourist tours.

We had an excellent and delicious time with our Kubu Terrace Cooking Class. We also liked the fact that the activity was a complete package, with pick-up and return service. The class is beautifully located in the Jatiluwith region and reached after a hike through the delightful sawahs. The Cooking Class is small scale and run by Made Happy with family & friends. Plenty of personal attention. We started with picking/cutting most of the ingredients for a solid “bumbu Bali” from the - organically grown - garden. This gave us a good vibe and understanding of the richness and diversity of Balinese vegetables. After the three course meal, we ended with a tasteful homegrown Bali coffee. We are definitely going to prepare the learned dishes at home (Netherlands) for our friends.

We were absolutely mind blown by the day which started with early pickup. Karma answered all our “tourist” questions whilst expertly driving 1.5 hours to the destination. The scenery was stunning and we trekked to our destination through beautiful UNESCO heritage rice field terraces. The family run business felt personalised and totally genuine. We picked fresh produce from the garden before being delighted in the instruction of how to prepare Bumbu Bali recipe base. Each stage of the meal was supervised and we were able to learn from our lovely host Debi - we thank her and her family very much for welcoming us and sharing their home and stories. Highly recommend!

The walk to the location of the cooking class is breathtaking. Beautiful scenery of ricefield terraces. The picking of ingredients for the cooking class was interesting and fun. The cooking class itself was really terrific! Everybody joins the cutting of vegetables and cooking. The result was a great very tastefull meal. We recommend this cooking experience to everyone!

We really enjoyed this cooking class. It was located at a stunning setting in the rice terraces. Everyone was very welcoming and we were able to learn step by step the process of cooking Balinese food from the garden to the plate. The food was delicious and we made multiple dishes, we left feeling very full and happy.

A great experience, highlights of an easy walk through the stunning rice terraces and located in a real farm within the rice terrace area itself. Immersed in a 3 generation family, farm life and culture were shared by our hosts with husband and wife tutor team with parents in supporting roles. We were able to hand pick some key ingredients from the small farm with a good explanation on these and the farm life itself. Good English, easy to follow, very enjoyable day. A 1+ hour from our hotel in Denpasar, we meandered through small villages and rural landscapes that added to the experience. Would highly recommend.

Loved the mixture of the tour through the rice paddys, picking veg from the garden and the cooking instruction. Everyone on the team were so helpful and welcoming, we had a great experience.

After the downhill cycle tour, harvesting most of the used ingredients we got to know the secrets of Balinesian cuisine: BUMBU Bali. Just one word: simply wonderful

Such an amazing day! This is a small, family run cooking school based at their farm in the rice terraces. The owner and his wife picked us up from Seminyak and drove us all the way to Jatiluwih. It was a long drive (2 hours) but beautiful scenery and worth it for the view and short walk through the rice terraces to their farm. (The walk is easy - down hill and partly shaded). The owner showed his his small organic veggie garden and we picked a few things to use in our cooking. We could watch the men and buffalo working below in the rice terraces. The wife took us for the cooking class and was so friendly and easy-going. The food was amazing and we were given a recipe book so we can try the recipes at home :) Highly recommend.

The cooking class was amazing! So nice and friendly people. Picked our own vegetables and cooked a lot of different Balinese food. It was really nice and we enjoyed it very much. We definitely would recommend it to everyone.