CLASS 01
Private Class
Your own table, your own pace. A personal session for couples, families or friends.
Minimum 2 participants
Lunch 10.30am · Dinner 5pm
Sidemen · Karangasem · Bali
Cook Bali's flavours,
from garden to table.
Join a hands-on Balinese cooking class built around fresh produce from our own garden and neighbouring farmers. Grind your own base genep, cook five to six dishes, then share the meal together.
Prefer something quieter? Weave your own ketupat from young coconut leaf.
Lunch class 10.30amDinner class 5pm
Our Services
The Balinese kitchen, taught by hand.
In about two hours you'll learn to prepare base genep, the foundation spice paste of Balinese cooking, then use it to cook five to six traditional Balinese or Indonesian dishes, dessert included. Then we sit together at one table and eat what you made.
- ✦ Hands-on class
- ✦ Beginners to advanced
- ✦ French & English chefs
- ✦ Garden-fresh produce
CLASS 02
Group / Sharing Class
Cook alongside fellow travellers, swap stories and share the long table afterwards.
Minimum 4 participants
Lunch 10.30am · Dinner 5pm
EXPERIENCE
Ketupat Weaving
A calm, creative class weaving young coconut leaf into ketupat. Coffee or tea and Balinese cake included.
Open class 10am – 5pm
Discover more →VILLAGE EXPERIENCE
Step Into the Soul of Bali
An authentic village life experience in Sidemen, through local traditions, nature and culinary heritage.
Market visit & ricefield trekking
2 hours
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Base Genep
The spice paste behind it all
5–6 Dishes
Traditional, with a dessert
Garden Fresh
Our garden plus local farmers
Shared Table
Lunch or dinner, together
Creative Class
Weave a ketupat from young coconut leaf.
Discover the art of weaving janur into beautiful, unique ketupat. With an instructor guiding you step by step, you'll go from getting to know the leaf, to folding techniques, to a ketupat you wove yourself. It's also a chance to sharpen creativity, practise patience and fine motor skills, and meet a living Indonesian tradition.
What you'll learn
- ✦ Getting to know coconut leaf for weaving
- ✦ The basic ketupat weaving technique
- ✦ Hands-on practice, right away
- ✦ Taking home your own handmade piece
Open class, 10am – 5pm3 types of ketupat weaveCoffee/tea & Balinese cake
Reserve a Seat
Our Package · Village Experience
Step Into the Soul of Bali.
An Authentic Village Life Experience in Sidemen
Discover the authentic side of Bali through a journey into local traditions, nature and culinary heritage.
Traditional Market Visit & Ricefield Trekking
Explore a local market and the Sidemen ricefield to discover fresh ingredients, spices, nature, plantations and everyday Balinese life.
- 2 hours
- Local market & ricefield
- Ingredients & spices
- Everyday Balinese life
Gallery
Moments from the kitchen
and the garden.
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About Us
Tradition, grown
in our own garden.
Padamara Cooking Class & Experiences is set in Sidemen, Karangasem. Most of what ends up on your plate comes from our own garden, and the rest from farmers nearby.
Your instructors are chefs who speak both French and English, so every step is clear whether you're a first-timer or already confident at the stove.
Blog
Stories from the Balinese kitchen.
COOKING
What is base genep?
The complete spice paste that sits at the heart of Balinese cooking.
CULTURE
Ketupat and the art of janur
Why young coconut leaf has been woven for generations.
FARM
From our garden to your plate
How we choose ingredients from our garden and nearby farmers.
Contact
Book your place at the table.
Choose your class, session, date and group size. Your booking request opens in WhatsApp and we confirm availability by reply.
- Lunch cooking class 10.30am
- Dinner cooking class 5pm
- Ketupat weaving, 10am – 5pm
- Village experience, 2 hours
- Sidemen, Karangasem, Bali
- WhatsApp: +62 857-9247-2500