Traditional Peranakan and Malay Cooking Class in Malacca | 3 hours

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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: Malay, English
  • Private cooking class and home cooked meal with your host Cat
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Non-alcoholic beverages
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Overview

Join Cat, a passionate home cook who learned the art of traditional cooking from her grandmother and mother, for a hands-on cooking class in her condo just outside the city center of Malacca. In this intimate 1.5-hour Peranakan cooking class, you'll dive into the rich flavors of Malaysian cuisine, which beautifully blends Chinese and Malay influences. The vibrant, spicy, and savory essence of Malay cooking, characterized by essential ingredients like sambal chili paste, shallots, and belacan (shrimp paste). This is not just a cooking class; it’s an immersive experience that connects you to the heart of Malaysian cuisine. - Authentic Peranakan cooking class in Malacca - Join Cat in her cozy condo to learn to prepare two dishes from scratch in 1.5 hours - After cooking, sit down to savor the meal you’ve prepared, sharing stories and experiences that often make travel so memorable - Engage in conversations about Peranakan culture, food history, and the importance of family recipes

Meeting points

Please meet your host Catherina at her home in Malacca City. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation. Please check the 'before you go' section in your voucher for the exact address. Above only offers neighborhood details and not the exact address.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Cat learned to cook traditional dishes from her late grandmother and mother. She lives in a simple but modern condo in a high-rise building just outside the city center of Malacca. Cat will serve either Peranakan or Malaysian cuisine, dishes that stem from a mix of Chinese and Malay cultures specific to certain parts of Malaysia, including Malacca. The base for Malay cuisine is spicy and salty and is usually prepared using sambal-chili paste, shallots and belacan or shrimp paste. She enjoys meeting people and sharing stories and this has often been the highlight of her travels, and hopes to offer the same experience to travelers coming to Malaysia!  Cat offers a hands-on cooking class in Malacca, during which you will get to cook along with her. Learn to cook a main dish and dessert in your 1.5 hour Peranakan cooking class in Malacca. Learn to make chicken pongteh with potato (chicken in fermented soy bean) or stir-fry tamarind prawns or ikan chuan chuan (fish in fermented bean paste) and kueh (a traditional dessert). After cooking enjoy the meal you helped prepare.

Sample Menu

STARTER

Welcome Drink

Blue Pea Flower & Pandan or Lemongrass Gula Melaka Drink

STARTER

Fish crackers with white bait sambal or Pineapple Kerabu (salad)

or Otak Otak (ground fish wrapped in a leaf parcel and steamed or grilled) or Jiu Hu Char (stir fried jicama with shredded cuttlefish)

MAIN

Main: Chicken Pongteh with Potato (chicken in fermented soy bean)

or Stir-fry Tamarind Prawns or Ikan Chuan Chuan (fish in fermented bean paste)

MAIN

Vegetable

Spicy Okra Sambal or Pucuk Paku Masak Lemak (vegetables in coconut milk) or Kangkong Masak Titek (morning glory in fermented krill broth)

DESSERT

Dessert

Kuih Ee (sticky glutinous rice balls in syrup) or Ang Ku Kueh (sweet dumpling)

Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Private, personalized experience

Free Cancellation

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The best cooking experience in Malacca

Published on Jan, 2025

Catherine is the most wonderful chef and teacher and makes you feel so welcome in her home. She is so knowledgeable about Malaysian food and culture and we thought so enriched by this experience she was generous with her time her knowledge and the delicious food that she served to us. My only suggestion would be is arrive very very, very hungry because the food is delicious and plentiful. This is just the best experience that any visitor to Malacca could expect and we are so grateful to Katherine and the attention she gave me and my family I must do for Malacca. Thank you. Wendy, Luke, and Hannah.

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