Baba Nyonya Tale
From: RM270.00
Chef Samuel’s Baba Nyonya Cooking Class
| Every | Thursdays |
Baba Nyonya food, also known as Peranakan cuisine, is the result of blending Chinese ingredients with various distinct spices and cooking techniques used by the Malay and Indonesian community. This gave rise to Peranakan interpretations of Malay/Indonesian food that is similarly tangy, aromatic, spicy and herbal. In other instances, the Peranakans adopted Malay cuisine as part of their own taste palette. There are regional variations to Nyonya cooking as well, especially in Penang, whereby the Thai influence has led to a more liberal use of tamarind and other sour ingredients, demonstrated in one of the dishes you’ll learn to cook, Asam Pedas.
Starting with a complimentary pick up service from your hotel or residence, in the morning we’ll visit Ayer Itam market, one of the oldest and busiest wet markets in Penang. Here you’ll learn more about fresh local Malaysian produce while wandering through the stalls of this otherwise hidden market area. Enjoy a cup of local Penang coffee, and sample an authentic hawker breakfast in a nearby kopitiam (coffee shop), before we head back to our cooking studio to continue your culinary adventure. With a refreshing nutmeg juice at your side and breathtaking bird’s-eye views of Penang, this Baba Nyonya cooking class is yours to enjoy.
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What we’ll Learn
Asam Pedas
Baba Nyonya’s sour spicy seabass stew
Inche Kabin
Nyonya-style fried chicken marinated with over 10 spices and coconut milk
Kuih Koci
Butterfly Pea Flower glutinous rice dumpling dessert stuffed with coconut fillings and palm sugar
Asam Pedas originates from the Minangkabau people of Indonesia who influenced central Malaysian cuisine. However, this exclusive recipe is Penang’s Baba Nyonya interpretation of the dish, with more sourish notes due to the Thai influences. Inche Kabin, delightfully made with a unique spice marinade and coconut milk will make for a scrumptious addition to your dinner. Lastly, Kuih Koci represents just one of the many cake assortments you can have for dessert in Penang. The oozing filling with just the right amount of sweetness rounds off a great meal.
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What you’ll Expect
Market Tour
Gather and learn unique local ingredients
Sightseeing the bustling locals’ lifestyleAT AYER ITAM for morning session
Penang busiest wet marketAT BATU LANCANG for afternoon session
A Quick Brekkie
Enjoy local hot/iced coffee
Sample authentic Penang breakfastAT KOPITIAM nearby
Traditional Penang Hawker Coffee ShopEnjoy the View
ARRIVE AT MY
COOKING STUDIOTake a minute to indulge breathtaking
George Town cityscapes and seaviewHave a Sip
Taste a local fruit – NUTMEG Juice
Sample other Nutmeg finger snacks
Lesson Time
Explore significance of each dish as a theme
Learn the FUNDAMENTALS
Discover soul of each IngredientsGrasp ESSENTIALS of culinary arts
Learn to balance each Elements
Recreate exceptional finest Malaysian dishesTime to Cook
You cook while I guide you through
Each Dish STEP BY STEP
Until you’ve hit mastery levelLeave a Memory
We’ll take pictures together with the food in my Indian cooking class
Makan Together
Enjoy what you prepared over meaningful conversations
What I’ll Provide
Ingredients
Recipe
Individual Work Station
Transport
Hawker Breakfast
& memorable photos from my Penang Baba Nyonya Cooking Class
Where I’ll Pick Up
Georgetown
Inclusive
Pick up at 7:30am / 2:00pm sharp
Area: George Town
Outside Georgetown
On demand (+RM20)
Pick up around 7:15am / 1:45pm sharp
Area: Batu Ferringhi / Teluk Bahang only
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