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Private Traditional Peranakan & Malay Cooking Class in Melaka

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Overview

Available languages

Chinese
Malay
English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

Cook, eat, and connect with a local in Melaka for an authentic taste of Peranakan cuisine. Hands-on Peranakan and Malaysian cooking class in a local home. It’s a perfect blend of food, culture, and connection, giving a true taste of everyday life in Melaka beyond the tourist spots.

Hands-on cooking class, learn to chop, cook, and prepare a main dish and dessert under your host's guidance in her modern Melaka home kitchen. Discover Malaysian ingredients, Peranakan cooking techniques, and cultural stories behind each dish. Share the meal you helped prepare for a memorable, authentic taste of Melaka.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

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

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Cat first learned to cook traditional Malay dishes from her late grandmother and mother. She offers a hands-on cooking class in Melaka in her home kitchen, where you’ll cook side by side with her and learn traditional techniques. During this 1.5-hour Peranakan cooking class in Malacca, you’ll prepare a main dish and a dessert, gaining insight into local ingredients and home-style Malaysian cooking. Help Cat chop, cook, and add the finishing touches to a traditional Malay meal with Peranakan influences. Dishes you might learn to cook include chicken pongteh with potatoes (chicken braised in fermented soybean paste), stir-fried tamarind prawns, or ikan chuan chuan (fish cooked in fermented bean paste), along with kuih, a classic Malaysian dessert. This authentic cooking class in Melaka a warm, cultural experience for travelers looking to connect through food. Your in-home dining experience in Melaka, may include dishes such as otak-otak (steamed or grilled fish in banana leaf), pineapple kerabu, or jiu hu char. Main dishes may feature tamarind prawns or ikan chuan chuan, served with vegetable sides. End with traditional Malaysian dessert.

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)

What‘s Included

Welcome drink and traditional Malaysian dessert

Authentic home-cooked Peranakan & Malaysian cuisine

Private hands-on Malay cooking class in a Melaka home

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Options

Lunch only (no cooking class)

Cooking class + Lunch

Reviews

5.00

1 review

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  • The best cooking experience in Malacca

    863wendyf,,Jan 14, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    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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