Another Honeymoon Highlight

Another Honeymoon Highlight

June 12th, 2008 @ 3:01 pm by Ms. Dahlia

A Balinese cooking class! Mr. Dahlia and I, being the foodies that we are, were really excited to take a cooking class while on our honeymoon.

We had heard about a couple of places to go, and ended up at Bumi Bali for a 5 hour cooking class, which included a tour of the Ubud Market.

The market:

Entering the market

Heading to the lower level where most of the food is sold

Everything is carried or stored in these baskets

Lots of different types of peppers!

Surprisingly, a lot of the produce is imported from other parts of Indonesia (or the world.)

After a tour of the market, we headed back to the restaurant for our cooking class, where we learned to make seven different dishes.

Mr. Dahlia mixing together vegetables

Tuna sambal matah

mixing up the meat for sate lillit

A recipe for shrimp from the instructor’s mother.

The food was really good- and we received a cookbook of all of the different recipes we cooked (as well as many others to try.)

Is anyone else taking a cooking class on their honeymoon?

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16 Responses to “Another Honeymoon Highlight”

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Miss Gingerbread (message) 647 posts, Busy bee

That is such an awesome idea! Miss GB 2.0 would LOVE this. I must remember to look into cooking classes for any and all future travels.

6/12/08 @ 3:05 pm (reply)

Guest

ooh definitely!

6/12/08 @ 3:09 pm (reply)

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Erin

We would LOVE to do this!! How did you find the class? (We’re going to Greece, not Bali, but it might be helpful to know so that I can find analogous resources).

6/12/08 @ 3:09 pm (reply)

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Thea T

Will definitely be trying to incorporate into our honeymoon or minimoon (waiting several months before taking a real honeymoon). this looks amazing!

6/12/08 @ 3:10 pm (reply)

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MsAnge (message) 124 posts, Blushing bee

Oh, wow! I had never thought of doing a cooking class on a honeymoon. That is soooooo cool!

6/12/08 @ 3:12 pm (reply)

Guest

@Erin: Travel guides often list cooking classes.

I think they’re a great way to bring back a piece of the culture you’ve enjoyed (and relive some of the memories from that trip). Also, you’ll get more use out of a cooking class than most other souveneirs…

6/12/08 @ 3:12 pm (reply)

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thistleorchid

We took one in Florence - it was awesome! We did it through the Florence Walking Tours company. We opted not for the private class because it was cheaper and had a lovely time with the other couples there, including one that was celebrating their 10 year anniversary(married on our wedding date)!

We’ve since made the rice salad in tomatoes for several parties since we’ve been back and some of the other dishes for dinner and enjoyed it/them tremendously! Highly recommended activity.

6/12/08 @ 3:21 pm (reply)

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CarolineG

I never thought of doing this, but what a fabulous idea while visiting a foreign country! There are few better ways to immerse oneself in a different culture than through food.

6/12/08 @ 3:23 pm (reply)

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frenchbulldog (message) 6,077 posts, Bee Keeper

FI would LOVE this, I never thought to take a cooking class on our honeymoon, what a GREAT idea. Thanks

6/12/08 @ 4:09 pm (reply)

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beesknees (message) 601 posts, Busy bee

That is one Fabulous idea to do the cooking class. I bet you have inspired many bees with this post!

6/12/08 @ 4:12 pm (reply)

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Miss Pomegranate (message) 956 posts, Busy bee

That is such a a cool idea!! The food you cooked looks soooo tasty and beautifully plated as well!

6/12/08 @ 5:17 pm (reply)

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loves-a-limey (message) 71 posts, Worker bee

Your aprons remind me of a wrap that I saw in a gamelan performance … and it’s so strange to see the tomatoes right up next to the long beans.

I would absolutely do a cooking class on a honeymoon!

6/12/08 @ 5:51 pm (reply)

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SKL

Ms. Dahlia we are going to Bali for our honeymoon in August and I got so excited when I read your blogs about your trip! Please post more of your experiences and recommendations!!!!

6/13/08 @ 12:08 am (reply)

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miss m

What a great idea! We’re total foodies as well, so will keep this in mind for future travels!

6/13/08 @ 2:32 am (reply)

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Carrie

I did something similar on my honeymoon in Thailand. It was so much fun. I recommend it to everyone.

6/14/08 @ 2:28 am (reply)

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Deborah

I have been reading about your honeymoon and wedding with alot of interest because not only am I from Cleveland as well, but I am looking into planning my wedding in Bali. After being there, I wonder if you would possibly be able to give me any advice/ reccomendations about the feasibilty of this! I

6/18/08 @ 7:40 pm (reply)