Cooking Class in Bali With Chef Mudana

When you join a Cooking Class in Bali with Chef Mudana, you’ll see that for him, cooking is more than just a passion—it’s his entire life. Inspired by his grandfather’s cooking, Chef Mudana was captivated by food from a young age and made it his mission to master every recipe he encounters. His dedication shines through as he shares the joy of culinary arts, striving to bring happiness to others through his creations. There’s nothing he loves more than seeing people savor and enjoy the dishes he prepares.


The My Sanur team decided we needed to truly experience his cooking class before we could write about it…plus we just like eating really good food!

Cooking class in Sanur
Cooking class in Sanur

Many cooking classes take place in hotel restaurants or colleges, but Chef Mudana’s class is as authentic as it gets. You arrive at the family compound and are greeted by the friendly yips of the Bali dogs who happily trot beside you to the enormous fishponds that mark the entrance of the ‘kitchen classroom’. You walk over a small bridge through curtains and into the traditional outdoor Balinese kitchen which aside from having all the mod cons a kitchen needs, also has the traditional stove and Balinese cooking pots, bamboo, banana leaves and utensils.

The most important part of the class is participation, this is not a class where the chef does everything, and you just sit and listen. The cooking class is interactive with everyone being encouraged to try the chopping, mixing, blending, crushing, and stirring; and it really is the best way to learn. Balinese food is a balance of sweet, sour, salty and bitter, with a good dollop of spiciness!

Herb and ingredient used in cooking

Learning about each herb and ingredient is as much about cooking as it is about the history of the spice islands, and authent ic Balinese recipes have stayed unchanged despite influences from other cultures. Ayam Betutu is a famous and popular Balinese dish and while each area in Bali may have slight variations, the basic recipe stays the same.

Something that we learnt in the class is that wherever possible, every part of an ingredient is used, nothing is wasted, a nd it all serves a purpose. Coconut husks are used in the fireplace for cooking and creating a specific smokey flavour, coconut milk and water used in curries, the coconut flesh used in recipes or dried or desiccated. Speaking of desiccated, you cannot leave Chef Mudana’s without
making and trying the dadar gulung which is a Balinese crepe filled with sweetened desiccated coconut.
The crepes are light and thin and usually green (coloured by using pandan leaves) or pink (coloured by using dragon fruit).

Learn how to cook Dadar Gulung in cooking class
Learn how to cook Dadar Gulung in Sanur Cooking Class

Chef Mudana and his team make the classes fun and it’s fascinating how in a 2-hour class, everything comes together seamlessly and before you know it, you are sitting down to enjoy a feast of the senses that you prepared yourself – with some very qualified expert assistance!

This cooking class has been number one on Trip Advisor year after year and it’s easy to see why; the professionalism is as evident as the love of good food, and you really can’t leave Bali without booking in for a class.


** Just a tip: Chef Mudana and his team get booked months in advance so it’s wise to book your class as soon as you book your flights!

Bookings: www.cookingclasssanur.com OR IG @chefmudana

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