Cultural Cooking Class

In this 3-hour workshop you will learn interesting stories about Singapore’s food culture and heritage and enjoy a hands-on local flavours cooking experience.

Option 1: Local Singapore Favourites - Two savoury courses plus one dessert.

Option 2: Local Heritage Kuehs/ Snacks - Two desserts.

Enjoy cooking inside a pre-war heritage shophouse in the heart of historical Chinatown. This is a rare opportunity to appreciate how historical buildings of cultural significance are being conserved and repurposed in Singapore.

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Duration: 3-hours

Level: Suitable for beginners

Group capacity: 8 Pax minimum. Can take up to 40pax.

Class Schedule : Morning class (9:30am to 12:30pm) Afternoon class (2:30pm to 5:30pm)

Menu Options: Vegetarian options available, meat sources are Halal-certified.

Option 1: Local Singapore Favourites - Select one of the below set menus.

  • Nyonya Laksa - A spicy noodle soup popular in the Peranakan cuisine of Southeast Asia.
    Fried Spring Rolls - Rolled rice paper filled with minced vegetables and usually meat.
    Kueh Dadar (Crepe with palm sugar coconut filling) or Hoon Kueh (mung bean coconut pudding).

  • Chicken Satay - Grilled meat in skewers and home-made peanut sauce
    Char Kway Teow - Stir-fried flat rice noodles.Gula Melaka Sago Pudding - Gula Melaka is the sugar from a coconut tree. Combined with coconut milk and poured over a sago pearl pudding.

  • Chicken Curry
    Roti Jala - Malay net pancakes.
    Ang Ku Kueh (Local snack with sweet coconut filling) or Ondeh Ondeh (glutinous rice balls).

  • Hainanese Chicken Rice - Steamed chicken with fragrant rice.
    Home-made Chilli & Ginger Sauce.
    Chicken/Prawn Wonton in Chicken Broth - Dumpling Soup.

  • Nasi Lemak- Malay coconut rice with condiments.
    Prawn or Chicken Sambal.
    Curry Puff.

Option 2: Local Heritage Kuehs/ Snacks - Choose 2 from 7 options.

  • Kueh Dadar - A Peranakan classic snack, Kueh dadar is a rolled pandan crepe filled with grated sweet coconut filling that is flavoured with Gula Melaka.

  • Soon Kueh - The dumpling-like kueh is filled with a fragrant mixture of shredded bamboo shoots,

    turnip and dried shrimps wrapped in a smooth rice-tapioca flour skin

  • Kueh Salat- A two-tiered Nyonya delicacy: a base of sticky rice, riotously streaked with fresh butterfly pea extract, weighted down by a thick layer of custard flavoured with freshly squeezed coconut milk and pandan juice.

  • Ondeh Ondeh- Another classic Peranankan dessert; Ondeh ondeh is sweet potato glutinous rice balls filled with palm sugar that oozes out the moment you bite into these little balls...heavenly! Think Chocolate lava cake “Asian” style.

  • Png Kueh- This popular Teochew snack is a small teardrop shaped Chinese pastry with soft sticky glutinous rice flour skin wrapped over a filling of glutinous rice, peanuts, mushrooms, and shallots.

  • Chwee Kueh - A popular staple amongst Singaporeans is rice cakes topped off with fried radish, or as we call it – Chwee Kueh.

  • Ang Ku Kueh- This is a small round or oval shaped Chinese pastry with soft sticky glutinous rice flour skin wrapped around a sweet filling in the centre. It is moulded to resemble a tortoise shell and is presented resting on a square piece of banana leaf. This dessert is traditionally red in colour and has a sticky chewy texture when eaten.

Activity:

  • Cultural Discussion & Introduction to Local Ingredients (45 minutes) - Introduction to the dishes that the participants will be preparing for the day, giving them a detailed explanation of the origins of the dish and the specific local ingredients used

  • Hands-On Cooking Session (105 minutes) - Participants are provided with fully-equipped cooking workstations and ingredients with the close guidance of your facilitator. Cooking is done in pairs.

  • Dining Time (30 minutes) - Sit and enjoy your owned cooked dish with your friends and colleagues.

Pricing: Approximately US$70 to US$87 per person (minimum group size of 10). Exact pricing will be confirmed once we have information about your group size and menu choice.

* Inclusive of all ingredients • Aprons and chef hats • Free flow of drinking water, coffee & tea

Location: Chinatown, Singapore

Logistics: Easily accessible by public transport and by our private hire vehicles.

 

INFORMATION

  • For advance group bookings (i.e. more than 60 days), we require a 50% deposit 60 days before the event date to confirm the booking. The remaining deposit is to be paid on 14 days before the start of class. 

  • For group bookings between 14 days and 60 days, the full amount is to be paid 14 days before the event date to confirm the booking.  

  • For group bookings less than 14 days, the full amount is to be paid within 3 days of the event date to confirm the booking. 

    Cancellation policy : 

  • No refund if cancellation is within 14 days of the event 

  • 100% refund if cancellation is more than 14 days from the event 

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