Cape Town: Malay Cooking Class and Lunch in Bo-Kaap
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Wheelchair accessible
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Learn how to cook a typical Malay dish in the iconic Bo-Kaap. Discover the culture and rich culinary traditions of Malay from a friendly local. Savor the delicious feast you prepared.
Highlights
- Take a cooking class in Bo-Kapp, Cape Town and learn how to make Malay meals
- Explore the iconic Bo-Kaap neighborhood and see its charming colorful houses
- Discover the techniques and ingredients used to create delicious Malay meals
- Gain an authentic insight into local cuisine and traditions with your local chef
- Enjoy a delicious lunch of the food your have prepared in a local home
Description
Join a local chef in their home in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, and learn how to create delicious Malay cuisine with a cooking class. Enjoy a local experience in a neighborhood characterized by hot pink and burnt-orange painted houses that rise up the lower slopes of Signal Hill, part of Table Mountain.
Meet your local chef and learn about the cuisine Cape Malay, whose cuisine fuses African tradition with that of Malaysian and Indonesian slaves, brought over by the Dutch in the 17th and 18th centuries. Explore the neighborhood, and take a photo amongst the colorful houses.
Learn how to create dishes that may include stews, roasts, and sauce-heavy curries, which are popular in Malay cuisine. Discover the key techniques on how to create a range of authentic dishes.
Combine various spices like ginger, fennel, star anise, tamarind, and, most importantly, turmeric, which gives the dishes a distinct aromatic quality. Afterward, sit down to enjoy the fruits of your labor with some soft drinks.
Includes
Cooking class
Ingredients
Equipment
Chef instructor
Lunch
Soft drinks
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund