Learn to cook Indonesian food at Gili Cooking Classes Trawangan
Description
The classes are focused on traditional Indonesian cuisine using fresh & seasonal local produce, ensuring all dishes are packed with flavor. During the class, you will learn traditional cooking techniques, and the staff will inform you what ingredients you can use as substitutes abroad, to ensure you can prepare the dishes authentically and innovatively back home. Cooking and food are at the heart of the classes, but you’ll leave with much more than a full stomach. During the class, you can ask our chefs anything you like. They love to share their knowledge of Indonesian culture and local life. The chefs are from either Lombok mainland or the Gili islands, and are well versed in the local Sasak culture; from marriage traditions and social norms to education and local lifestyles, you’ll get an intimate picture of what it is to be Indonesian.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Reviews(382)
As a non cook this class was superb. Friendly and fun staff, clear instruction, clean kitchen, generous food portions and great food. Highly recommend this class for any level of cooking ability.
Small group . Dedicated teacher, great food. Nice family activity !
Brilliant experience, staff were lovely and we learnt a lot 🙂🙂Would recommend
I had the best experience there! A huge thanks to Wahyu who made everything simple!! Loved it, would recommend a 100 times
Thank you Lucille! We're delighted to hear that you had such a great experience and that Wahyu helped make everything easy and enjoyable. We'll be sure to pass on your kind words to him!
It was a really pleasant experience! We had a really good instructor Wahiu who took his time and took us through the recipes. There's also a lot of food for you to eat afterwards. Would recommend!!!
Thank you so much for your wonderful review Arne! We're delighted to hear that you had such a pleasant experience and that Wahyu helped make the class enjoyable and easy to follow. It's great to know that you enjoyed the food as well. Thank you for your recommendation!
We had seen this when we visited Gili T 2 years ago and were very keen to comeback and try it out. We are on holiday for our son’s wedding and decided we would do the four dish menu as a family activity. What an amazing, fun experience. It was fantastic. The team were so friendly. It was extremely well organised, with the ingredients prepared ready for you to chop as directed. The staff explain the ingredients and preparation of each thing. They then take you through, step by step, to cook each dish. After preparing you then sit down and enjoy your efforts. We had a wonderful time. It was great fun, we had a laugh and all learned how to cook Indonesian food. We will be cooking these dishes at home. If you have a few hours spare it is so worthwhile doing one of these classes. The guys make it fun and educational. Absolutely loved it. I wish I could give it 10*. Thank you guys for a memorable day.
Thank you so much Victoria! We’re truly happy you chose to come back after 2 years and share this experience as a family during such a special occasion. It means a lot to hear you enjoyed the friendly team, the step-by-step guidance, and the fun, relaxed atmosphere — and that you all learned to cook Indonesian dishes together.
What a great class i did the 2 hour class (4 dishes) was amazing the hosts were great good laugh very laid back extremely informative the dishes tasted amazing had a very full belly & some great recipes & knowledge of local food for my collection would strongly recommend
Thank you so much for your wonderful review Shane! We’re really happy you enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, the fun hosts, and learning the local dishes. It’s great to hear you left with a full belly, new recipes, and lots of inspiration — thank you for recommending us!
Excellent experience and since my wife cooks at home, she is the one who took the Super Six course. I was able to follow along but did not participate. Excellent animation also with step-by-step support. The portions are very generous for one person; we ate as a couple, and it was more than enough to sustain us. The owners should extend the concept to couple cooking because currently, to cook as a couple, you have to buy two courses, which is way too much food. Super six 450k IDR.
Thank you so much for your detailed and kind review! We’re really happy you enjoyed the experience and appreciated the step-by-step guidance and generous portions. Thank you also for your feedback regarding the couple participation — we truly value this and will take it into consideration for future improvements.
Was a very nice fun educational cooking course given by 2 nice cooks
Thank you so much for your kind review Marc! We’re really happy you enjoyed the fun, cozy, and educational cooking class with our two chefs. We truly appreciate your lovely feedback!
What a fantastic experience! Both chefs were so helpful and friendly and it was amazing to make the different dishes as part of the intro course! I’ll definitely be making these when I return from my travels - thank you!
Thank you so much for your wonderful review Laura! We’re really happy you enjoyed the experience and that our chefs made the class fun, friendly, and easy to follow. It’s great to hear you’ll be recreating the dishes after your travels — thank you again for joining us!
