Ketut’s Cooking Class – Visit of the local market
We had an early pick-up for Ketut’s Cooking Class in the morning. We arrived at the central meeting point where we met the other participants. Ketut himself showed us around at the local market. The hygiene standards were a bit more flexible than what we were used to. I guessed that everyone wanted to become a vegetarian after having seen the meat and fish. But OK this is how it is done in this part of the world… I had been in Asia before, so it was not really a surprise.
Ketut was really nice and at times quite funny. He showed us the fruits and vegetables and made us taste some of them. It was a pleasant activity to start the day.
Ketut’s Cooking Class – The real thing
Then we drove to the cooking school that looked quite professional, here we tasted Bali tea for the first time. After the relaxing part came the real work because we had to cook ourselves. This was actually very nice because a cooking course where we were only allowed to watch was not our cup of tea.
We started by grating the coconut for the coconut oil. We were all allowed to try it. Then the ingredients for our menu were presented and we got a cooking station per two persons. It was the intention that each pair cooked their own meal.
We prepared dish after dish under the personal guidance of a teacher. Those that did not eat fish or meat could select the vegetarian option. Very cool and educational, but above all super tasty! It was such a great experience, definitely a 10 out of 10.
Campuhan Ridge Walk
For the afternoon we had scheduled the Campuhan Ridge Walk. It was a brisk short paved walk of about 35 minutes (one way).
The start was at the Warwick Ibah villas and spa where we had to walk into the driveway. There we found an arrow ‘go to the hill’. Then we continued to the bridge where we saw another sign for the walk. We first passed by a beautiful temple and then we just followed the pavement surrounded by the jungle. Views were magnificent!
At the end of the walk we stopped for a healthy refreshment at Karsa Kafe. It was such a nice setting with little huts looking out over a pond and this in between the rice fields. After a relaxing time, we returned to Ubud following the same path but in the opposite direction.
At 7.30pm we took a taxi to Ubud for dinner. We walked back to the local ‘Rue des Bouchers’ with many restaurants and warungs, however we finally decided to try out a place that we saw the day before. There was no free table in the main restaurant, but we were allowed to sit in the brand new garden annex with pond and all. We turned out to be popular because the waiters wanted a photo of us. The food was again delicious as expected.
