NJONJA OEI COOKING CLASS

In the history of Babah Culture, the result of the fusion of the three cultures was not only a new culture but also created the dining ritual as well as the choices of the menu. These dishes were then known as Babah cuisine. These were dishes that were not the ambitious creations of world famous chefs but more the results of the experiments of the Babah wives (known as Nyonya) as well as the house-cooks and maids (known as Bedienden or Bedinde). These women of the Babah family had lived to know the rich collection of available spices in the island inside and out. They knew how each spice and each ingredient tasted, and how the various combination made exotic outcomes. They knew the traditional Javanese food, the European dishes as well as the original Chinese cuisines. Slowly they experimented with all the ingredients to produce dishes that clicked with the tongue and taste of the mixed-culture family members.
The Bedinde in the Babah homes commonly ate within the comfort of the house kitchen and many of these kitchens have a very unique character and flair. This was inspired the creation of Dapur Babah by the owner/designer of Tugu Hotels and exotic spas, Anhar Setjadibrata. His Dapur Babah recorded the specific history of family Oei, a Babah family who lived in Java. To relive the Babah Culture, Dapur Babah has made a Cooking Class Program called Njonja Oei Cooking Class where in this event Dapur Babah will share its special dish recipes of the fused culture.

Start from Rp. 250.000 - Rp.350.000 ++/person
• 3-5 special dishes of Babah Peranakan Cuisine from Dapur Babah Elite
• Complimentary Dapur Babah Elite's apron
• Certificate