{"id":4041,"date":"2017-03-14T15:11:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T15:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/?p=4041"},"modified":"2024-10-30T03:15:31","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T03:15:31","slug":"immersive-cuisine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/travel\/immersive-cuisine.html","title":{"rendered":"Immersive Cuisine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>How families can enjoy farm to table experiences while on holiday<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sr-blog-travel-dine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4050 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sr-blog-travel-dine.jpg\" alt=\"cooking classes asia\" width=\"768\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sr-blog-travel-dine.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/sr-blog-travel-dine-300x140.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From hands-on cooking classes to family-style meals in traditional houses, a number of Secret Tables restaurants and gastronomical experiences at Secret Retreats properties offer discerning diners of all ages something to sink their teeth into.<\/p>\n<h2>Inthar Cooking Class in Myanmar<\/h2>\n<p>Learn about Inthar (a local ethnic minority group) cuisine from garden to table and the secrets to making its unique dishes during an interactive cooking class while at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/hotels\/myanmar-burma\/inle-lake\/inle-heritage-stilt-houses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inle Heritage Stilt Houses<\/a> at Inle Lake. Starting with a visit to one of Inle\u2019s daily local fresh markets, the class not only allows guests to learn more about the region, its people and cuisine, but share their creations by enjoying a meal with an Inthar family.<\/p>\n<h2>Contemporary Khmer Cuisine in Cambodia<\/h2>\n<p>While in Siem Reap, families with older children can enjoy a meal at Mie Caf\u00e9 set in a traditional wooden home. Featuring an artful blend of Khmer and Western cuisine from the Cambodian owner and chef, Chef Pola, the tranquil atmosphere and Khmer house add a homey feel to the welcoming ambiance and perfectly plated dishes. The restaurant is open everyday except for Tuesday for lunch from 11:00 \u2013 14:00 and dinner starting at 17:30 with the last seating at 21:15.<\/p>\n<h2>Balinese Cooking Class in Bali<\/h2>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/hotels\/indonesia\/bali\/tugu-bali\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tugu Bali<\/a>, Iboe Soelastri\u2019s Cooking Class introduces guests to centuries-old traditional Javanese and Balinese cuisine. Sharing indigenous cooking recipes, techniques and ingredients, the class allows guests to make these precious recipes themselves in a hands-on course led by the resort\u2019s chef of fine Indonesian cuisine. The hotel also offers a workshop in djamoe making. Originally hailing from Java, djamoes are homemade herbal drinks made from traditional herbs, spices, leaves, roots, barks and flowers meant as natural remedies to minor ailings and a healthy refreshment in the tropical region.<\/p>\n<h2>Noodle Making in China<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s believed that China invented noodles millennia ago \u2013 a 4,000-year-old bowl of noodles found in China is the earliest concrete example ever discovered \u2013 and throughout the country visitors can find a wide selection of tantalising noodle dishes just waiting to be slurped down. At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/hotels\/greater-china\/pingyao-shanxi\/jings-residence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jing\u2019s Residence<\/a> in the UNESCO World Heritage City of Pingyao, guests can learn to make the region\u2019s famous aptly named \u2018cat ear\u2019 noodles \u2013 traditional buckwheat noodles of the Shangxi Province that are hand-shaped to look like tiny cat ears. The noodles are often eaten with a vinegar-based sauce and can be enjoyed at the heritage hotel\u2019s, built over 250 years ago, restaurant along with other traditional noodles and homemade dumplings.<\/p>\n<h2>Learning Where Your Food Comes from in Jakarta<\/h2>\n<p>While staying at Arumdalu Resort in Belitung Island guests can savour farm-to-table meals grown by the resort\u2019s research and agriculture team that has set up gardens and greenhouses across the country. If your Indonesian journey takes you to the capital of Jakarta, stop in at Arumdalu Lab where Arumdalu\u2019s owners are combining hydroponics and traditional techniques to grow organic foods as well as offer a number of craft and gardening workshops Learn more about staying at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/hotels\/indonesia\/belitung\/arumdalu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arumdalu Resort<\/a> here or about upcoming programmes at Arumdalu Lab <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secret-retreats.com\/hotels\/indonesia\/belitung\/arumdalu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How families can enjoy farm to table experiences while on holiday From hands-on cooking classes to family-style meals in traditional houses, a number of Secret Tables restaurants and gastronomical experiences at Secret Retreats properties offer discerning diners of all ages something to sink their teeth into. 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