Chef Samuel's Quick Wok and Kueh Class

Chef Samuel's Quick Wok and Kueh Class

You'll learn the basics of Asian cooking with a professional chef from handling a traditional chinese wok, comprehend parts of a dish to learning the right way to use a knife. Discover and learn my secret recipe - seasoning sauce which is soul of every Hot Wok dish and understand stir-frying principles & techniques.

You'll also be introduced to a signature South East Asia's pastry - Kueh. Get to know the insights of intertwining Baba Nyonya & British culture. Hands-on learning the kueh's wrapping skill.

Vegetarian and vegan are welcome. Let me know in advance if you have any dietary restrictions.

Although not private, we'll only receive at a max of 2 bookings. Rest assure you'll be well taken care, and personal enough as this class only accommodate till 8 pax.

Hailed as "Food Heaven of Asia", we'll learn 2-dish that made Penang world's most iconic food destination - 1 of a hot wok hawker dish and 1 of a bite-sized street snack. After we pick you up, we'll arrive to our beautiful home with breathtaking bird eye view of Penang.

You will learn the soul of a hot wok hawker dish - seasoning sauce, the tasty secret you could use it for any Asian dishes. You will then stir-fry them on the traditional Chinese wok, which I will share my professional tips to get "wok hei" - the smell of the wok that contribute to the incredible aroma of hawker food. A quick dish like this is easy to remake back home and tasty too!

Another bite-sized Malaysian street snack - kuih or kueh requires patience and skills in the making, you will skillfully learn the tips and tricks to wrap them and spend some fun happy moments savouring the pastry!

Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun - Char Koay Teow & Kuih Koci
Tue, Thur, Sat - Mee Goreng/Mamak & Ondeh-Ondeh

Along the class, you'll taste nutmeg juice, which is a refreshing native-grown fruit. We'll sit and enjoy what you have prepared, and learn a little more about Malaysian gastronomy and street food culture.

Sample Menu

• Char Koay Teow - Penang is famous for its charred and aromatic Char Koay Teow, stir-fried in high heat with prawns, cockles, eggs and bean sprouts under fiery fire
• Kuih Koci - A traditional nyonya pastry wrapped with banana leaf and filled with shredded coconut filling in palm sugar syrup