Penang Cooking Class

Learn to cook Malaysian Traditional Food

Nazlina's class gets international attention

Articles and TV programs on Malaysian TV, BBC TV, USA Today, UK's Daily Telegraph, Malaysia Airlines In-flight Magazine, several Australian magazines are a few of the results of the high quality of her cooking class!

Nazlina's Traditional Food Class in Penang teaches you how to prepare a great traditional Malay and/or Nyonya meal.

Every class starts with a visit to the local wet market where you will be introduced to local vegetables, meat (if applicable, vegetarian classes can be arranged) and local spices.

The venues of Nazlina's cooking class:

E&O Hotel in George Town on Wednesdays
Nazlina Spice Station Tuesdays and Thursday to Saturday

Nazlina Spice Station:
71 Stewart Lane
10200 George Town, Penang
+6012 4538167

Nazlina Hussin will teach you to identify the spices used and how to use them in your cooking. The fees vary depending on the kinds of food being cooked.

Penang Cooking Class
Nazlina explaining at the wet market tour

If you have been wondering the correct ways to make curry or how do you get that special color and taste for the rendang, here is the perfect class that you should take up.

We will have fun using the traditional methods for grinding spices.

Penang cooking class

Learn how to extract fresh coconut milk manually and find the names of the spices, its smell, how to handle them. You will find many obscure and traditional tips that you may not find in any other cookbooks.

Nazlina Hussin's daughter Johanna (7 years old) demonstrates that extracting coconut flesh is not too difficult

Learn how to fold nasi lemak using the banana leaves. Discover how many types of ketupat you can make out of coconut leaves. Or learn to cook a chicken curry, beef rendang or any other dish you would love to learn. You can choose!

Cooking class in Penang at the Islamic Museum

The Penang Cooking Class the traditional way is fun and educational.

So, come and join Nazlina. Please fill up the form below. Please book in advance to avoid disappointment. We need at least a day notice before the date of the class. And yes, you can come on bicycle, there's safe storage inside the garden.

Penang cooking class

There is no minimum number of students. The maximum number of students is 24. Though the class is scheduled on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, odd days can be catered too if the number of participants exceeds eight people per session.

Penang Cooking Class
Students in February 2011

Please fill up the form below or send text messages (SMS) to Nazlina at +6012-4538167 during office hours (daily).

Rate for each class: RM135/adult, RM100/child (between 6 and 16 years old)

Cooking traditional food class starts is held on

E&O Hotel in George Town on Wednesdays
Nazlina Spice Station Tuesdays and Thursday to Saturday

Starting time for Penang Cooking Class: 7.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. (We have to start early to catch the wet market vendors!)


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