Best cooking classes in Singapore to learn about local culture - SilverKris

"Taught by Ruqxana Vasanwala, an engineer-turned-cook who has collected recipes since childhood, these Malay classes are sensory, hands-on and often market-led: students may shop locally for ingredients and, by request, lessons can be held in a 100-year-old Malay kampung on Pulau Ubin (a short bumboat ride from Changi Point). In three-hour outdoor-kitchen sessions for about eight students, pairs knead ondeh ondeh dough, chop for a wing-bean salad and pound spices into rempah for a chicken curry, while taste-testing several varieties of gula melaka (palm sugar) and learning to “agak-agak” (estimate) seasoning. Experimentation is encouraged, the recipes are praised for their flavour, and the teaching emphasizes using all the senses to build confidence in Malay cooking." - SilverKris