Asian Vegan Cooking Class

If you've been looking for ways to make some healthy swaps without compromising on flavour, this vegan cooking workshop in Birmingham is a brilliant way to get some recipe inspo and pick up some new skills along the way.

Hosted by experienced chef Tina, you'll learn to make a delicious menu of plant-based dishes that'll change the way you look at vegan cuisine. Working at your own individual workstation, you'll cook along with Tina, enjoying step-by-step instructions that'll give you a deeper understanding and appreciation of food.

During the class, you'll learn:

• Understanding Asian spices and how to combine to make spice pastes.
• How to balance flavours.
• Knife skills.
• Increased cultural understanding of Indonesia and some basic greetings.

At the end of the class, you'll sit with your fellow budding chefs and enjoy what you've cooked together, or you can bring it home with you to share with friends and family if you'd prefer. You'll leave inspired by these incredible dishes, with the skills to recreate them again and again.

Menu (subject to availability and seasonality):

• Corn fritters. A popular and very morish Indonesian street food snack comprising crispy sweetcorn fritters with a hint of ginger and garlic.
• Pan fried tempe with Kecap Manis (sweet soy sauce) and ginger. High in protein with a variety of health benefits, tempe is a traditional Indonesian dish made from fermented soya beans. Learn how to make this tasty dish of deep fried golden tempe slices coated in sweet soy sauce, garlic, ginger and tamarind.
• Sundanese spiced coconut with steamed vegetable salad. A fresh, fragrant and spicy salad made with blanched vegetables and finished with shredded spiced toasted coconut.
• Sumatran jackfruit coconut curry with steamed jasmine rice. An irresistible jackfruit curry simmered in spiced coconut milk.

Please note: this class is not suitable for people with nut allergies.

Are you looking for a unique way to celebrate a birthday or special occasion? Request a private class or check out My Exotic Kitchen's cooking party for a tailored experience.

Basic cooking skills.
 

• Welcome drink and limitless refreshments during the class.
• All cooking equipment and ingredients for the dishes prepared in the class.
• Your meal to enjoy at the end of the class or to take home and share.

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