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Come discover George Town through an extensive cooking class in Penang and experience culinary wonders with Nazlina Hussin. Established since June 2009, Nazlina's cooking classes and market tours are the longest running classes and tours available, in Malaysia!

Morning classes:

Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.

RM280.00 per person nett (with market tour)

RM150/child below 12 years old

Afternoon classes:

Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays: 2.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

RM280.00 per person nett (with market tour)

RM150/child below 12 years old

How to book?

Pre-payment is strictly required at least two days prior to the tours and classes

  1. WISE using DuitNow to +6012-411 7300 (my phone number) or my email address below) for Nazlina Hussin.
  2. PayPal to nazlina.hussin @gmail (+6% transaction charge)
  3. Online banking to CIMB, or using the cash deposit machine at CIMB to 07440000895522

To enquire:

Note: Nazlina will be away between between 23rd-29th October 2024.

PLEASE DO NOT BOOK AT THE LAST MINUTE ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON:

Christmas, Chinese New Year and the summer months!

To give you an incentive to book and pre-pay ahead, here is the condition from 1 Sept 2024 till 1 January 2026:

Last minute reservations 36 hours before the session commences will have a surcharge of RM50 per person.

This surcharge will be waived if the total number of people (including you) is 3 people or more. Or, you are the third person who book and pay for the session after two more people who book and pay for the session in advance.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Check out the menu here.

Still not convinced? Continue reading to see why this experience is something that you should not miss while in Penang.

NEW PROGRAMME: STAY AND COOK HOLIDAY

Cooking class in penang with nazlina

Chef Nazlina

When Nazlina started this business, she had no clue it would grow into something
like this: that the cooking class in Penang would get students from all over the world, launch a professional culinary career across varied platforms for Nazlina, celebrated as a chef, and became an authority to write a book on laksa.

Thousands of people from all over the world had travelled far and wide to cook with Nazlina. Food journalists, restaurant owners, chefs, food critiques and foodies, among others, became her students. 

Numerous online publications wrote Nazlina's name. Newspapers from abroad also published her story. In-flight magazines, both online and offline carried her unique approach to local tourism.

Nazlina Spice Station has been listed on Lonely Planet since 2010.

Nazlina Spice Station won Trip Advisor's Hall of Fame award in 2019.

Cooking class in Penang with Nazlina was mentioned in "36 Hours in Penang" by New York Times in 2012.

Nazlina also has been featured on Weekend Telegraph, The Independent, West Australian newspaper and La Stampa (Italy), all about her cooking class in Penang.

So, you get the idea.

Click here to enquire more about cooking class in Penang with Nazlina:

You live in Penang? Awesome!

Together with close friends who share the same mindsets, Nazlina Spice Station also runs private dining events, team building sessions, bespoke catering events, farm visits, other tours such as round island tours, Balik Pulau Tour, vegan food tour, as well as being the anchor for Slow Food Penang Chapter. If you're interested to participate in any of these exciting and eye-opening culinary programmes, please ask. The rates vary accordingly. All services need to be booked in advance.

A LAKSA BOOK

Nazlina winning an Award

Nazlina has written a book about laksa which is now available for purchase from Amazon US.

It is a one-of-a-kind book which covers all kinds of laksa dishes in Malaysia. Half the book is about ingredients you need to know in order to make laksa. It was written in 2016 and included stories about Nazlina's cooking class in Penang as well.

The recipes featured are very thorough and detailed. Go get your copy from Amazon or contact Nazlina for the e-Book version.

Do you know the difference between Asam Laksa and Laksa Lemak? Besides reading the Laksa Book, attending a cooking class in Penang will shed more light to the mystery.

cooking class in penang - the program

Penang Asam Laksa

    MORNING SESSION

  • 8:00 AM: meet at the market for breakfast and market tour
  • 10:00 AM: go to the outdoor cooking area at Nazlina Spice Station to cook your lunch
  • 12:30 PM: Enjoy the fruits of your labour.

    AFTERNOON SESSION

  • 2:30 PM: meet at the market for some food samplings and market tour
  • 4:00 PM: go to the outdoor cooking area at Nazlina Spice Station to cook your early dinner
  • 6:30 PM: Enjoy the fruits of your labour.

This experience is perfect for single travelers, families, young and senior people alike. The youngest was a five year old and the oldest was way beyond 80! People who were strangers became friends within these 5 hours.

Wear comfy shoes, get your hats and brollies.

What can you expect to see at the market?

  • Interesting fresh produce, meat and seafood.
  • Seasonal ingredients and food related to local festivals
  • Plants in pots, which are edible, Nazlina can identify and tell you more about them.
  • Many kinds of street food
  • A guided tour on which places to go for good food in George Town.

What do we cook? Here are some of the popular samples:

  • Nasi Lemak with Sambal Ikan Bilis, Beef Rendang, Kari Ayam, Kuih-Muih, Asam Pedas, Masak Lemak, Kerabu and many more.
  • Roti canai, dhal curry, murtabak, teh tarik, naan, raita, chapati, vadai, roti jala
  • Char Koay Teow, Laksa, Chicken Curry Kapitan, Penang Achar, 

On average, three items would be taught, from scratch. All ingredients would be bought fresh, foraged from pots in the city, or from Nazlina's own edible garden.

Bring your enthusiasm and a desire to learn and we will give back to you a thousand-fold more for a memorable experience of attending a cooking class in Penang.

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