Cooking class
Surinamese.
Four dishes, deep flavors. Saoto soup with bean sprouts, chicken and egg, hand-baked roti bread with kip masala filling, and bojo as a coconut-cassava cake.
What is a Surinamese cooking class at Julia’s?
A Surinamese cooking class at Julia’s Cooking Studio in Bergschenhoek is a three-hour session for 4 to 22 people where you learn to make 4 dishes. Julia guides you personally and works with assisting chefs for larger groups. Between each course you sit at the table in the home-style restaurant to eat what you just cooked. Price €70 pp from 5 people, €80 pp for 4 people, including 9% VAT and coffee, tea, water and soft drinks. Vegetarian, halal or dietary adjustments possible for €5 pp surcharge. Payment on-site by PIN card, invoice on company name possible. Book online or by phone on 010 522 5786. The studio is at Leeuwenhoekweg 22f in Bergschenhoek, between Rotterdam and The Hague, with free parking at the door.
Three hours, and this is what’s on your plate.
Saoto soup
Surinamese-Indonesian chicken soup, clear broth, layers of texture. Bright, restorative.
Roti bread — hand-baked
You roll, you stretch, you cook it on the plate. Warm, thin, essential.
Kip masala (chicken masala)
The classic roti filling. Bright yellow, warmly spiced.
Bojo — cassava-coconut cake
Dense, sweet, coconut-rich. The Surinamese dessert that stays with you.
Roughly this rhythm.
Welcome
Chinese tea from Yunnan and a snack. Time to settle in, meet each other.
Recipes
Julia explains what we’re making. You take the recipes home.
Cook and eat
Cook one course, then sit at the table to eat what you just made.
Ready for surinamese?
Four to twenty-two people. Julia confirms within 24 hours by email.