In 2016, when I spent 4 weeks in Cape Town and region with my mum, we had a brilliant cooking class with Faldela. As you can see from the pictures we had a lot of fun and the food was just delicious. We recommend to anyone to cook with Faldela.

 

Faldela laughs a lot, always has a cheeky saying on her lips and gives clear instructions when cooking. The fun-loving Faldela Tolker lives in the middle of the colourful and listed Bo-Kaap district. Together with her husband, children and grandchildren, she lives in a purple house on Wale Street, which sometimes serves as a photo motif for tourists. She likes living in the neighborhood and wouldn't move away for any money in the world. "We're a big community."

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The neighbors are like a family and you help each other where you can," she says. For 18 years, Faldela, who has Indian roots, has been giving cooking classes to tourists from all over the world. Their participants come from Germany, France and the USA, for example. She's already a bit of a celebrity here in the neighborhood. 

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When their guests are there, they have to lend a hand with the cooking class themselves. "Everyone comes to me, women and men, couples and families," says Faldela. The participants of her course have to actively support her in the preparation. After all, they should learn something in the process. This includes, for example: chopping the vegetables for the filling of the samosas, rolling out the dough wafer-thin, adding the filling and forming the dough into triangles. The samosas originally come from India and can be filled with both vegetables and meat. The cooking students now have to press the raw dough triangles together at the corners with forks and close them so that they do not come apart later when frying in the oil. In the meantime, she cooks the curry separately in a pot. It is a typical dish in Cape Malay cuisine. "While locals generally like Cape Malay food, visitors to these dishes love the curries the most," says Faldela. It is served with roti, a kind of flatbread and a sambal salad. Later, the dishes are eaten together. For dessert, there are often Koeksisters. These are sweet-sticky doughnuts braided into a braid. "During the meal, the participants are happy to tell me where they come from and what made them take part in the cooking class. That's always exciting for me," says Faldela. 

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Please watch the video - see You Tube Link below - and you will get a full picture of the wonderful cooking experience with Faldela.

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Tip: Book via Faldela's page below and not via GetYourGuide or other pages.