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Hands-on Korean kimchi-making at a real Korean restaurant in Penang — hosted in the dining space, with a native Korean host. Choose Mr. Dakgalbi (halal-certified) or Haru (traditional recipe). You leave with your own jar, the recipe, and Korean phrases that stick because you used them while cooking.
Most language workshops happen in classrooms. This one happens in the dining room of a working Korean restaurant — tables cleared, ingredients laid out, hands in the napa cabbage, learning Korean the way it's actually used.
Salt it, rinse it, layer it. Hands in the brine. Not a demo — you do it.
Gochugaru, garlic, ginger. Mr. Dakgalbi uses fish-sauce-free halal paste. Haru uses the traditional fish-sauce recipe.
Learn the words while you use them. 맛있어요. 매워요. 짜요. They stick because you tasted them.
One sealed jar — about 500g of your own kimchi — plus the printed recipe in Korean and English.
Every session follows the same flow whether you're at Mr. Dakgalbi or Haru. Native Korean host, hands-on cooking, language built into every step.
Korean tea on arrival. Meet your host, meet the group. Quick Hangul refresher and the first few phrases you'll use today.
안녕하세요 — 만나서 반갑습니다 Hello — Nice to meet you
Cut, salt, layer the napa cabbage. The most important step — and the one most YouTube tutorials skip the timing on. You'll feel the difference between under-salted and ready.
배추 — 소금 — 물 Cabbage — salt — water
Gochugaru, garlic, ginger, pear, scallion, sticky rice paste. At Mr. Dakgalbi (halal venue): fish-sauce-free paste. At Haru: traditional fish-sauce recipe. Your host walks you through both.
고춧가루 — 마늘 — 생강 Chilli flakes — garlic — ginger
Coat every leaf — gloves on, hands in. Pack into your jar to take home. This is the photo moment. Bring a friend who'll send it to you.
맛있어요! Delicious!
Lunch with the kitchen's prepared aged kimchi (so you know what yours will become in 2 weeks), plus rice and a small Korean side. Conversation in Korean and English — natural, mixed, no pressure.
잘 먹겠습니다 Thanks for the meal
Kids age 8 and over can join with a parent. Real cooking — gloves, jars, hands in the cabbage — supervised by the host throughout. No screens, no boredom, real food at the end.
1 PARENT + 1 CHILD (8–15)
Both venues are working Korean restaurants in Penang, well known to the local Korean community. Each session runs in the restaurant's dining space — tables cleared, ingredients laid out. Pick by what matters most: halal certification, recipe style, or which day suits you.
미스터 닭갈비 — 가족 식당
A family-run Korean restaurant best known for its Chuncheon-style dakgalbi, and the only halal-certified venue on this workshop. Bright, casual, family-friendly atmosphere. The workshop runs at tables in the main dining room — open and lively. Halal-friendly seasoning paste (no fish sauce). Saturday mornings only.
하루 — 한식당
A modern Korean restaurant serving the traditional fish-sauce kimchi recipe — what most Korean families actually make. Quieter, more focused setting. The workshop runs at tables in the dining space — calmer than Saturday mornings. Two slots: Friday morning (working-from-home crowd) or Sunday afternoon (weekend regulars). Note: Haru is not halal-certified — please choose Mr. Dakgalbi if halal is required.
Saturday at Mr. Dakgalbi (the halal venue) runs every week — book it and your spot is confirmed instantly. Friday and Sunday at Haru (traditional recipe) open when 6 learners join — secure your spot with a 50% deposit.
Birthday, team-building, hen do, family reunion — book the whole workshop privately at RM 130/person. Choose your venue, your day, your time. Confirmed instantly when you book.
Words stick when you used them while doing something. Here's a sample of what you'll know by the end — printed on a card you'll take home.
Confirmed sessions (Saturday at Mr. Dakgalbi) run every week regardless of headcount — you book, you pay, your seat is locked. Forming sessions (Friday/Sunday at Haru) need 6 learners to run. You pay a 50% deposit (RM 70) to lock your spot, and we charge the remaining RM 70 only when 6 learners have joined. If we can't fill the cohort within 4 weeks, we either move your deposit to the next session or refund it — your choice.
Yes — we host kids age 8 and up regularly. Each child gets their own cooking station with kid-sized everything: smaller knives (or none, depending on age), gloves that fit, a kid-sized jar (~250g), and constant host supervision. The host is trained in keeping kids engaged. We've done dozens of family sessions with no incidents. If your child is younger than 8, they're welcome to come along but won't have their own station — just let us know on the form.
Only at Mr. Dakgalbi (Saturday). Mr. Dakgalbi is a halal-certified Korean restaurant, and the kimchi made there uses a fish-sauce-free seasoning paste. Haru (Friday/Sunday) is not halal-certified and uses the traditional fish-sauce recipe. If halal certification matters to you, choose the Saturday session at Mr. Dakgalbi.
Not a separate kitchen — the workshop runs in the dining space of the restaurant. Tables are cleared, ingredients laid out, and you work at your own table station. It feels less like a cooking school and more like sitting down to make kimchi at a friend's family restaurant.
No — most of our learners come in knowing zero Korean. The host teaches every phrase in context, points to ingredients, and translates everything. By the end of 2.5 hours, you'll have used about 12 Korean phrases naturally.
Yes — free reschedule up to 48 hours before the session. Within 48 hours, RM 25 admin fee. Cancellation: 100% refund 7+ days out, 50% if 3–7 days out, none within 48 hours.
Adults take home about 500g in a sealed jar. Kids take home ~250g. The kimchi is fresh on the day; it'll ferment over the next 7–14 days in your fridge and reach peak flavor at week 2.
Yes — if you have 6 or more people, we run a private session at either venue. Discounted to RM 130/person. WhatsApp us with your group size and 2–3 preferred dates.
Two and a half hours in a real Korean restaurant. One jar of your own kimchi to take home. Saturday at Mr. Dakgalbi (halal) is confirmed weekly — book and lock your seat right now.
