Sydney Community College

Learn how to cook a variety of delicious and healthy Thai foods rarely found in Sydney’s Thai Restaurants. This course will introduce the ingredients and techniques used to cook Thai homemade meals from different parts of Thailand, with an emphasis on using traditional techniques and dishes that are light on the calories. Places are strictly limited, so early enrolment is essential. You will get hands on experience and tutoring at the techniques used to prepare simple, tasty, health... [More]

Do you love Tapas and Paella? That’s just the start of our gastronomic journey through Spain! Learn to cook a traditional 3 course Spanish meal before sitting down to eat it together – just like in Spain. We’ll also talk about the importance of cuisine in the Spanish culture, listen to Spanish music and take a photographic ‘tour’ through Spain in this fun one-day class. If you want to learn about Spanish food and culture in Sydney, then this course is for you. Agenda During this cou... [More]

You will learn how to bake a cake from scratch, its ingredients, the mixing and baking procedures and methods of decorations using different icing mediums, decorating techniques – piping and hand modelling. If you want to learn how to make decorated cakes for special occasions in Sydney, then this course is for you. Agenda During this course the intention is that the following topics will be covered, but not necessarily in the order given. Due to the variable nature of Adult Educati... [More]

Would you like to learn what makes Vegetarian Yum Cha so yummy? Be taught how to make quick and delicious dishes such as: Dim sim Spring rolls Vegetarian dumplings Vegetable Gao Zhi BBQ flavour steam buns. You will learn about traditional ingredients, techniques, serving suggestions and Cantonese Yum Cha etiquette! If you want to learn how to cook Yum Cha in Sydney, then this course is for you. Agenda During this course the intention is that the following topics will be covered, but... [More]

Spice up your weekend with a great Thai cooking experience. Learn authentic Thai cooking techniques and recipes. Prepare delicious meals you can make at home for family and friends. If you want to learn how to cook Thai food in Sydney, then this course is for you. Agenda During this course the intention is that the following topics will be covered, but not necessarily in the order given. Due to the variable nature of Adult Education classes, parts of the curriculum may be adapted to... [More]

Laksa originally comes from Nonya cuisine, a cuisine of the Straits Chinese of Malacca, Penang and Singapore. Nonya cuisine is a wonderful fusion of Chinese and Malay cooking and its dishes, like Laksa, is complex in flavour, rich and spicy and extremely tasty. Learn how to make an authentic Prawn Laksa and the sambal. An Asian dessert will be included in this workshop. Agenda In this workshop, students will: Appreciate the traditions of Nonya cooking Learn about the spices and thei... [More]

Discover Portuguese food in Petersham. Sample delicious custard tarts, gila, ricotta and lemon-coconut cakes. Taste Portuguese meats – chourico, presunto, smoked pork and olives and yellow beans. Try their goat’s cheese with marmelada, the best quince paste and the famous Portuguese lunch. If you want to Discover Portugal in Sydney, then this course is for you. Agenda During this course the intention is that the following topics will be covered, but not necessarily in the order give... [More]

Come along on a fascinating tour of Chinatown visiting various Asian grocery stores, and at the conclusion of the day enjoy, a well-prepared traditional Peking Duck dinner by one of the very best Chinese restaurants in Chinatown. Cost of tour includes the Chinatown tour with handouts and Peking duck dinner. If you want to discover Chinatown in Sydney, then this course is for you. Agenda During this course the intention is that the following topics will be covered, but not necessaril... [More]

Start the tour with a traditional Vietnamese lunch and then visit food stores and sample Asian sweets. Visit Yummi sweets, Chinese dim sim makers, a Laotian sweet and cake shop that sells unusual desserts like cassava, coconut cake, taro slice and sticky rice pudding, a herbalist shop, a BBQ shop that roasts pigs in huge barrel ovens and makes their own soya chicken and roast duck, a Vietnamese supermarket which stocks everything you need for Asian cooking, a bread shop where they m... [More]