Retha du Preez Photography

Retha du Preez Photography A Gastronomic voyage through the world’ is inspired by my love for cooking and travelling.

Evenings have become quieter lately. A glass of red, a soft pause, and the day slowly unwinding. Nothing complicated - j...
03/06/2026

Evenings have become quieter lately.

A glass of red, a soft pause, and the day slowly unwinding.

Nothing complicated - just a moment to breathe.

Coffee and tea tasting at Bukit Sari.
17/02/2026

Coffee and tea tasting at Bukit Sari.





Today’s menu: Mood buster juice, flu fixer juice, Nasi Campur and Kare Tofu.
17/02/2026

Today’s menu: Mood buster juice, flu fixer juice, Nasi Campur and Kare Tofu.





After the market came the cooking. Each dish began the same way — aromatics warmed gently in oil, never rushed.Garlic, s...
12/02/2026

After the market came the cooking. Each dish began the same way — aromatics warmed gently in oil, never rushed.

Garlic, shallots, chilli, galangal, turmeric. The base of so much Balinese cooking, layered patiently until the kitchen smelled deep and familiar.Nothing rushed. Nothing wasted.

This is Balinese cooking — layered, intentional, and deeply connected to place.

The Gourmet Passport — learning through cooking, one place at a time.

My first day in Bali began in Ubud, not in a kitchen, but at the market.Before any cooking started, we walked the aisles...
12/02/2026

My first day in Bali began in Ubud, not in a kitchen, but at the market.

Before any cooking started, we walked the aisles with our instructor, learning how to choose ingredients the way locals do — by touch, scent, and instinct.

Citrus was weighed in the hand, not judged by colour.
Garlic was smelled, not inspected.
Leaves were snapped to check freshness.

Dragon fruit, rambutan, shallots, herbs — everything we would later cook was first chosen here.

This wasn’t shopping.
It was understanding where flavour begins

Homemade pizza, straight from the oven.Rustic dough, rich tomato, mushrooms, melted cheese,finished simply with fresh he...
10/01/2026

Homemade pizza, straight from the oven.

Rustic dough, rich tomato, mushrooms, melted cheese,
finished simply with fresh herbs.

Comfort food, made slowly.




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