Silimalombu Weekly Program
Many guests want to see and learn what we do in Silimalombu. That is why every day of the week has its own hands-on program, from 10 am to 4 pm. Every program day has the same three parts:
One program day includes
- Guided tour through our food forest: around 90 edible plants on 10 ha, with a 500-year-old mango tree
- The activity of the day: hands-on, together with our team (see below)
- Lunch buffet: all you can eat, everything from our farm, with welcome drink, herbal teas and coffee
Optional: add our candlenut-wood sauna with a swim in the lake for Rp 50,000 per person. On Fridays (Pizza-Sauna) the sauna is included.
children 6–12: Rp 75,000
The program of the week
MondayBatak cooking without oil
Traditional Batak cuisine works without oil. Together we cook:
- Ikan Arsik: lake fish with lemongrass, turmeric and many spices, but not hot
- Ikan Naniura: the “Batak sashimi”, fresh fish cured in lime juice with a candlenut sauce
- Ayam Napinadar: our own chicken, first grilled, then cooked in a spicy sauce
Afterwards we find the spices we used in the garden.
TuesdayMaking our herbal teas
We already make more than 20 different herbal teas from our organic garden. You learn how to collect and prepare them:
- Looking for the herbs in the garden and harvesting them
- Preparing the leaves for drying
- Packing the tea
- Tasting all our teas and learning what each herb is traditionally used for
WednesdayCold-pressed candlenut oil
We press our candlenut oil cold, without heat or chemicals. You take part in every step:
- Collecting and opening the nuts
- Pressing the nuts and selecting the clear oil
- Bottling the oil and making candlenut cream
- Roasting the oil cake for cooking. Nothing is wasted, and the shells become fuel.
ThursdayFrom rice grain to Lapet and Hinopingan
The old way of Batak food processing: you de-husk rice in a traditional stone mortar and pound it into flour. From this you prepare Hinopingan and Lapet, two Batak cakes. It takes time, and it is most fun in a group.
FridayPizza-Sauna sauna included
Our clay pizza oven heats the sauna cabin on top of it, which is built from candlenut wood. Scrub with our candlenut cream, then jump into the lake and relax at the beach. Afterwards you design your own pizza, served with fresh farm salad and mango vinegar dressing. Open end.
The sauna is included on Fridays, no extra charge.
SaturdayCoffee and cocoa
- Harvesting cocoa from our trees and tasting the fresh fruit
- Fermenting, drying, roasting and peeling the beans
- Tea from the cocoa shells, and grinding the beans into chocolate cream
- Roasting Samosir coffee in a wok, the traditional way
SundayFruit wine and distilling
How we make our fruit wines and judge their quality. We measure the alcohol, explain the distillation and test for methanol. Tasting is offered only to adults who wish to take part.
More: Sauna Wellness Days.
Your booking is confirmed only after a 30% down payment. Without a down payment we cannot reserve the date.
Book your program day
Tell us your date and the number of guests. Ratna and her team will confirm the booking.