Vietnam Home Cooking Expert with Authentic Markets Experiences

About

The culinary mecca of Vietnam is famous for its fabulous food and cooking classes. The recipes for the tastiest dishes often originate from humble local families, what better way to learn them then at a local home. You will prepare traditional recipes at a local home in this hands-on tour that also includes a trip to a colorful market.

• Visit the colorful local market: interact with merchants and hand-pick the freshest produce for your dishes
• Hop on a bicycle and pedal to a local home where you’ll learn how to create some of Hoi An and Vietnam’s best dishes
• Finish by feasting on your culinary creations

Menu

1. Making fresh Rice paper

2. Fresh Rice Paper Rolls of Shrimp

3. Crispy Hoi An Pancakes with Shrimp, Herbs & a Peanut Sauce

4. Seafood Salad with Tra Que Herbs

5. Mi Quang Chicken Noodles

6. Food Decoration – Tomato Rose & Vietnamese Cucumber Hand Fan

Vegetarians (and other dietary requirements) are provided with replacement ingredients.

* Lunch includes the above dishes as well as:

BBQ Lemongrass Beef (not included in the demonstration)

Schedule

Get picked up at your hotel and transferred to the meeting point. The day will begin at Hoi An’s colorful market. You will enjoy all the amazing sights, sounds and aromas that the market has to offer. We will have the unique opportunity to interact with the local merchants and purchase ingredients to be used in the cooking lesson later in the day. We board a boat for a leisurely cruise (25 minutes) along the river to the Cooking School. This is a chance to view local river life, so make sure your camera is handy. On arrival, we will learn some of Vietnam’s, especially Hoi An’s, best-known dishes. Hoi An is considered as a paradise of food with famous cuisines such as: Cao Lau, Quang Noodle, Chicken Rice....The chefs in Hoi An are very professional and friendly, they will help you to explore many interesting cuisines through this class. Vietnamese food is various with different flavours and ingredients. One time, you will get a chance to cook and then enjoy the Vietnamese cuisines prepared by yourself. The chef is fun and enthusiastic and will demonstrate how to prepare each dish before guiding you in the preparation of your own dish. After the lesson, we will enjoy the meals we have prepared. Hopefully, through this trip you can understand and know more about Vietnamese cuisine in general and Hoi An cuisine in particular.

Morning session

• 08:00 am: Hotel pickup
• 08:15 am: Visit local market, and enjoy local coffee shops on the street
• 09:00 am: Take a boat trip to the local family where the cooking lesson starts. (30 minutes)
• 09:50 am: Cooking class
• 11:50 am: Enjoy your Dish creation 
• 12:30 pm: Tour Finishes and back to Hotel.

Afternoon session

• 02:00 pm: Hotel pickup
• 02:15 pm : Visit local market, and enjoy local coffee shops on the street
• 03:00 pm: Take a boat trip to the local family where the cooking lesson starts. (30 minutes)
• 03:50 pm: Cooking class
• 04:50 pm: Enjoy your Dish creation
• 05:30 pm: Tour Finishes and back to Hotel.