Vietnam · COOKING CLASSES
The good classes start at a wet market and end with more food than anyone can finish. These 15 say plainly how much you cook rather than watch, how many dishes you make, and what the price covers once the basket boat and the market trip are added.
Hanoi Cooking Class at Rose Kitchen, with Old Quarter pickup, market ingredient walk, hands-on Vietnamese dishes, and CSR impact. 4.5 hours.
“Wonderful foods, good explanations, entertaining guide and nice, small group. We had a mix-up with the meeting point but they worked with us and connected us with a group so we didn’t miss anything. Really appreciated that.”
Shop Hanoi’s largest market then cook 5 classic dishes, from pho bo to egg coffee, with an English speaking chef.
“Well paced and informative. Friendly host and good sized group from multiple countries. Would recommend”
Hoi An cooking class with local market shopping, bamboo basket boats, net fishing, and a hands-on cook-and-eat meal in 4.5 hours.
“This is a must do. Fabulous cooking class paired with a Coconut Boat ride. Cooking class was extremely well run. Quick trip to the market, enjoyable boat ride. Wasn’t on my to do list but was pleasantly surprised. Cooking was such fun. Great group of people and easy to follow instructions. Fabulous tasty food. What a highlight”
Shop Hoi An’s market, row bamboo basket boats to crab fish in the Nipa palms, then cook a full Vietnamese meal in a small group.
“The experience was fun with the cooking far exceeding the expectation - and taste was yum! “Fishing” was fun if a little bit of novelty! A nice way to spend an afternoon. :-)”
Mekong Delta day trip from Ho Chi Minh City with boat islands, coconut village stops, honey and coconut candy tastings, Khot cake cooking, Vinh Trang Pagoda.
“Well organised with great communication. Make sure you bring lots of small $$ 50,000 and 100,000 dong etc. as the tour guide discussed the importance of tipping during the various parts of the day. Overall the tour was perfect for a touristy day trip from HCMC. We didn't sleep great the night before as our hotel was super noisy, so would have preferred a quieter start in the morning, but our guide was great and discussed plenty of information through the tour. The photo you see in the photos in the little local canoe with the hats only lasted for about 10 min and was down a little creek with…”
Hoi An eco tour with market shopping, bamboo basket boat through coconut palms, and a hands-on cooking class with lunch for $17.
“Excellent. Cooked 4 different dishes & very glad I skipped lunch tasting it all. Tried different things”
A full-day Cai Be Mekong Delta tour with a cooking class, craft villages, antique homes, cycling, and river time for about $39.
“Although this was a guided tour, with Abe, there were so many people along the way who helped make the trip memorable. It was a pleasure to see families at work in their businesses, to see how local food was made. At lunchtime, Read more”
Float Cam Thanh on a basket boat, shop for ingredients, make a lantern souvenir, then cook Hoi An classics with a local chef in 4.5 hours.
“Cooking activities were great with family and then tasted delicious! Lanterns look as good, if not better than some of those in shop”
Hoi An eco-cooking class with a local market stop, coconut basket boat ride, and crab fishing, then a chef-led lunch or dinner.
“It was an amazing experience!! The food was so good and Tram guided us with a lot of humour and patience. The combination of a cooking class, coconutboat and visiting a local marketing is something you should do when visiting Hoi An.”
Express Mekong Delta tour from Ho Chi Minh City with Vinh Trang Pagoda, boat rides, coconut candy, banh khot cooking, lunch.
“Me & my wife greatly enjoyed the different activities that we did, ESPECIALLY our amazing tour guide Thanh! Too bad our bus had outdated utilities & the air conditioning barely worked. It was a hot day too, 30-32 degree celsius (90-95 degrees farenheight). I’d still recommend doing this! It was both affordable & fun!!”
Hoi An market, Cam Thanh coconut basket boats, crab fishing, and a hands-on Vietnamese cooking class. Great value and easy fun.
“super kind and pleasant tour guides, chatty and great service. Pleasant boat trip, recommended. ☺️👍🏻”
Hoi An basket boat and crab fishing in Bay Mau nipa forest plus Hangcoconut cooking class with 4 dishes and lunch, $19.
“Such a good experience, we were picked up and dropped off privately from our hotel and the cooking class and boat ride were spectacular. Thuy was an amazing cooking instructor and our boat driver was so lovely and kind.”
Hanoi cooking class with Dong Xuan market. Choose 3 dishes, cook with a chef, then eat with tea, coffee, and egg coffee.
“We had Kitty leading our market tour & cooking class & couldn’t have asked for a better guide! Such a cool experience - from selecting the menu, shopping at the local markets to cooking & then enjoying the meal.”
Hoi An eco tour pairs market shopping, bamboo basket-boat fishing, and a 2-hour Vietnamese cooking class, with lunch and pickup for $29.
“We had a great time! We chose the afternoon tour and so glad we did. The food was filling! The basket boats are so fun - expect to pay a little tip for the spinning of boat or fishing. They even do karaoke!! Don’t expect to learn much about the coconut trees…”
Shop Ben Thanh Market, cook a full Vietnamese menu at Cyclo Resto, then relax with egg coffee and take-home recipes, starting by cyclo.
“Being able to sit down with everyone and eat all the amazing dishes we made. Chef Vu was so inspiring and made it all look so easy, keen to try making them all at home from the recipes he gave everyone.”
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