• Beijing - Assemble with your tour guide at Deng Cao Hutong in the morning to kick off with a lesson on various cooking condiments. Afterward, embark on a 1.5-hour exploration of a local food market. Your guide, an expert culinary instructor, will introduce you to an array of vegetables, spices, and sauces as you peruse the stalls for fresh ingredients (cost included). Following the market visit, stroll through a hutong to a resident’s home where your cooking session will commence.\n\nDepending on the schedule, your teacher will show you how to prepare either dim sum \- delightful bite-sized treats with assorted fillings \- or a selection of main courses influenced by Sichuan, Cantonese, and other regional cuisines. Once a week, there’s a vegetarian menu available, and you’ll be notified of this option when booking. Feel free to change the date of your class if preferred.\n\nDuring the class, you’ll get hands-on experience with a traditional Chinese kitchen knife. The workshop is interactive, allowing you to see exactly what the chef does. Each participant receives their own knife, cutting board, and stove. Instruction is provided in English by a certified Chinese chef. Recipes for all dishes prepared will be given to you to take home.\n\nTruly incredible experience!

• Cooking class with all necessary equipment and ingredients
• Interactive condiments class included
• Guidance from a professional English-speaking teacher
• Enjoy a delightful lunch complemented by tea and water
• Explore local flavors with an included market tour

• Gratuities
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Learn how to make authentic Chinese food during this Beijing cooking class, taught by an expert chef. Take a walking tour through a market to learn about the area’s food culture and pick out fresh ingredients. Then, head to a local family’s home to discover the basics of Chinese cuisine. Either learn how to make several meat and vegetable dishes like kung pao chicken, stir-fried beef, and sweet and sour pork; or learn the ancient culinary art of dim sum. At the end, sit down to enjoy your homemade creation!

• Menu is set and varies daily; at least one vegetarian dish is included in each set menu
• Menu will feature an all-vegetarian class as well as a dim sum class once a week. Please confirm with local operator if you would like to reschedule to participate in those classes. Likewise, please reschedule with operator if you would like to participate in a non-vegetarian class
• Closed-toe walking shoes are recommended for market tour
• Minimum age is 15 years
• Departure Point: 35 Deng Cao Hutong,Dong Si South StreetDongcheng District, Beijing 1,By subway: take line 5,stop at Dong Si, go out of exit C. Walk out of exit C, turn left and left again. You are walking in Dongsi South Street, walk straight down about 200 meters, the third Hutong on your left hand is Dengcao Hutong, you will see a traffic light on your right hand. Walk in Dengcao Hutong, please only check the house number on your left side, you can see No.41, No.39, No.37, then No.35. it is just one minute walk.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.