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Local Market Tour: Explore Culture and Engage in Private Cooking Class

5.0

81 Ratings

Hang Trong

My class presents an excellent blend of indigenous culture, lesser-known treasures, and interactive culinary sessions featuring exciting experiences like: rickshaw rides, navigating small passageways to local markets for the freshest ingredients, and cooking guided by skilled chefs.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Hoàn Kiếm Lake - What you’ll do:

Experience the journey to market buying and bargaining as locals do

Get a fascinating glimpse into local culture

Discover a charming Hanoi with 36 streets by cyclo trip on the way to market

Learn how to cook the real Vietnamese traditional food with chef

Enjoy your own cooking creation

What’s special about class:

Fully hands-on experience
Professional kitchen and flexible choice of menu
Your food allergies or food request is respected
A full experience of local market & food tasting

What you’ll study:

Chef’s Gourmet Corner

BBQ pork noodles (Bun Cha)

Fried spring rolls

Banana flower salad

Traditional beef noodles soup (Pho)

For vegetarian

Spring rolls

Tofu with tomato sauce

Special Eggplant with ginger sauce

Banana flower salad with unique vegetarian sauce

Kindly message me today for further advice on your favorite dishes. The class size maximizes of 10 people.

What's Included

Lunch
Dinner
Admission to historical sites
Professional tour guide
Comfortable air-conditioned transportation
Visit to a local market
Welcome drink at the hotel
Souvenirs shopping time
River cruise

What's Not Included

Drinks such as wine and personal expenses

Additional Information

It is suitable for everyone.

Location

Hoàn Kiếm Lake

36 Hang Trong street, near the church and lake

Cancellation Policy

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

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L748eidonnam

Mar 6, 2024

Delightful Day on The Bay with Sammy ! - Sammy has a warm, delightful personality and is thoughtful and very efficient in terms of planning a full day that utilizes your time wisely. I enjoyed learning about the local culture, local cooking, and family life in the Halong Bay region of Vietnam. We had the choice to go to Hanoi or spend less time driving and delve a bit deeper in the surrounding area. Sammy knew I had a keen interest in cooking and learning about the food in this region, and delivered a wonderful discourse on local food markets and ingredients, complete with photos from her phone. She took us straight away to a small farming village. We were the only visitors there, and enjoyed learning about how and why the property is divided among the villagers. We were able to visit their village temple, and see the monks tending to everyday chores. She arranged for a large boat out to the Dong Thien Cung (Limestone Caves). Do not miss this - unlike anything I have ever seen. Majestic and dramatic caves, full of stalagmites and stalactites. Sammy arranged an absolute feast on the boat for lunch featuring (caught that morning) fresh local seafood from grilled oysters, to a sweet type of grouper, and everything inbetween. She even arranged for non-seafood lunch for one of the members of our group who does not eat seafood. She is especially adept at the menu planning and arranging the cooking of lunch (by a chef), since she also runs a small cooking school as a side business. If I had the time I would have enjoyed taking one of her cooking classes. We transferred to a sampan and continued to enjoy exploring the caves, recently crowned a UNESCO world heritage site. From here we visited a pearl farm. The manufacture of pearls was intriguing. The price of the pearls seemed to be on par or slightly less than the retail you might pay in the US.They were beautiful and I might suggest bargaining if you want to purchase either plain pearls or pearl jewelry. I noticed there are various types of "farms" in Vietnam that range from pearls to silk. I could not help but get the sense these are operating specifically for the tourist trade. They exist in all 6 of the countries I visited in Southeast Asia. They are engineered to appeal to tourists from all over the world, so do not be surprised if some of the styles are not quite what you might expect for a USA customer. I would whole heartedly recommend Sammy for your tour, and know she is very willing to adapt the day to suit your requests. It's an interesting area, so do some homework so you will have the background context to fully appreciate what you are seeing.