Hanoi Cooking Class with Local People

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Discover Vietnamese cuisine in a local home. Shop at Hanoi’s vibrant markets, then cook authentic dishes with expert guidance. Join us for a unique culinary adventure.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Around 8.00 a.m our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter and we will transfer to local house.

The hosts will warmly welcome you and introduce their members and talk about their lives. The tour guide then will teach you some simple phrases from the “local language”, which is very important to help you get shopping skills when spending the currency with the friendly sellers.

You then will start walking to the local market only 5 minutes away. It’s great chance to learn about and taste some of the ingredients used in the local cuisine and to watch the buying and selling rituals of a Vietnamese market. Tour guide will assist you to buy a variety of foods from all the groceries such as: herbs, spices, vegetables, meats, fishes, fruits which are so fresh. You will have fun time to communicate and use body language with locals, incredible and unforgettable memories. Do not forget to take some photos with them. Many photo opportunities will be available in this bustling, vibrant and colorful scene.

At 10.00, we complete our shopping and return to the local home to prepare and cook by yourself under the instruction of the tour guide from the beginning to the end, learning how to marinate and to spice will be the most crucial lesson. You will also enjoy decorating dishes with carrot flowers, lemon grass stems, banana leaves and curved chili. The authentic magical sauce mixed from fish sauce, water, sugar, lime, chili, garlic and herbs is very easy to make.

At 12.00, enjoy your meal with a local beer or wine. After that, our tour guide will transfer you back your hotel and you will also receive a selection of recipe cards to help you recreate Vietnamese dishes at home!

Points of Interest

Hanoi

What's Included

Free drinks (Hanoi beer, soft drink, coffee, fresh green tea, local wine)
English speaking Vietnamese guide
Enjoy your cooked food with hosts
Step-by-step recipe booklet to take home
Teaching Vietnamese basic language
Pick-up & drop-off at your hotel in the Old Quarter

What's Not Included

Other expenses

Additional Information

Step away from traditional cooking classes and immerse yourself in Vietnamese cuisine at a local home. We’ll begin our day with a brief visit to a local market, where you’ll explore numerous stalls and engage with vendors offering everything from garlic to tapioca flour. Absorb the vibrant colors, sights, and aromas! Hanoi’s markets are renowned worldwide, and you’ll soon understand why.

After our local hosts explain the ingredients for sale and help you purchase items to take home, we’ll return to a local home where our host will guide you through preparing a typical Vietnamese menu.

Meals
Phở cuốn – fresh spring roll (rice noodle rolls), a grilled beef and rice noodle roll with fresh herbs
Nộm - Hanoi Specialty salad
Nem Rán - Vietnamese delicious Fried Spring Roll
Seasonal vegetables
Rice noodle
Free drinks: Local beer or local wine or soft drink
Desserts: Fresh fruits
This is a sample itinerary and is typical of Hanoi food. The itinerary can also be customized to suit guest’s particular interests and dietary restrictions.

Location

Hanoi

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Edmund

Sep 16, 2018

Took home some solid cooking skills! - We had a great time with out guide, Thien (Thomas). The morning started out with buying some of the ingredients from the local market. That in itself was an experience my two teenagers won't be forgetting soon. Thien also did a great job introducing us to various noteworthy landmarks, and most importantly, gave us a great perspective on how the people of Hanoi go about their day. Then we got to the main event - getting to the cooking classroom. That was a lot of fun - I'm the cook in the family so it was eye-opening layering on the various seasoning techniques used in Vietnamese cuisine - especially the preparation of the dipping sauce for Bùn (similar to Phò, but round instead of flat). The making of the various spring rolls was also a treat - that both my teenagers were so engaged is a testament to the quality of the experience. Highly recommended.

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Jennifer

Oct 9, 2015

This was awesome Luisa my tour guide... - This was awesome Luisa my tour guide was excellent and she took me to her Aunt and Uncles place. We shopped in the local market in their village first, then took all the ingredients back to their home and cooked up a yummy feast, together. Totally recommend

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Michael

Jul 28, 2015

It was amazing! The friendly people... - It was amazing! The friendly people, the experience, the good food and the opportunity to meet the locals personally was a blessing to me.

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Sahan

Jul 13, 2015

A great experience cooking, dining... - A great experience cooking, dining and conversing with locals who are very competent in English. The staff are very friendly and extremely hospitable. A must if you want an authentic experience of Hanoi lifestyle as well as cuisine.

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Rosalie

Mar 25, 2016

My husband and I were surprised on... - My husband and I were surprised on the overall conduct of this tour. The guide,the cook and the cook's husband were all friendly and hospitable although it was only the tour guide who spoke English. Here are our honest observations:1 tour transpo - we were surprised that we were not picked up by a private car like the other Viator tours we joined so we had to take a cab to and from the cooking class with our guide we even had no choice but to ride the motorbike going to and from the local market which was a bit scary.2 no recipes were given so we had to rely solely on what the guide interprets from what the cook says the guide promised that Daisy from the local tour company will e-mail the recipes but I haven't received them until now, almost 2 months after the tour. 3 a major concern was the oveall hygiene and cleanliness of the kitchen, the utensils and the water supply. The food we cooked were more than enough for the 4 of us and tasted good but we were very concerned about the dining utensils that we used. i'm sad to say that this tour is not worth recommending to my family and friends due to safety and health reasons:

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Heather

Oct 10, 2015

Sadly this trip was not at all what... - Sadly this trip was not at all what I expected. I was shocked to learn after being collected from our hotel that we were to travel on the public bus to the home of the local chef, and to navigate walk across a major highway in peak hour. Although the family were very hospitable it was disappointing that the chef didn't speak English and there were no cooking notes supplied. I was also very dubious about the hygiene of the kitchen and quality of water used to wash the food items. The kitchen was not really setup for hosting guests and to include them in the food preparation. The overall concept was ok, but a number of things need to be included in the information about the trip.

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