A Must Do Experience - This experience will truly be one to remember. Certainly one of our favourites since we’ve been in China. When looking for activities, we were hoping to find an authentic experience and this was definitely it. Fancy was very knowledgable, friendly and a wonderful host. She firstly gave us a tour of the local market to buy our ingredients and treated us to a local snack en route whilst telling us lots of info about the market. We then enjoyed an amazing cooking class in which the food was so fresh, delicious and overall brilliant!! We then all ate our creations together in Fancy’s gorgeous garden next to her French bakery which was also amazing! A definite must do if you’re in the area (or even if you’re not- it’s worth the travel just for this experience!!) Thank you Fancy!! You’ve played a big part in making our first trip to China very special.

Fantastic market tour, cooking class and eating experience! - We had a wonderful day with Fancy. It started off with a fascinating trip around a large food market - frequented by locals and not on the tourist trail - which was super interesting. We loved seeing all the vegetables, spices, fungi, traditional Chinese medicine, meats (and livestock!). The cooking class back at Fancy’s lovely home was great. We made three delicious dishes, easy to make but fantastic in flavour. It was also the mid-autumn festival, so we also tried some traditional ‘moon cake’. The fruit tea Fancy made for us was also extremely tasty. Fancy’s home is also a 15 minute walk from the Black Dragon Pool, so it was very convenient to walk there afterwards for a visit Thank you Fancy for a perfect day.

Amazing. Must do. - 1 million miles travelling the world to all sorts of places and i can tell you tourists and fellow viators this is worth every penny. Fancy is an amazing woman with an amazing bakery. She is doing this out of passion and it is one of the highlights of our lijiang trip. I AM not a paid bot, commercial dude or vlogger. But my wife was amazed by her. There is abit of issue with the booking and meeting place but otherwise perfect.

Cooking with a Chinese girl. - During a trip to China in the Yunan with my daughter, I wanted to learn how to cook Chinese. It was successful. With the chef, we first went shopping at the local Point of Sale. The first stop is a cake stand, breakfast of the Chinese. Very good. Then we left for an exciting 1h30 guided tour: from medicinal herbs (there are 400), to mushrooms that abound in September through lacquered ducks, tropical fruits, local charcuterie etc. Together we made a starter of lemon chickens, vegetable noodles and a delicious mango-coconut desert. You will know all the secrets of Chinese cuisine;) icing on the cake, the chef speaks perfectly French.

A peek into local food culture with a very sincere, knowledgeable and warm host! - My sister and I spent half a day with Fancy - first at the local market and after, learning to make three dishes with her in her home kitchen. We were amazed by the passion she has for her native Naxi cuisine as well as her knowledge about other ethnic minority groups in Lijiang. She welcomed our many food related questions with patience, and even introduced/treated us to small local snacks at the market. As a generous host, she also provided different seasonal fruits for us to try. After lunch, we visited the Luxi Croissant bakery within the same compound to get coffee and yummy croissants made by her/her husband and a young team. Can’t recommend Fancy’s cuisine class enough if you want to understand more about local life!

High Class Naxi Chinese Cuisine - Fancy and her husband are very hospitable and warm. They have a beautiful place, she has a space to give cooking classes and to eat spectacularly and Lii her husband has an incredible French Bakery. The Cooking class and the food we prepared was spectacular and was super friendly to Western tastes. An experience that I highly recommend!!!!!

Yunnan cultural experience - Thanks to the cultural experience activities organized by the teacher, my boyfriend and I have more different attempts to experience Yunnan. The teacher carefully arranged for us to visit the local vegetable market and introduced different local snacks and ingredients. In addition to giving me a better understanding of Yunnan’s food culture, my boyfriend and I also enjoyed the visit. In addition, the teacher carefully taught us how to cook Yunnan dishes. When we finished the finished product, we were all happy with what we had done and everyone ate it with gusto. A very good experience activity, I recommend everyone to try it if you have time in Yunnan!

Discovering culinary delights of Lijiang - We thought we just booked a cooking class but we got so much more. It started with the beautiful visit of the local market - which was indeed local. Although we already travelled for several weeks through China, we learned a lot about the local vegetables and fruits. After the stroll we went to Fancy‘s wonderful house which does not only offer a kitchen but is also a very cute bakery / café. Her husband bakes excellent croissants, Brezen, Canelés and much more. We totally fell in love with the place. The dishes that we have prepared were all very tasty and the class felt very personal and not rushed. We would highly recommend that class to everyone who visits Lijiang and wants to get a deeper understanding of its Nanxi culture and is a fan of Asian food :)

A really delightful experience with Fancy's cooking class - My wife and I had a really good time with Fancy's cooking class. She took us on an educational and insightful tour of the local wet market where we bought ingredients for the cooking class. Fancy speaks mandarin, french and english! Being an experienced tour guide before, she was friendly and knew what to highlight to us as tourist. During the class, she explained the dishes and process like a true chef who is passionate about the Naxi cuisine. The dishes we cooked made an absolutely delicious lunch. Plus she has a french bakery in the same premises. We bought some and they were really good! We would highly recommend this class to anyone visiting Lijiang.

Ljiang cooking class - Superb experience. Fancy was a very good guide. Discovering the market and local food was extraordinary. Thanks again