Top Asia Cooking Classes

Join an experienced cook in her Nara home to enjoy a private, hands-on Japanese cooking lesson. Learn to make authentic dishes from scratch, including fresh sushi, soup, and dessert. Share conversation while you cook, and sit down to a meal together. Immerse yourself in Japanese cuisine and culture.

Malacca’s restaurants may serve Peranakan and Malay dishes, but choosing them from a menu won’t teach you as much as cooking them. Book this private cooking class at a local’s home and gain insight and cooking and food styling tips you’d never get from just eating out. Meet your host—a passionate cook—and create a Peranakan or Malay starter or main in her kitchen before enjoying them for lunch.

Rather than just eating out in restaurants, learn to prepare North Indian dishes yourself in a private cooking lesson and meal in a home near the Taj Mahal. Your instructor demonstrates how to make typical dishes such as chana masala, dal tadka, and jeera aloo, accented by spices such as saffron and cardamom. This intimate experience offers a unique glimpse into Indian culinary traditions in a family setting.

Good food is in abundance in Bali, but if you want to be able to make replicas of some of the best traditional dishes yourself when you get back home, then book this Balinese cooking class. You’ll go into a local family compound and visit the Gianyar market to find local fruits, vegetables, and herbs. After cooking, enjoy an authentic Balinese meal of dishes such as piquant chicken satay, fresh vegetable soup, and, for dessert, black sticky rice pudding with fresh coconut cream or fried banana with grated fresh coconut and palm sugar.

Learn how to cook the Mewar royal cuisine dishes and dine in an 18th century castle with this private culinary experience in Udaipur. Held in the ancestral home of a royal family member, enjoy a hands-one cooking demonstration with the family chef, then sit down to a homecooked meal with your host.

Food is one of the great joys of any visit to India. Learn to cook like a local in a private class with your host, Zinnia, in her small kitchen. Work alongside her to prepare a Bengali feast including dishes such as dal, chutney, mutton curry, “luchi” puffy breads, prawns in mustard gravy, and more. Then share the meal you’ve prepared, washed down with tea, coffee, and a little beer.

Don’t just eat delicious Laotian dishes, learn to cook them yourself during a cooking class and market tour in Luang Prabang. Exploring the market with a guide means that you’ll overcome the language barrier and discover exotic ingredients that you may otherwise have missed. Plus, opting for this private tour means that you’ll receive the undivided attention of your guide.

Skip just eating at Kandy’s restaurants and gain an inside perspective on Sri Lankan cuisine on this private home-cooking experience. Explore a Kandy market with your host to find and discuss ingredients; and enjoy a cooking class at her village home, prepping staples such as curries and vegetables. Then, enjoy your food with your host, learning more about local life and cuisine as you eat. Drinks and transport are included.

After finishing her graduate studies in India, Nanditha and her family moved back to Colombo where worked for 8 years at The Cinnamon Grand hotel before starting Nandis Milk Toffee. Nanditha is a successful entrepreneur (running her home based confectionery company for 15 years now!), home baker and mother of two.  Nanditha lives with her husband, daughter and two dogs in a beautiful home in central Colombo 5. Nanditha is very creative - visible when you visit her home - tastefully decorated with family photos, art, and paintings, some of which are hers! You will start your experience with an introduction to Sri Lankan home cooking and food traditions, as you sip on your welcome drink and snack on baked garlic and cassava chips. Over the years her crab curry has become Nanditha’s signature dish and she hosts a crab feast at least once every few weeks for friends and family.

Learn to cook authentic Parsi dishes that you can’t find in many restaurants during a private class with a local cook in their Mumbai home. Prepare meat and seafood specialties such as pomfret, prawns, and akuri, then enjoy the meal you helped create, including signature dishes. This hands-on experience offers insight into Parsi culture and cuisine in an intimate setting, and teaches you skills you can practice later at home.

Learn to cook dishes from across India in the home of a local with this cooking experience. You'll have the chance to cook everything from Chennai classics to North Indian mainstays, with flexible options depending on preference s. You'll then sit down to dine with your host and her family, complete with a local dessert.

Go beyond restaurant dining in Kerala and learn to make local food during a private, home-based cooking class in Kochi. Your instructor Freeda teaches you to prepare traditional dishes such as Kerala-style chicken stew and fish curry. After cooking your meal, sit down to eat lunch or dinner with your host, with beer to wash it down. Receive printed copies of the recipes so you can recreate them at home.

Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local's home. Debjani delights her guests by preparing authentic Bengali dishes that showcase the culture she is very proud of. Having spent over 30 years in the hospitality industry with notable groups such as Taj and Oberoi, Debjani loves to host people from all over the world, hear their stories, learn about their cultures, and introduce them to delectable Bengali dishes. She is fond of cooking the dishes she grew up eating, using recipes she learned from her mother and grandmother. Join Debjani in her home kitchen to try your hand at cooking authentic and flavorful Bengali dishes. • Private Bengali cooking lesson in a local's home • Introduction to Bengali cuisine and culture • An authentic, home-cooked Bengali meal, prepared using traditional ingredients and recipes that have been passed down through generations • Vegetarian and lactose free options available

Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home with host Mohara, a warm and friendly grandmother incredibly passionate about Sri Lankan cuisine. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class takes place in a local home kitchen where Mohara will teach you how to make 3-5 traditional Sri Lankan dishes in clay pots from her family recipes. After cooking, enjoy your meal together in your hosts' home. • Private cooking lesson in a local home • Introduction to Sri Lankan culture and cuisine • 100% private activity • Experience Sri Lankan hospitality in a beautiful Colombo home • Vegetarian options available If you choose the market tour grade option, your experience will include a tour of the lively Colpetty market, an indoor market crammed with fresh fruit, vegetables and seafood. Discover regional Sri Lankan produce and be introduced to vegetables you may not have seen before before you begin your cooking class.

Everyone knows the tastiest South Indian food isn’t found in any restaurant, but in the kitchen of home cooks. During this private cooking class in Bangalore, learn how to prepare two traditional dishes from scratch. Get an introduction to the ingredients and spices used in South Indian dishes, then cook favorite family recipes with plenty of help from your hostess. Afterward, sit down to enjoy your freshly prepared meal.

Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home with Dilnoza, a doctor by profession but a passionate cook who always finds time to travel and cook.This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your hands-on cooking class will take place in Dilnoza's home kitchen where she will teach you how to make 2-3 traditional Uzbek dishes from her family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in your host's home. Discover local cultural and culinary traditions during this unique experience with a local in Tashkent. • Cooking lesson in a local Tashkent home • Introduction to Uzbekistan's culture and cuisine • 100% private activity • Experience Uzbek hospitality in a residential Tashkent neighborhood

Michiko is a professional cooking teacher and has been conducting cooking lessons for Japanese locals for 5 years. She is now excited to share Japanese home cooking with travelers and teach you to make handmade udon noodles from scratch. If learning about Japanese ingredients, cuisine, culture and culinary traditions is something that interests you, then this is the perfect class for you. Her cooking class is perfect for adults as well as children. Michiko learned to cook traditional Japanese dishes from her mother and is so thrilled to pass on her passion and share a Japanese home-cooked meal with people from around the world！

Discover the secrets of South Indian cuisine during a 5-hour private culinary experience at a local home in Chennai. Begin by visiting the neighborhood market with your host Jyashree to select ingredients and see typical foods. Then dive into your cooking lesson and learn to prepare several rice and vegetable dishes. When the food is ready, enjoy a home-cooked South Indian vegetarian meal in the company of your host for the perfect introduction to South Indian culinary traditions and family life. Includes a home-cooked meal and non-alcoholic beverages.

Learn to cook Filipino food in this private cooking class in a chef's Manila home. Learn about Filipino food and culture and prepare some Filipino family recipes that have been passed down through generations in a private kitchen. Put together a multicourse meal, with dessert, and listen to your guide's commentary as you enjoy the food you've cooked.

Your host is very excited to share his culinary knowledge about Thai cuisine with travelers. Your cooking class will last for 1-2 hours, after which you will sit down to share the meal you helped prepare. - Cook authentic Thai dishes in Young’s home kitchen in Nonthaburi, near Bangkok - Learn the art of balancing flavors, the foundation of Thai cuisine - Prepare 2-3 traditional dishes such as citrus salad, curry, or larb gai - Enjoy hands-on teamwork as you create the meal together from scratch - Share a family-style feast with jasmine rice, overlooking the garden

Immerse yourself in Japanese culinary traditions with this private, hands-on cooking class! Learn to create authentic maki or chirashi sushi under the guidance of Hiroko, a skilled and welcoming home cook. Hiroko’s cozy apartment in Koganei, conveniently located near the JR train line, provides the perfect setting for this unique cultural and culinary experience.

This local, immersive food experience offers a warm and personal glimpse into Japanese culture, led by Risa, a passionate local guide who shares her culinary skills and family traditions. From making dashi from scratch to enjoying a homestyle meal in her cozy kitchen, this class feels like being welcomed into a Japanese home in Saitama, a 20-min train ride from Shinjuku station.

Learn to cook Chettinad-style South Indian fare with a home chef as your guide with this private cooking class. Your driver will pick you up and take you to the home of Kamala, who will teach you how to make a few different items (including dosas). After you're done with your class, you'll sit down to enjoy the fruits of your labor, served up traditionally on a banana leaf.

Learn to make several South Indian dishes during a 3-hour private cooking lesson in a family home in Chennai. Prepare two to three vegetarian dishes—such as curry, dosas, or idli—and learn about the culinary traditions of South India as you cook and eat your lunch or dinner with your host and her family. Includes cooking lesson and meal with local chef.