Top Taipei Cooking Classes - page 2

Follow in locals’ footsteps when you visit a bustling market—and learn how to make one of Taiwan’s most popular culinary delicacies—on this private tour and cooking class. After pickup from your Taipei hotel, follow your guide to one of the city’s markets, where you’ll see how locals shop and will pick up ingredients for your day of cooking. Then, head to a nearby kitchen, where you’ll learn how to make zongzi: bamboo leaf-wrapped dumplings made of sticky rice and an assortment of fillings.

When it comes to pineapple cakes and souvenirs in Taiwan, you’ll find countless bakeries—but nothing compares to making your own! In this self-guided DIY experience, you’ll create beloved Taiwanese pastries from scratch using our easy-to-follow tablet system. Craft each piece by hand, follow every step at your own pace, and enjoy a hands-on experience with friendly on-site staff if you need assistance. Bring home beautifully handmade treats and a box of Taiwan’s sweet, golden memories.

A fun tour for foodies, this 2.5-hour cooking class includes snacks and a traditional tea service. First, learn how to make pineapple cakes and mung bean cakes, two traditional Taiwanese pastries known for being symbols of blessings and prosperity. When the baking is done, enjoy the fruits of your labor with an oolong tea service. You’ll even leave with a to-go box.

Yilan is a beautiful small town outside of Taipei known for tea production. On this slow travel experience, visit with the tea farmers who continue the tradition of Taiwanese tea culture. You'll experience hands-on tea roasting and rolling, as well as taste various flavors of tea like oolong and green tea. After a traditional lunch, learn the art of white and blue china and create your own souvenir!

Explore the ins and outs of tofu in Daxi, Taoyuan, a small township known for this Taiwanese specialty. After your pick-up from Taipei, we will head to Daxi to make your your own wooden mold for tofu production with Daxi locals, and create your own tofu. Over a gourmet lunch, you will learn how to prepare and eat the many different kinds of tofu available. After lunch, we will head to a Daxi farm to learn about the community's local agriculture.

Pineapple Pastry with Egg Yolk, Longan Cake, High-Mountain Oolong Tea Pineapple pastry with egg yolk is the most popular souvenir of Taiwan, we will teach you starting from preparing the pineapple filling, the pineapple pastry with salted egg yolk offers the ideal aromatic and salty flavor, you may take back home the pineapple pastries you have made to share with family and friends after the course. Longan cake is a nourishing dessert in Taiwan; Longan is also known as Fuyuan, and has the effects of warming up the blood and keeping the warmth, it is also one of the representative Taiwan ancient flavored desserts. There are many high mountains in Taiwan surrounded by mist and clouds with short average sunshine, thus the tea leaves are enriched in Catechin. We have specially selected oolong tea from high mountains of over 1,000m to share with you, the refreshingly and aromatic sweetness of oolong tea forms an ideal combination with pineapple pastry with salty egg yolk and Longan cake, offering the most leisurable and carefree afternoon hours.

Angela is a New York–raised, Taipei–based tea expert who moved to Taiwan in 2020 to immerse herself in local tea culture. She learned Chinese, built connections with farmers, and personally sources teas from organic, natural, and wild-farmed estates. In her Taipei tearoom, you’ll take part in a private Taiwan tea tasting of five carefully selected teas paired with local snacks. Learn how to identify flavors and aromas, refine your palate, and explore the unique tea terroirs of Taiwan. This fun and interactive Taipei tea experience blends culture, flavor, and tradition—perfect for tea lovers and curious travelers.

Immerse yourself in the festive ambiance of an authentic Taiwanese night market—and sample a wide range of traditional, local dishes—on this private, evening tour. Meet your guide directly at your local hotel, and set off on foot. Your destination is the locals-frequented Yansan Night Market. Over the course of several hours, you’ll meet numerous vendors, will sample up to eight different dishes, and will have the special chance to soak up its one-of-a-kind ambiance.