Top China Cooking Classes

Set in a historic Shanghai villa with a private Chinese-style garden, this experience combines Chinese tea culture with traditional calligraphy in an intimate setting. Guests enjoy a guided tea tasting, learn about Chinese tea traditions, and receive a personalized Chinese name based on the sound or meaning of their original name. They will then practice writing their new Chinese name in calligraphy with guidance from an experienced instructor, creating a meaningful keepsake and a more personal connection to Chinese culture.

Bake Your Own is the first baking event to experience the culture of Hong Kong. It is also one of the few cooking activities in Hong Kong for tourists. In this experience, you can learn about Hong Kong's sweet varieties and make them yourself. It is an ideal choice for killing time. After the production is completed, the finished product can be taken away along with the packaging box. Experience Self-bake We will provide a tablet with a detailed and detailed electronic recipe. Self-service materials Bake Your Own is fun to do everything from drawing to packaging. Baking Ambassador We will have baking ambassadors to help you solve problems at any time.

Simple, meditative, and deeply traditional, this experience offers insight into everyday Chinese folk art through careful handwork and thoughtful design, guided in a small, relaxed group.

• Discover two sides of Shanghai: Pair a 90-minute English-guided visit to Jade Buddha Temple with a hands-on cultural workshop at M50. • Find an experience that suits you: Choose one of four workshops—bamboo butterfly weaving, soup dumpling making, seal carving, or fan painting. • Connect with Chinese craftsmanship: Learn through hands-on practice, with materials and instructor guidance included. • Explore beyond the workshop: Discover M50’s contemporary art atmosphere independently with an eight-language mobile web guide. • Start with added convenience: Choose optional one-way hotel pickup to Jade Buddha Temple, then make your own way to M50 after the temple visit. • Finish with a memorable photo stop: Walk to nearby 1000 Trees after your workshop to admire its distinctive architecture and explore independently.

Step into a local Shanghai home for an intimate Chinese cooking class and in-home dining experience centered on authentic Jiā Cháng Cài (Chinese home-style cooking). Learn to make handmade Chinese dumplings from scratch, master traditional folding techniques, and enjoy the meal you helped cook while discovering stories, traditions, and food culture that shape everyday life in Shanghai. More than a typical Shanghai cooking class, this private experience offers authentic Chinese home cooking and meaningful cultural connections - perfect for travelers seeking unique things to do in Shanghai.

This one‑day experience blends rural lifestyle, hands‑on food‑making and light‑hearted traditional Chinese‑medicine culture, far beyond regular sightseeing tours. You will not merely watch, but take part in every activity: pick fresh farm produce by yourself, cook authentic local meals on a fire‑wood stove, and pick‑up simple practical herbal tips in our relaxing TCM workshop. Finish your day at Dounan Flower Market, feeling the real local daily life of Kunming. No rushed schedules, focus on authentic local‑style immersion.

What makes RUUTS unique is our approach to Chinese tea: we move beyond traditional tea ceremonies to create playful, sensory and immersive experiences. Guests are invited to taste, smell, observe and guess before discovering the story behind each tea. Through the eyes of a tea traveler with 7 years of experience exploring China’s tea regions, we connect tea with the country’s landscapes, people, history and everyday life, creating a personal and memorable cultural experience. The small-group format, carefully selected teas and authentic Shanghai settings create a bridge between China’s traditions and modern city life.

Your host is a solo backpacker who has traveled to more than 30 countries. Through my own travels, I found that most tours and activities tend to stay in city centers and popular tourist areas. But for me, some of the most interesting parts of China are found in its traditional villages, where local culture and everyday life are still very real. I created this experience to take travelers beyond the usual tourist route, to see what a traditional Chinese village is really like, and to learn how traditional handmade soy sauce is actually made.

Step into a traditional Beijing family kitchen and immerse yourself in the art of Chinese home cooking. Under the guidance of a local host, select 2–3 classic dishes such as Kung Pao Chicken or Mapo Tofu, and learn the secrets of wok cooking and ingredient selection. This hands-on experience allows you to master authentic techniques while enjoying the fruits of your labor in a warm family-style meal. To help you recreate these dishes at home, an English recipe booklet is provided, ensuring your journey into Chinese cuisine continues long after the class ends. -Cook in a real Beijing family kitchen with a local host -Choose 2–3 dishes from a selection of classic Chinese dishes -Get step-by-step guidance and try your hand at wok cooking -Enjoy the dishes you personally cooked in a warm family-style meal -Receive an English recipe booklet to recreate the dishes at home

Skip the restaurant and eat at a Chengdu family's dining table, in their own home. +1 Chopsticks (加双筷子, "add a pair of chopsticks", what Chinese families say when a friend turns up for dinner) matches you with one of 6 vetted Chengdu host families, based on where you're staying and what you eat. How it goes: 1. Your host meets you at the door of their home. 2. Tea first, while the last dishes finish. 3. Home-style Sichuan dishes come out of the wok one at a time, shared family-style with rice and soup. Your host explains each one. 4. Stay and talk. Most meals run past two hours. 5. Leave with your host's own tips for eating your way around Chengdu. Every host cooks their own family's food. The sample menu below is a taste from different tables.

Explore the rich tapestry of Chinese tea culture during a captivating 2-hour session in Shanghai. Engage in a traditional Gongfu tea ceremony that reveals the artistry behind tea preparation, and master the brewing technique using a Gaiwan. Taste and appreciate four premium teas, from delicate white to robust oolong, while discovering how different years、 terroirs and manufacturing process influence flavor. This experience is perfect for travelers eager to deepen their understanding of this ancient tradition and elevate their tea appreciation. More importantly, fully immerse yourself in the joy brought by high-quality Chinese tea.

Stroll through lush mountain forests in traditional indigo tea-picking attire. Listen to local masters share the 1,200-year history of Longjing tea and its grading system. Explore an ecological organic tea garden, learn the "pinch-pull" picking technique, identify premium tea buds and pick them by hand to experience the hard-earned "green gold" of this famous tea. **Complimentary 3–5 minute raw drone footage included.** Enter the teahouse and gather around a traditional iron wok. Try hand-firing tea under masters’ guidance and learn the ten core tea-making techniques. Watch fresh leaves transform in the wok as rich roasted tea aroma fills the air. Featured experience: Learn Song Dynasty tea art. Use a tea whisk to create frothy tea foam and draw your favourite patterns or Chinese characters on the tea surface. At the end of the tour, relax on the elegant tea garden terrace. Sip fragrant tea and enjoy unique tea plantation flavours, concluding a complete Jiangnan tea culture journey.

Explore a local Beijing food market, then learn to cook three Chinese dishes with a former executive chef. Choose your own dishes, get hands-on in the kitchen and enjoy a delicious meal. - Explore a local food market and discover Chinese ingredients and seasonings. - Choose one main, one light dish and one soup or dessert from nine options. - Practise different Chinese cooking techniques with a professional chef. - Prepare and enjoy three dishes with hands-on guidance and English support. - Take home English recipes to recreate your favourite dishes.

Welcome to Guangzhou, the birthplace of Lingnan culture. YumChina Kitchen invites you to experience authentic Cantonese cuisine and Chinese food culture. This hands-on cooking class lets you explore Guangfu traditions in practice. You will be guided by professional Cantonese chefs, who teach you ingredient selection, seasoning and practical cooking skills. We offer hundreds of classic and modern dishes with customizable lessons, so you can fully enjoy learning and cooking. Ideal for food lovers, cultural travelers and anyone wanting to improve cooking skills. Welcome to join with family, friends or colleagues to master Cantonese cuisine and create unforgettable memories in Guangzhou.

Ask anyone in China where to find the best meal, and the answer usually isn't a restaurant. It's someone's kitchen. One wok, a few dishes, everything brought to the table still steaming. That's what home tastes like here. I live in Shanghai, and I'd love to have you in my kitchen to cook a few of the dishes we make most often. None of them are difficult, and none of them are fussy, they're simply what's on the table in millions of Chinese homes every night. I'll walk you through the cutting, the seasoning, and the timing, and tell you the stories behind each dish along the way. Before we start, we'll take a relaxed stroll through a nearby wet market, seasonal produce, unhurried vendors, and a glimpse of daily life you won't find at any landmark. Afterwards, I'll send you a PDF of the recipes, so you can make these dishes again in your own kitchen wherever you are. One meal is enough to get to know Chinese food and each other. Come cook with me!

Delve into the culinary traditions of China with an immersive cooking class in Yangshuo, where flavors come alive. Begin your journey at a vibrant local market, exploring fresh ingredients, herbs, and vegetables while sampling authentic snacks. Return to the kitchen to master four delicious dishes, including Beer Fish and Braised Eggplant, complemented by a traditional tea ceremony and farm-fresh rice. Customize your meal with vegetarian or vegan options and adjust spice levels to your liking, creating a personal touch in every dish.

One of three former cities that comprise modern-day Wuhan, Hankou was once known as the Tea Port of the Orient. Discover the rich flavors of Chinese tea and how Hankou’s tea trade shaped history on this engaging tour. Enjoy a tea ceremony featuring six tea categories. Then see luxury apartments funded by tea, a bank vault that once held tea fortunes, the railroad that brought tea to Europe, and more.

Spend an afternoon with a local shop owner exploring an authentic Chongqing market. With English commentary throughout, discover different chilies, spices, and the everyday food culture of Chongqing, and experience the city’s true local atmosphere like a local. Back in the shop, make three Chongqing dishes by hand: Panda Bingfen (Panda Ice Jelly), Tomato Meatball Mini Hot Pot, and Chongqing Xiaomian. From all-natural ice jelly with vegetable juice and hand-rolled meatballs to stir-fried noodle sauce, you control the spice level and enjoy the fun of hands-on cooking. After cooking, sit down in the shop and enjoy the meal you made—a wonderful afternoon full of authentic Chongqing flavors. Ideal for food lovers, families, friends, and travelers from home and abroad who want an in-depth experience of local Chongqing culture.

In Hangzhou, spend half a day living the way people did in ancient China – quiet and full of little rituals. Sit down, make an incense tablet, whisk a bowl of tea, and enjoy a few traditional pastries. Your teacher will guide you step by step: mix the incense powder, knead it, press it into a mold, and finish your own incense tablet. Then whisk tea until fine white foam appears – smell the aroma, look at the color, and take small sips. A few traditional pastries sit nearby – one sip of tea, one bite of pastry – and time slows down. Take your handmade incense tablet home. It gives off a natural fragrance – wear it or hang it up. Every time you smell it, you'll remember that quiet, relaxing half-day in Hangzhou, with a touch of ancient elegance. Make your own incense tablet and take Chinese elegance home. Learn traditional Chinese tea whisking and feel the calm elegance. Taste the tea you whisked — its color, aroma and finish. Enjoy traditional Chinese pastries with tea, bite by sip.

Come to Shanghai M50 and step into the world of Xiaolongbao at CCW Restaurant. Under the guidance of a professional pastry chef, you can start from kneading the dough and make your very own Xiaolongbao step by step. We offer two packages to choose from: the Xiaolongbao Making Experience (60–90 mins), or the Xiaolongbao + Kung Pao Chicken Making Experience (120 mins), which adds this classic dish to your session. Once done, you can taste your creations on the spot and enjoy the most authentic flavors of Shanghai. ● Learn hands-on from a master chef—from kneading dough to steaming. ● Roll, pleat, and shape in one fluid motion—master the art of forming Xiaolongbao. ● Rich, juicy pork filling delivers authentic Shanghai flavor in every bite. ● Full journey from dough to dumpling—immerse in Shanghai's dim sum culture. ● Savor your own freshly steamed creations—an authentic taste of Shanghai.

This private Friday-only experience goes beyond a standard sightseeing tour or commercial cooking class. Shop for seasonal ingredients directly from Bai and Yi farmers at Shaxi’s historic market, then cook 3–4 authentic Yunnan dishes with a local Bai host in a traditional courtyard and enjoy the meal you prepared.

You'll get a hands-on training from a professional local chef and will learn new cooking techniques that can easily be repeated at home.You'll discover our traditions and learn historical tips about our unique cuisine,Vegetarians are welcome. Let me know in advance if you have any dietary restrictions

The Chinese tea ceremony has a long history, and Cantonese dim sum is an important part of Han Chinese culinary culture. This workshop perfectly combines the tea ceremony and dim sum, allowing you to explore the history, culture, and art of Chinese cuisine.

- Shop like a local: Explore a real wet market and pick your own ingredients, just like Chinese home cooks do every day - Discover Chinese food culture: Learn about unique local ingredients, seasonal eating, and the philosophy behind everyday Chinese meals - Cook authentic home-style dishes: We teach what Chinese people actually eat at home — not just restaurant version - Truly hands-on: Chop, stir, fry, taste — you do every step yourself, guided with care - Understand flavors, not just follow recipes: Learn the meaning behind ingredients and techniques - Immersive & intimate: It’s personal, local, and real — like being welcomed into someone’s kitchen, not a tourist class - Cultural connection through food: Leave with a full belly and a deeper understanding of Chinese daily life