Busan Tailored Korean cooking class (Vegan OK)with market tour
Recommended by 100% of travelers
Busan, South Korea
- 5 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Don’t just eat traditional food in Korea, learn to make it too during this private, customizable Bujeon market tour and home cooking class. Benefit from the personalized attention of your local host, as you pick up techniques and skills which will last longer than any souvenir, including recipes for several lesser-known Korean dishes. It’s a hands-on experience that few travelers get to enjoy.
- Learn to prepare and cook several lesser-known Korean dishes, like spicy sea snail salad
- Tailor the proposed menu to your own tastes, including vegetarian recipes
- Tackle the bustling Bujeon market alongside your host for a truly local experience
- Take advantage of the personalized attention of your host throughout
What's Included
- LunchFoods made by Guest
- Bottled water
- Coffee and/or TeaBarley tea or corn tea, instant coffee
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Private expense and travel insurance
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- KB Kookmin Bank Seomyeon Joongang2 Saessak-ro, Busanjin District, Busan, South Korea
Please take subway Line 1/2 for Seomyeon station and meet at Exit 13 ground level , Seomyeon Subway station.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
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Bujeon Market
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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Featured review
David_W
We joined this cooking class and were absolutely thrilled! The market tour through Busan’s largest food market was definitely a highlight. Our guide was incredibly friendly, shared so much knowledge about food, and even gave us great restaurant recommendations.
After some short text exchanges we met up at Bujeon Market, which turned out to be our favorite Busan Market. Its vibrant and full of people, different types of food and colors. We walked along while getting the groceries, watching the locals shop and taking in the sights. All the while our guide/ cook was stopping every now and then to point out a good place to eat or an interesting tidbit. Afterwards it was two short stops by train to the kitchen.
The atmosphere was very relaxed – we chatted not only about cuisine but also about history and many other topics. The cooking itself was a lot of fun. The dish turned out delicious, and we prepared so much that we even had leftovers to take with us for the next day.
One small thing: we initially thought Banchan would also be part of the class, as that’s how we understood the description. That wasn’t the case, but we ended up buying some excellent Banchan at the market instead.
Overall, it was a wonderful experience that we would highly recommend!
Reviews
4.9
based on 70 reviews
David_W, Aug 2025
We joined this cooking class and were absolutely thrilled! The market tour through Busan’s largest food market was definitely a highlight. Our guide was incredibly friendly, shared so much knowledge about food, and even gave us great restaurant recommendations.
After some short text exchanges we met up at Bujeon Market, which turned out to be our favorite Busan Market. Its vibrant and full of people, different types of food and colors. We walked along while getting the groceries, watching the locals shop and taking in the sights. All the while our guide/ cook was stopping every now and then to point out a good place to eat or an interesting tidbit. Afterwards it was two short stops by train to the kitchen.
The atmosphere was very relaxed – we chatted not only about cuisine but also about history and many other topics. The cooking itself was a lot of fun. The dish turned out delicious, and we prepared so much that we even had leftovers to take with us for the next day.
One small thing: we initially thought Banchan would also be part of the class, as that’s how we understood the description. That wasn’t the case, but we ended up buying some excellent Banchan at the market instead.
Overall, it was a wonderful experience that we would highly recommend!
Response from Host, Aug 2025
Thank you for joining my Korean cooking class. You chose the braised beef short rib option among several options. If you chose the basic cooking option, you would have enjoyed three dishes you made, but since you chose the braised beef short rib option, no side dishes were provided. I hope there is no misunderstanding.
I am so grateful that you enjoyed the recipe I provided. I have provided a recipe that is easy to make both in Korea and abroad, so I am sure you will be able to enjoy the same braised beef short rib back home. Thank you very much for joining my cooking class.
Gabriella_E, Jun 2025
The tour coordinator is so sweet! Took the time to educate us on Korean culture and language. I would definitely recommend this experience and would especially recommend the braised tofu with spicy sauce! My friend and I thought it was time well spent!
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Thank you for joining my vegan cooking class. I provided gluten-free soybean paste as per your request. We made spinach soybean paste soup with gluten-free soybean paste. And we also made braised black bean and braised tofu stew with spicy sauce. Thank you so much for liking all my recipes. Thanks to you two, I was able to have a pleasant evening.
Lu_Y, May 2025
We were hosted by Suyang Chang and enjoyed the cooking class. We visited a local market and sourced the most fresh cooking ingredients of the day. It's Marinated Abalone we learned and it is absolutely scrumptious. The recipe is easy to follow, but the result is surprisingly good. We love the marinated abalone and it is definitely ambrosial and glorious!
Response from Host, May 2025
I was happy to be able to offer a cooking class to your family. Before we started the cooking class, I provided breakfast at Bujeon Market so that you and your family would not feel hungry during the cooking class. I was happy that you and your family enjoyed all the dishes I ordered for you. The cooking class also went smoothly. I provided air transport packaging material so that you could safely bring the marinated abalone to the UK. Thank you again for joining my cooking class.
Donna_K, Oct 2024
We had a terrific evening preparing the marinated abalone. The meet up was easy and shopping for our ingredients at the market was an amazing experience. Dinner was a surprise bonus. The abalone was fantastic. We will be preparing this dish at home and using the marinade often.
Response from Host, Oct 2024
We visited the market, purchased abalone, and enjoyed bibimbap and dumplings at a restaurant in the market. After the meal, we moved to the kitchen and made marinated abalone. We had a great time while having fun conversations. Thank you so much.
Jessica_C, Aug 2024
Our group of 8 were able to spend time together with the chef and made a wonderful authentic meal and we were able to make some wonderful memories! The chef was an excellent guide.
Response from Host, Aug 2024
I am so glad that I could contribute to you and your family making wonderful memories in Busan. I tried to make the cooking class enjoyable for your family of all ages. I am always honored to introduce various Korean dishes to people from all over the world with my cooking class. Thank you so much for choosing my cooking class while your cruise is in Busan.
Marco_B, Jun 2024
Great experience - enjoyed the shopping and actual cooking. Guide very knowledgable and adapted to vegan. Recommended.
Response from Host, Jul 2024
Thank you for joining my cooking class, and I hope it helped you understand Korean vegan cuisine.
David_F, Apr 2024
Suyang was excellent! The market tour was exceptional and he told us about everything! The cooking class was fun and delicious! Thank you!
Response from Host, Apr 2024
Thank you for joining my cooking class. You made seafood pancake, fried soy sauce chicken, and fried seaweed and shrimp. Thanks to you two, I had a great time, too. I hope you make many wonderful memories in Korea.
Marcus_K, Apr 2024
We had a great time exploring a local market and an even better time making several delicious Korean meals. Would recommend this class without reservation
Response from Host, Apr 2024
Thank you for joining my cooking class. You made japchae, braised tofu, and mini kimbap. After making japchae, you kindly gave it to a young man who was studying in the next room. Thank you for your kindness. I'm glad that you had a great time with my cooking class.
Rendal_M, Oct 2023
This is a great option for cruise ship passengers! Easy to access via taxi. The guide was amazing and truly taught us to make the dishes, included the recipes to recreate at home. He took us to a traditional local market and purchased all of the ingredients while giving a great tour. His kindness, sweet disposition, and knowledge made this tour even better than anticipated.
Response from Host, Oct 2023
Thank you for participating in my Korean cooking class. According to your request, we met at the cruise terminal, moved to the market, bought food materials for cooking first, and moved to my kitchen. The kitchen is located in Jagalchi Market and close to the shuttle bus stop to the cruise terminal.
We made kimchi and pork stew, stir-fried anchovies, and stir-fried eggplant tofu in cooking class. I have provided optimized recipes for foreign customers to easily make in their home countries. I was really happy to see you and your husband enjoy the food made with the recipe I provided you.
I also provided soju so that you can enjoy the food. I recommend that you make delicious Korean food using my recipe at home. And you took the food you made in the cooking class to go, so I hope you enjoyed it on the cruise ship. Stir-fried anchovies are good to eat with rice and can be eaten with soju. Thank you again for participating in my cooking class.
Flra_D, May 2023
It was a really nice experience. We enjoyed good food and learned more about the korean culture. Would recommend to anyone!
Response from Host, Jun 2023
I was happy to introduce Korea's representative side dish. Side dishes, which were common in restaurants in the past, have become difficult to see due to recent inflation. Stir-fried peanuts and anchovies and braised black beans are one of Koreans' favorite side dishes. It is not only easy to make but also easy to store for a long time. If you keep it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for about two weeks.
Thank you again for participating in my Korean cooking class.
Ethan_J, Apr 2023
This is the perfect way to get to know Busan and Korean cuisine! Our guide/chef was infectiously friendly, extremely knowledgeable, and eager to discuss culture - Korean or otherwise.
The market tour was awesome. We went to several markets in Korea on our own, but its an entirely different experience having a local guide that knows it like the back of their hand. The market was very local, hardly any tourists. After we learned about dozens of vegetables and fishes, he took us to a cheap local spot for a quick snack of tteokbokki and Fried Fish cakes (a Busan classic).
The cooking experience was lovely. He knew a wide variety of dishes and let us completely customize our class. He did a fantastic job focusing on the key parts of each recipe and showing how the various recipes / techniques relate to each other - something we never would have understood on our own.
He also sent us all the recipes afterwards and went out of his way to help us find restaurants to visit and things to do in Busan - definitely get this man's recommendations!
We enjoyed spending an evening with our guide. It was very relaxed and felt very friendly. You can tell he has a passion for cultural exchange and meeting new people.
Response from Host, May 2023
My mission is to introduce unknown Korean food to many foreigners through cooking classes. i would like to contribute to the universalization of Korean food by introducing more diverse Korean food to foreigners.
I was really happy to enjoy pleasant conversations on various topics during the cooking class. In order to meet guests' expectations, I will continue to make efforts to make it easier and more fun for participants to learn more diverse Korean dishes.
Thanks again for joining my cooking class.
annelisegr2019, Nov 2019
After taking us to a local market, Suya (apologies for the spelling, Suya , I'm not sure how to spell your name) took us to his place where he taught us to cook several dishes from scratch. He explained the different steps and we cooked. This was great, as I had previously been on a cooking course where most had been pre-prepared and we only assembled the various elements - not fun at all!
Suya is also very generous with portions and we had enough food for 6 people, even though there were only 2 of us on the course. We recommend this experience 100%
Response from Host, Nov 2019
Thank you for taking part in my cooking class.The characteristic of my cooking class is to provide a recipe that foreigners can easily make.It was an honor to have a pleasant cooking class with two beautiful women from Spain.I'm so glad you had a great time with your family with the dishes you made in class.I hope you can make the dishes you have learned in Korea and enjoy them with your friends and family in Spain. Lastly, my name is Suyang and my nickname is Busan oppa. I hope to see you again in Spain or Korea in the near future.
Gracias por participar en la clase de cocina.La característica de mi clase de cocina es proporcionar una receta para que los extranjeros puedan hacer fácilmente.Fue un honor haber dado una clase agradable con dos hermosas mujeres de España.Estoy muy contento de haber pasado un buen tiempo con su familia con los platos en la clase.Espero que puedas disfrutar con un amigo y familia en España haciendo una comida que aprendió en Corea. Por último, mi nombre es Suyang y mi apodo es Busan oppa. Espero que nos encontremos en España o en Corea pronto.
Cheryl_O, Oct 2019
Started out with a visit to the market to pick up fresh ingredients. Then an awesome cooking lesson which included seasoned dried pollack, seasoned spinach, jap chae, and pollack soup. Simple recipes can be replicated at home, and steps beyond the standard korean pancake, galbi, bibimbap fare. Thank you Suyang for being such a gracious host and for all your patience with our amateur cooking skills. Highly recommend this cooking class!!
Response from Host, Oct 2019
Thank you for your kind review. Kimchi stew, seafood pancake, Kimchi pancake, grilled pork belly, etc. are very famous in foreign countries. In fact, there are many more delicious Korean dishes. I am happy to introduce more diverse Korean dishes to you through this cooking class.I was very happy when you had a happy smile while eating the food that you made with the recipes that I provided.
I have provided easy and simple recipes to make in the U.S., so please use them whenever you miss Korean food.Thank you again for participating in my program. I wish you a happy October.
mbernasconi18, Jul 2023
Bella esperienza…simpatico e preparato il maestro di cucina…abbiamo potuto scegliere tre piatti tipici in base ai nostri gusti
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