Hanoi Cooking Class with Local People

Hanoi, Vietnam

5 hours (approx.)
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Learn to prepare Vietnamese cuisine at a local home in Hanoi on a half day tour. Start with shopping for ingredients at a market where your guide can help you interact with the vendors by teaching you basic phrases. At the home of your hosts, you’re taught to cook from a typical Vietnamese menu that may include spring rolls, fried chicken and fruit dessert. Finish by sampling your decorative creations, accompanied by local beer or wine.

Half-day cooking session at a local home in Hanoi
Learn to communicate with vendors at the market
Prepare marinades and decorate Vietnamese dishes
Enjoy lunch from a menu of typical cuisine

What's Included

Pick-up & drop-off at your hotel in the Old Quarter
English speaking Vietnamese guide
Teaching Vietnamese basic language
Enjoy your cooked food with hosts
Step-by-step recipe booklet to take home
Free drinks (Hanoi beer, soft drink, coffee, fresh green tea, local wine.

Other expenses

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Hanoi, Hanoi

Pickup details

Location Name: Pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter

Operating hours
.8:00 am

Departure Point

Hanoi, Hanoi

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Meals
Not wheelchair accessible
Phở cuốn – fresh spring roll (rice noodle rolls), a grilled beef and rice noodle roll with fresh herbs
Nộm - Hanoi Specialty salad
Nem Rán - Vietnamese delicious Fried Spring Roll

Seasonal vegetables
Rice noodle
Free drinks: Local beer or local wine or soft drink
Desserts: Fresh fruits
This is a sample itinerary and is typical of Hanoi food. The itinerary can also be customized to suit guest’s particular interests and dietary restrictions.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

Traveler Photos

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Reviews

3.7

based on 6 reviews

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My husband and I were surprised on...

Rosalie A, Mar 2016

My husband and I were surprised on the overall conduct of this tour. The guide,the cook and the cook's husband were all friendly and hospitable although it was only the tour guide who spoke English. Here are our honest observations:1 tour transpo - we were surprised that we were not picked up by a private car like the other Viator tours we joined so we had to take a cab to and from the cooking class with our guide we even had no choice but to ride the motorbike going to and from the local market which was a bit scary.2 no recipes were given so we had to rely solely on what the guide interprets from what the cook says the guide promised that Daisy from the local tour company will e-mail the recipes but I haven't received them until now, almost 2 months after the tour. 3 a major concern was the oveall hygiene and cleanliness of the kitchen, the utensils and the water supply. The food we cooked were more than enough for the 4 of us and tasted good but we were very concerned about the dining utensils that we used. i'm sad to say that this tour is not worth recommending to my family and friends due to safety and health reasons:

Sadly this trip was not at all what...

Heather J, Oct 2015

Sadly this trip was not at all what I expected. I was shocked to learn after being collected from our hotel that we were to travel on the public bus to the home of the local chef, and to navigate walk across a major highway in peak hour. Although the family were very hospitable it was disappointing that the chef didn't speak English and there were no cooking notes supplied. I was also very dubious about the hygiene of the kitchen and quality of water used to wash the food items. The kitchen was not really setup for hosting guests and to include them in the food preparation. The overall concept was ok, but a number of things need to be included in the information about the trip.

This was awesome Luisa my tour guide...

Jennifer L, Oct 2015

This was awesome Luisa my tour guide was excellent and she took me to her Aunt and Uncles place. We shopped in the local market in their village first, then took all the ingredients back to their home and cooked up a yummy feast, together. Totally recommend

It was amazing! The friendly people...

Michael V, Jul 2015

It was amazing! The friendly people, the experience, the good food and the opportunity to meet the locals personally was a blessing to me.

A great experience cooking, dining...

Sahan A, Jul 2015

A great experience cooking, dining and conversing with locals who are very competent in English. The staff are very friendly and extremely hospitable. A must if you want an authentic experience of Hanoi lifestyle as well as cuisine.