Cook 3 Authentic Korean Dishes with Local Market Tour
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Seoul, South Korea
- 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Learn how to prepare authentic Korean food in a laidback environment during a small-group cooking class in Seoul. Join your instructor at Mangon Market to pick up the freshest ingredients, then return to their home. Get set up at your personal cooking station, then enjoy easy-to-follow instructions and personal assistance from your host. The 3-course menu may include soft tofu stew, bibimbap, bulgogi, kimchi stew, japchae, or stir-fried pork.
- Enjoy a small class size of maximum four people
- Learn about Korean food culture and history
- Take home a professionally designed cookbook
- Choose between a lunch or dinner class
Sample Menu
Main
seafood soft tofu stew, Bibimbap, Bulgogi
Main
Kimchi stew, Japchae - glass noodle, stir-fried pork
What's Included
- Lunch3 course meal and water, rice wine, small dessert
- Dinner3 course meal and water, rice wine, small dessert
- indivisual cooking table, cookers, fresh local ingredients
- professionally designed cookbook
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Mangwon StationSeoul, South Korea
Meeting point is the Entrance 2 of Mangwon subway station (line 6)
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 11 travelers
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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I highly recommend this cooking class! Jomin, who leads and teaches the class, is absolutely wonderful. She explained everything clearly—from our visit to the market to guiding us step by step through each dish. The class was approachable and enjoyable for everyone, whether you’re an experienced cook or just starting out. Jomin also provides a beautifully curated recipe book that includes not only the dishes we made together, but also other favorites she recommends. If you’re looking for a cooking class during your time in Seoul, this is truly a fantastic choice!
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Travelers appreciate the engaging, educational cooking tour featuring hands-on stations and a market visit that enhance cultural immersion. Guides and instructors are praised for their knowledgeable, welcoming approach and clear instructions, which support learning and enjoyment. The food receives consistent commendation for generous portions, authentic flavors, and accommodating dietary preferences, making the meals a satisfying part of the experience.
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It’s a super nice activity to get to know a little bit more about Korean culture. The visit of the market really help you understand the products and the cooking class is a nice way to experience the culture. And it gives you the opportunity to share your travel once you go home because you make the dishes you learnt to your family and friends.
very professional and accommodating. interesting tour of a charming market, good menu and a lot of food
We had problems arriving (taxis) and Jasmin was very nice, helpful and accommodating. As for the lesson itself - the meal we cooked was very good but Jasmine gave instructions a bit too fast, on the other hand - she answered all questions
The class was well done- delish recipes and a lovely book included. Only problem- chef talked very fast and we had to ask her to repeat instructions several times. Overall was a good experience. Facility was clean and comfortable. She accommodated several of us that did not eat meat so that was very much appreciated. All dishes were good portion size so consider it one of your meals for the day.
Very enjoyable! Jomin provided a wonderful tour of her local neighborhood market. Afterwards, we went to her cooking studio where she taught the basics and assisted us in preparing a few Korean dishes. It was both educational and a lot of fun!
Loved the tour of the market and the cooking studio was very nice & clean. I feel like it was easy to get here by subway and get education on 3 dishes. My teen daughter and I really enjoyed it.
Fantastic experience. Started with a walk through the market and then a 3-course cooking class, which is delicious. Customizable to food preferences.
It was wonderful! It was just our group of 3. We learned so much about the food and everything tasted great!
Amazing experience. The instructions were super clear and easy. We felt like we could absolutely make the food again. The market tour was also great!
Amazing well tailored cooking class with small group allowing the class to be amazingly run with no time pressures. 10/10 would recommend for everyone.
Lots of fun, enjoyed both cooking class and market. Had fun exploring new cuisine and left with a cookbook souvenir
This was a great time. Easy meetup outside the subway. We got a guided tour through the market (which was much less crowded with tourists than the Gwangjang market in Jongno I’d been to) and a bit of time to explore on our own. Then we went to the cooking school where each participant had their own cooking station. Everything was really well-planned and the food itself was truly delicious! Impossible to know ahead how a group is going to be, but ours was really fun. Great people to hang out with and enjoy the evening.
Jomin was wonderful! This was the perfect experience for one of our last days in Korea. She has thought of everything and makes this so fun. Wandering through the market was the highlight for me, just getting to see and hear about all the different foods and uses. So glad we are able to bring a cookbook back as well. Do this!! 10/10. Thanks again Jomin!!
This class was excellent!Jomin had an excellent teaching style. The cooking studio was clean and good lighting. She spent a lot of tumme on instructing us. The meat and vegetables and tofu were high quality and a LOT of food.
I thoroughly enjoyed this cooking class. The dishes were simple and delicious and the host was welcoming and knowledgeable. I would recommend
Amazing time together with family to learn culture
We worked through market and place was very clean and organized
Incredible! It was our second class - we took kimchi class first and then decided to go for another one :) we loved it very much as well, the bibimbap was soooo good - I'm thinking about it very often...
Thank you so much!
It was a super interesting cooking lesson. Jomin showed us the local market and gave us a lot of advice regarding what to eat there. The dishes we prepared were good. We go back home with the recipes, pictures and a good meal in the belly. Thanks!
Our host was excellent, the tour of the market was a lovely addition to the class and the food very good! Overall a fantastic experience I would recommend to others
This was a great introduction into Korean cooking! Jomin lead us through a Seoul street market where we picked fresh ingredients then went back to her studio where we cooked three delicious foods. She's definitely a strict chef, but in a good way that made the class fun and exciting. She was also extremely accommodating to anyone's food allergies and preferences. If you're looking for a cooking class in Seoul, I would highly recommend this one!
The cooking class was super nice, authentic and we learned a lot. Also loved the part, that we visited the market beforehand.
We’re so glad we took this market tour and cooking class with Jomin. Even though some of the market was closed due to the Chuseok holiday there were enough stalls open to get a good idea. Her explanations about banchan, kimchi and other foods and customs was really interesting. Jomin then taught us how to make Japchae, Kimchi Stew and Stir Fried Pork in a well appointed kitchen. We then had a treat eating our dishes accompanied by makgeolli. A great experience all around.
The cooking class with Jomin was so much more! We walked through Mangwon market and Jomin showed and explained ingredients that we would be using in our cooking as well as answered our naive questions. Jomin was patient and guided us in preparing our dishes for lunch.
It was a great experience. We started with a nice market walkthrough and our host shared so many interesting information with us. Later we came to a super clean and organized cooking studio and we had an amazing time cooking as well as eating our cooked meals… I would repeat this again anytime! Thank you!!
What an amazing experience! The class began with a walk through the local market, where Jomin gave explanations of the fresh ingredients and local products. Everything was so well organized and easy to follow. Cooking together was fun and engaging, with recipes that were approachable yet authentic. We got to taste our creations at the end — unbelievably delicious and full of flavor! On top of that, we received a recipe book to take home, which is such a nice touch and will let us recreate the dishes again. Jomin is knowledgeable, friendly, and makes the whole experience enjoyable from start to finish. I would highly recommend this class to anyone who loves food and wants a memorable cultural experience!
professionally run , fun and educational.
nice fellow students .
I would take this course again to learn the other dishes .
I highly recommend this cooking class! Jomin, who leads and teaches the class, is absolutely wonderful. She explained everything clearly—from our visit to the market to guiding us step by step through each dish. The class was approachable and enjoyable for everyone, whether you’re an experienced cook or just starting out. Jomin also provides a beautifully curated recipe book that includes not only the dishes we made together, but also other favorites she recommends. If you’re looking for a cooking class during your time in Seoul, this is truly a fantastic choice!
Fun experience and the food was fantastic! Jomin led us through the market explaining what we were seeing. Then we went to her studio to start cooking. She explained each ingredient and the cooking process for each. We ate the food we cooked. Terrific! Highly recommended! Even for novice chefs.
A very enjoyable and informative private tour of Mangon market followed by a fun class cooking Korean cuisine.
We walked from train station to the market. The instructor showed us around the market and told us about the different foods there. She bought clams and soft tofu for our stew. We went to her studio, where we each had our own station and private room to dine in. Each station was set up with the necessary ingredients for each student’s meal. The instructor walked us through how to make the bulgogi marinade, then we proceeded to make the tofu stew. We took our bowl of soup to the dining room to enjoy it while the next meal prep was set up for us.
We were instructed on how to cut the vegetables for the beef bibimbap and then how to cook on our individual burners. Afterwards we cooked the bulgogi and took our last two meals to the dining room. We enjoyed the meals and were provided with take home bowls for leftovers.
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