Xiao Long Bao, Beef Noodles & Boba Tea Cooking Class in Taipei
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Taipei, Taiwan
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Take home more than just memories of tasty dishes in Taiwan, learning to make traditional Xiao Long Bao soup dumplings from scratch during this Taiwanese cooking class. Learn the craft of Taiwanese cooking first-hand with experienced instructors.
- Master the art of making Braised Beef noodle soup, Xiao Long Bao, and bubble milk tea
- Hear the stories behind Taiwanese cuisine
- This tour is suitable for all levels of culinary experience
- A small group means more attention from your host
Sample Menu
Starter
Cucumber Salad
涼拌拍黃瓜
Main
Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings)
小籠包
Main
Niu Rou Mian (Braised Beef Noodle Soup)
紅燒牛肉麵
Dessert
Bubble Milk Tea
珍珠奶茶
What's Included
- Local taxes
- Recipes
- Photos from the class
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Cookinn Taiwan (Zhongshan 中山教室)103, Taiwan, Taipei City, Datong District, Section 1, Chengde Rd, 66號2樓
2F., No. 66, Sec. 1, Chengde Rd., Datong Dist., Taipei City 103022, Taiwan Travel by MRT: Take MRT Green Line or Red Line and get off at R11/G14 Zhongshan Station. A 5-minute walk from Exit 6. Transport by HSR/TRA: Take the train to Taipei Main Station. A 10-minute walk from North Exit 3.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Start time.9:30 am
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- This class is suitable for ages 12 and above. Children aged 7–11: 15% discount, one child under 6 may accompany free of charge.
- If you have any food allergies, please let us know in advance.
- Notice: The market tour will no longer be available from September 1st, 2022.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
What an INCREDIBLE experience in Taipei. I have taken cooking classes all over the world and this is hands down the absolute best I have ever experienced. Thorough, professional, informative, and FUN. I actually feel confident that I can make bao at home now, too!
The personalized cook book at the end was a real treat. All in all, just an awesome experience!
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Diana is an excellent and friendly teacher. The class was well organized and my 15 year old son and I enjoyed it immensely. One of the best cooking classes I’ve ever taken. We came away learning how to make our favorite - soup dumplings!
What an extraordinary experience it was to learn all about the art of making xia long bao, niu rou mien, and boba cha. The cooking studio was very professional, well laid out and impeccably clean. We made our soup dumpling dough from scratch and learned the right techniques for filling and folding them close. Everything was delicious and beautifully presented. I highly recommend this experience to all, young and old, families and singles.
Informative, friendly, professional, entertaining and we cooked delicious food. Included an individual recipe booklet……….
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you for your kind words and recommendation! Our team is delighted to hear that you enjoyed the class. :)
This is an easy 5/5.
Our instructor, Chelsea, was outstanding. You can tell she’s not just teaching recipes—she has a bigger mission of sharing Taiwan with the world through its food and culture. That really comes through in the class, which feels both personal and purposeful.
The setup is also a big step above most classes I’ve done. It’s held in a professional studio kitchen (not someone’s home), and the whole experience is incredibly well organized. There are assistants helping prep ingredients and clean as you go, so you can stay fully engaged in the cooking without feeling rushed or overwhelmed.
The class itself is very hands-on and a lot of fun. We made Xiao Long Bao, beef noodle soup, and boba tea, with a strong focus on the dumplings. Learning the full process—from rolling the dough, to filling it with the soup-rich pork mixture, to folding and pinching each dumpling—was both challenging and rewarding. (Let’s just say mine didn’t look perfect, but they tasted amazing.)
Along the way, Chelsea shared great insights into Taiwanese cuisine and culture, which made the experience even more meaningful. Selecting the right cooking class can be a bit overwhelming; If you select CookInn Taiwan you will not be disappointed.
If you’re visiting Taipei and want something interactive, memorable, and genuinely authentic, I can’t recommend this class enough.
Absolutely loved it! Lydia and her colleagues were extremely nice and educational about some of the most famous Taiwanese dishes. Worthwhile if visiting Taipei!
Response from Host, May 2026
Thank you so much for your lovely review! We’re so glad you enjoyed the class with Lydia and the team. Your kind words mean a lot to us. Hope to cook with you again next time you visit Taipei!
Wonderful learning and social experience. Angela shared her cooking knowledge in a fun way. She is a very warm and friendly person!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you so much for your kind review! We’re so glad you enjoyed the learning and social experience in the class. Angela will be very happy to hear your lovely feedback. Hope to cook with you again on your next visit to Taiwan!
Really great experience. The teacher was very friendly and I enjoyed learning Taiwanese cooking. Would definitely recommend for someone wanting to learn more about Taiwanese cooking
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you for your kind review! We’re so glad to hear that you enjoyed learning Taiwanese cooking with us. It means a lot to know you had a great experience. Hope to cook with you again when you visit Taiwan next time!
Had such a great time at this class - Angela was engaging and funny, making everyone feel at ease and managed to get hands on experience. Highly recommend for those who like cooking classes - great for solo travelers or non-solo travelers alike.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you for your lovely review! We’re so glad to hear that you had a great time in the class. Angela is happy to know you enjoyed her engaging and fun teaching style. :)
Amazing experience. Angela is an awesome teacher and makes the class fun and accessible for all regardless of skill level.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you so much for your kind review! We’re so glad to hear you had an amazing experience in the class. Angela will be very happy to hear your lovely feedback. Hope to cook with you again on your next visit to Taiwan!
the best! my first-ever activity in Taiwan and it did not disappoint! highly recommended. Would love to try the other dishes & pastries to cook/bake!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re honored that your first activity in Taiwan was with us. So glad you enjoyed the experience, and we’d love to welcome you back to try more Taiwanese dishes and pastries next time!
Really enjoyed this class. The instructor was very knowledgeable and helpful. Great experience and the food was good too!
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you for your kind review! We’re so glad you enjoyed the class and had a great time learning with us. It’s wonderful to hear that you liked the food too. Hope to cook with you again when you visit Taiwan next time!
This was a fantastic experience! Angela was a great host and made everyone feel welcome and included. We loved learning to cook traditional dishes and hearing the stories behind them. Would highly recommend!
It was an amazing experience got to create a wonderful lunch an we got a nice keepsake to go home of our recipe book
Really great cooking class where we learned exactly how to make Xiao long bao, beef noodle soup, bubble tea, and cucumber salad. The majority of the class is spent on the Xiao long bao, where you'll let to use your "lady fingers" to make exquisite tasting but mediocre looking (because it's your first time making them) xiao long bao. You really don't need any cooking experience to enjoy this class and I would definitely recommend it if you're going to be in Taiwan!
What an INCREDIBLE experience in Taipei. I have taken cooking classes all over the world and this is hands down the absolute best I have ever experienced. Thorough, professional, informative, and FUN. I actually feel confident that I can make bao at home now, too!
The personalized cook book at the end was a real treat. All in all, just an awesome experience!
We had the best time in our cooking class and our teacher was wonderful. Everything was so organized and the food was delicious.
Lydia was great in teaching several dishes as well as hie to make Boba tea. Informative and entertaining. Meeting other travelers is also a plus.
The staff was incredible, the timing was perfect, and the takeaway was simply outstanding! Book it!!
The class was well organized and everything was in order. Teacher Diana was such a good cook and teacher. The interaction is fun and interesting. After we prepared the soup buns and noodles, other staffs help us cook the food labeled with the name of each tourist student😁. It’s an amazing course to learn that even the seemingly complicated Asian food like beef noodle soup can be arranged and prepared in a planned way. My 16 yr old daughter learned and enjoyed a lot. It’s so delicious to taste the food you made yourself 😆💕.
Great experience learning how to make Xiao long bao. Diana was friendly and helpful despite my lacking skill in folding the bao.
So fun! The instructor is patient and helpful. The food is delicious. You get digital images of the photos they take as well as copies of the recipes that were used.
Really professionally run class, but accessible to all. Venue was great, ingredients / recipes / instruction was on point. Great group too which made for much fun :)
Wonderful experience! The best part was learning how to prepare a Xiao Long Bao and Beef Noodle dishes. There wasn’t much to the Boba making part, but it was nice to know the differences between Boba and Bubble Milk Tea and how it was made.
My daughter and I attended the cooking class Saturday morning 12/30. It was such a great experience. My daughter enjoyed making the soup dumplings and most of all she loved being a part of making the beef noodle soup. She ate the whole bowl of beef noodle soup and the best part is she got to shake/made her own bubble tea. Angela was very professional, and very thorough with every step. Highly recommended. We will come back for other dishes. Hoping the future they have cookie making!
Love from NYC ( Holly )
Angela was our instructor. She was energetic and had a great personality. She provided tidbits on how to make the Xian long bao and beef noodles. The boba was pre made- packaged - it was not from scratch.
Very organized but the building was a little tough to find. I felt like it was a little over the top, some of the components of the dish was premade and I'm not sure how much I actually learned.
This was an incredibly fun experience and the small recipe book with personalized photo was an unexpected treat. I would recommend this class to anyone who loves to explore culture through food, regardless of their experience in the kitchen.
Lovely experience! My 11 & 13 yo sons, and older parents all had fun. Learned about what goes into the dishes. Also history of boba drink. Angela was very friendly and patient with everyone. Short walk from MRT. Closest station is Zongshan, exit 6 (Google maps took us to the further exit).
This was such a fun class. We learned how to make dumplings, beef noodle dish, a cucumber salad and bubble tea. Angela was awesome. She was funny, knowledgeable, and explained the cooking processes very well. The class had 9 people in it but she was able to spend time and focus on everyone there. She took a lot of photos during the session.
At the end of the class, everyone received a photo of them with their dumplings and the recipes for what we made. As well, later that day, I received a link to a google drive containing all of the photos she took that day.
I would highly recommend this class to anyone who is interested in learning about Taiwanese dishes.
What a delightful morning this was ... Our instructor, Lydia, was warm, patient, and knowledgeable about Taiwan's signature dishes. She helped each and everyone of us overcome our individual challenges in making xiao long bar from scratch, from the dough, to the wrapper and finally to the intricately folded soup dumplings. The class was also very efficiently designed to incorporate instructions on how to make beef noodle soup, cucumber salad, and tapioca milk tea while the dough for the xiao long bao wrappers was resting/rising and while the dumplings were steaming. We all enjoyed our own creations at the end of the lesson. All in all, this was such an enjoyable and instructive class!
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