Hanoi Cooking Class and Market Tour: Learn About Vietnamese Food and Culture with Chef Tien
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Hoàn Kiếm
Immerse yourself in Vietnamese food and culture with a Hanoi cooking class and market tour. Learn to cook authentic dishes and explore the vibrant local market.
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Highlights

Our cooking class offers a deep dive into the essence of Vietnamese cuisine and its cultural significance. The two are deeply intertwined. The vibrant atmosphere of a typical Vietnamese market, with its distinctive sounds, visuals, aromas, and flavors, is a reflection of the country’s everyday life and influences the unique profile of its food. This engaging program is the perfect opportunity to experience genuine cultural and culinary delights. It’s ideal for dedicated home chefs eager to master the preparation of nutritious Vietnamese dishes for loved ones, partners joining their spouse on a business trip, or intrepid tourists looking to delve into more than just the tourist spots of our magnificent city. Participants will learn to cook Vietnam’s most celebrated dishes from our comprehensive recipe collection, including classics like Pho (beef or chicken noodle soup), Bun Cha (BBQ pork with noodles and fish sauce), and Nem (fried spring rolls). At the conclusion of the class, students will savor the dishes they’ve created. The dining experience is further enriched by other special dishes prepared by our professional chefs, accompanied by local wines that are sure to be a new experience.

DAILY SET

VIETNAMESE TRADITIONAL RICE NOODLE WITH BEEF SOUP (PHỞ BÒ )

HANOI DEEP FRIED SPRING ROLLS (NEM HÀ NỘI RÁN )

HA NOI CHAR

GRILLED PORK BALLS WITH VERMICELLI (BÚN CHẢ HÀ NỘI )

BANANA BLOSSOM SALAD WITH CHICKEN (NỘM HOA CHUỐI VỚI THỊT GÀ XÉ )

Points of Interest

  • 69 P. Mã Mây
What's Included
  • Pickup at hotel in select areas
  • Local guide and English-speaking cooking instructor
  • Cooking class with a professional chef
  • Food tasting opportunity
  • Lunch and/or Dinner included
  • Seasonal fruits after the meal
  • Beverage selection: Hanoi beer, herbal welcome drink, soft drinks, tea, coffee & bottled water
  • Alcoholic Beverages available
  • Snacks provided
What's Not Included
  • Excess luggage charges (where applicable)
Additional Information

Getting to know the food is also a great way of learning about the country. Vietnamese food is healthy, simple to cook, delicious, and forms a large part of the culture. This half day tour gives you a hands-on lesson on how to shop for fresh ingredients and cook authentic Vietnamese food.

Blue Butterfly Cooking classes are offered every day in the morning and afternoon. Blue Butterfly Cooking classes are an interactive and fun way to learn new cooking skills and experience the tastes and textures of Vietnamese cuisine.

  • A minimum of 1 people per booking is required
Location
69 P. Mã Mây
Phố Mã Mây
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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C8256glbilla
Apr 15, 2024
Great time and very informative! - Wonderful time. Learned so much about the ingredients and how to make the dishes! Five stars all the way! Yourissing out if you don’t do this!!
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Destination776180
Apr 15, 2024
fun food & learning experience - This was so much fun and also a great learning experience! It was interesting to walk through the market and learn all about the ingredients. Cooking was fun, definitely learned new things and I'm excited to try to make some foods when I go back home. Take this cooking class, you won't regret it!
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Mark
Apr 14, 2024
A cooking class the Hanoi Way! - This was a wonderful 4 hours spend sourcing, preparing, cooking and eating locally produced ingredients. We had a great immersive experience and would highly recommend booking a class with Mr Pickles. Good fun and very enjoyable. 5*
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Marcus
Apr 14, 2024
Fantastic entry into Vietnamese cuisine - We had a fantastic time with chef Hung-Pickle. We wish we did this course early on in our trip, because he gave us so much insight into Vietnamese food — it would have been so helpful to know these things at the start of our trip! He was patient with us and very generous, explained things very well, and we felt well taken care of. We are really glad we did this cooking class.
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Jillwro
Apr 14, 2024
Excellent tour, experience and meal! - Sensory overload with smells and sights and sounds as we toured the market, sampled foods and cooked all morning. A great experience. Chef was an excellent guide and teacher; it was a small, intimate group and everyone felt welcome and comfortable. And we got to eat an excellent meal at the end. Highly recommended!
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David
Apr 13, 2024
A market tour and local cuisine lessons - We met and hung out with Hung at the Blue Butterfly and then were treated to a local ride to the market where fresh herbs and produce were abundant. After a few small purchases we returned to the restaurant for tips and instructions on cooking four local dishes. This was a fantastic experience and great value for money. Hung's conversation and information made the experience unique for us. Would highly recommend this tour. We left with recipe's and a new freindship for reference whenever the cooking tip is needed. Thank you
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806phillipt
Apr 11, 2024
One of the best ways to spend some time in Hanoi - Hung was a great teacher, and a nice guy to spend some time with. Very easy to understand, patient and kind. You learn a little in one session, and it helps with the cultural understanding too
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Freyah927
Apr 9, 2024
Amazing experience, would reccommend to anyone! - Chef Hung was amazing - he took us to the market, told us about various foods, we tasted new things and bought ingredients to cook. The class was so much fun, and Chef Hung was very funny, and the food was delicious! Would not give this class a miss whilst in Hanoi
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Inspire22687038830
Apr 9, 2024
Thank you for such a memorable experience! - An absolutely fantastic morning with chef Pickle, so informative, authentic, and great fun. The menu we produced was delicious and excellent quality. Would highly recommend.
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Franziskag781
Apr 8, 2024
The perfect cooking class! - The best cooking class I've ever done! The cooking course with Hung was simply perfect and exactly what I was looking for. I am already a relatively experienced cook and therefore always felt underchallenged in the classic tourist cooking courses and didn't really learn much. So I was looking for a class that went into a little more depth and give an authentic insight into Vietnamese cuisine. This course was perfect for that! Hung is also absolutely lovely, funny and helpful! Thank you for the great experience and hopefully the ability to make my friends happy with authentic Pho from now on! ❤
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