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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J_shanahan1
Jun 11, 2024
Amazing experience. You must do this. - Absolutely delightful!!! I wondered how this place had such a great rating… I can now wonder no more. This cooking class has been one of the highlights of my time in Vietnam. The chef I worked with was named Hung. He was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and approachable. I felt in very good hands. The market tour was great, I got to find answers to lots of things I’d wondered seeing in the street before this tour. Finally, the food at the end was delicious. I could not recommend this experience enough 10/10
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L4674lbnatashas
Jun 9, 2024
Best way to taste AUTHENTIC Hanoi Cuisine!!! - If you’re a foodie then Chef Hung Pickle will take you through a culinary journey of Vietnamese food and culture. Chef Pickle worked with us on the food we wanted to learn about and cook. We started off in the kitchen and started our pho prep. Once the pho was boiling, we took off on the rickshaws and headed to the market to buy some extra ingredients and show us how the locals buy their food. We walked through the markets sampling the food from the hot vendors and fresh fruit. Explored the dried spices and kitchen supplies. We had to make some purchases to take home!!! Look out for the crazy huge cinnamon sticks! Rush hour dinner time was crazy and hectic… being in the middle of the chaos with Chef Pickle as our guide made the experience truly memorable. Back to the kitchen for the rest of the cooking lesson. WOW!! He explained everything, the differences between north and south Vietnamese cooking. He walked us through the cooking techniques and why one over another. At the end we got to eat what we made. Spring rolls! Crispy Pancake, grilled pork with vermicelli and beef Pho. Best food we ate in Vietnam!!!
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Laurencohen8
Jun 7, 2024
Amazing cooking class! - My friend recommended this cooking class for me and my husband, and I’m so happy she did!! This was so much fun and so interactive!! The market was amazing, cooking was really enjoyable, and the food was amazing! We made so much food, and I genuinely want to make the recipes at home! If you want to do a cooking class, definitely choose this one!!! Couldn’t have asked for a better chef!
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122catharinaj
Jun 6, 2024
Húng-Pickle the best chef of Vietnam - Húng-Pickle was an amazing chef! He learned us everything about the ingredients and the Vietnamees delicately. He was so kind and helpful. We learned a lot during this day and the chef created a great atmosphere.
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U9845vqhannahd
Jun 6, 2024
Very nice cooking class in Hanoi - Today we had a fantastic cooking class with the chef Hưng-pickle. He took us to the local market to buy fresh ingredients for the cooking class and to show us what the market has to offer. It was a fantastic day and I recommend everyone to take this cooking class. The food was amazing.
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Andoh78
Jun 5, 2024
Amazing experience, knowledgeable chef, and wonderful market tour. - The whole experience was amazing. Chef Hung explained everything very well and was very impressed with his knowledge. The tour through the market was fantastic as he explained all the different foods and cuisines as we walked and also let us sample many different traditional foods along the way. The cooking class was A+ and I could not recommend this experience any higher. The food was amazing, probably one of the best meals we had during our week in Hanoi. Well worth the money. 100% you should do this, our middle school aged kids had a blast, college kids had a blast and the adults ate until we couldn’t! Chef pickle was a very gracious host! Sorry but I don’t post picture with our faces but I promise we had a great time.
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Anelisa_g
Jun 4, 2024
Exceptional!! - This was a wonderful experience. Mango was a delight, Very knowledgeable and an excellent teacher. My 11 year old daughter loved it and we did too. The market tour, the cooking, and the eating were all exceptional. I highly recommend this class.
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342jemimahm
May 31, 2024
Lovely chef and delicious food - Thank you so much for such a good morning! Our chef (Mango) was lovely and made cooking delicious Vietnamese food easy and fun! Definitely recommend.
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Jasonmarsell
May 30, 2024
Fun, authentic dishes with Chef Mango - Chef Mango was the best! We learned so much about Vietnamese spices, flavors and cooking styles in our class. We started by roasting spices and prepping beef bones for a pot of Pho, then ventured to the market to buy fresh vegetables, finally returning to cook the rest of our recipes. Upon finishing our dishes (banana leaf salad, Banh Xeo, and fried pork spring rolls), the Pho was ready. It was a lunch feast! Easily one of our favorite cooking classes we’ve ever taken. Thank you Chef Mango!
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Theomarksbigpondcom
May 25, 2024
Great cooking class - Eating the lovely food we created. Beautiful old two storey shop with a good upstairs area and kitchen.
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