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Sichuan Cooking Class: Spice Market Tour
5.0
384 Ratings
Chengdu
Immerse yourself in the vibrant flavors of Sichuan cuisine with a half-day tour of Chengdu’s spice market and a farm cooking class. Discover the secrets of Sichuan spices and ingredients, learn from a professional chef, and indulge in a delicious meal made by yourself. Unforgettable and fun!
Immerse yourself in the vibrant flavors of Sichuan cuisine with a half-day tour of Chengdu’s spice market and a farm cooking class. Discover the secrets of Sichuan spices and ingredients, learn from a professional chef, and indulge in a delicious meal made by yourself. Unforgettable and fun!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- 梁家巷 - Celebrated as one of China’s eight major culinary traditions, Sichuan cuisine is famous for its bold and unique flavors. Start with a guided exploration of a lively spice market, discovering iconic ingredients through engaging challenges. Then, relax with authentic tea in a peaceful, traditional workshop. Under the guidance of an expert…
- 梁家巷 - Celebrated as one of China’s eight major culinary traditions, Sichuan cuisine is famous for its bold and unique flavors. Start with a guided exploration of a lively spice market, discovering iconic ingredients through engaging challenges. Then, relax with authentic tea in a peaceful, traditional workshop. Under the guidance of an expert chef, learn to prepare classic Sichuan dishes in a cozy kitchen, mastering traditional techniques. Finish by enjoying your homemade creations with refreshing beverages, celebrating your culinary adventure. A perfect mix of culture, flavor, and interactive fun!
What's Included
- Market tour
- Food ingredients
- Food tasting
- Recipes
- Lunch or dinner based on your class schedule
- Light refreshments
- Beverages/beer
- English speaking guide
- Market tour
- Food ingredients
- Food tasting
- Recipes
- Lunch or dinner based on your class schedule
- Light refreshments
- Beverages/beer
- English speaking guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Meal Options
- more than 50 dishes available
- Vegan Friendly
- more than 50 dishes available
- Vegan Friendly
Additional Information
During this 4-5 hour unique cooking workshop, you’ll visit an authentic local spice market, engaging in fun challenges while learning about various Sichuan spices and ingredients that will be used in the subsequent cooking class. The class takes place at Chilli Cool Workshop, located in the city center. You’ll be welcomed with local Sichuan tea, a…
During this 4-5 hour unique cooking workshop, you’ll visit an authentic local spice market, engaging in fun challenges while learning about various Sichuan spices and ingredients that will be used in the subsequent cooking class. The class takes place at Chilli Cool Workshop, located in the city center. You’ll be welcomed with local Sichuan tea, a customary gesture for friends and visitors. A professional chef will then guide you through the cooking process in a cozy kitchen. Finally, you’ll savor the dishes you’ve prepared, accompanied by beers or beverages. This informative, interesting, and fun class promises to be an unforgettable experience.
- Minimum age is 5 years
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
Location
梁家巷
Your guide will meet you at the starting point：Liang Jia Xiang(梁家巷) metro station exit D(梁家巷地铁站D口), Metro Line 6, Street Level . The meeting time for morning class is 09:00am and afternoon class is 14:00pm，evening class is 17:00pm
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(384 Ratings)
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Sightsee32295579882
Jul 6, 2025
Must include your itenerary the half day cooking lesson @ Chilli Cool China. - Highly recommended Chilli Cool China @ Chengdu. Learning how to process soy bean to tofu and to learn how to cooked the famous mapo tofu of Chengdu.
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888belinday
Jul 3, 2025
Fun Cooking Class for the Whole Family! - Chengdu is known for its spicy food - we wanted to have a chance to learn and cook some dishes for ourselves, and partake in an activity that was hands-on and different from sight-seeing. We traveled as a family of 11 people, ages ranging from 8 to 78, and we all had a fantastic time! Jerry and Lance were great hosts, leading us through the local fresh market where we tasted some spices and fruit, and even picked out two live frogs to try in a spicy stir-fry. Our group split into two, with one group making vegetarian steamed buns from scratch, and another group making mapo tofu and twice-cooked pork. We learned about all the spices and ingredients that go into each dish, and had a fiery experience cooking everything together under Chef Lee's direction. The fun continued as we gathered around a long table to eat our creations, and left with cooking class certificates in hand. It was a very memorable experience and we're so happy that Chilli Cool China created this opportunity for us. Highly recommended! P.S. Now back at home my husband is trying to recreate the mapo tofu dish....wish us luck!
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Carolineclarkos
Jul 1, 2025
Highly recommend cooking class and tour of local market - This was an excellent tour. A combination of a trip to a local market which was really interesting and then a cooking class where we learnt how to make 3 different dishes. Our guide Lance was really informative and fun. The cooking class was great and we learnt a lot about Sichuan ingredients. The dishes we cooked were delicious. Overall a really great experience, really well run and good fun.
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Ntunder
Jun 28, 2025
Best ever cookery experience! - If you’re reading this review then first off - book this cookery class: you won’t be disappointed! Now a more lengthy review! Firstly this is more than just a cookery class - it’s a great introduction to Sichuan culture and the local scene in Chengdu. We started with an insightful and entertaining tour of the bustling local market to buy the ingredients for our dishes (not to mention a few purchases to bring back home). Jerry took time to explain the different spices, cuts of meat and vegetables and we left knowing a lot more about ingredients (who’d have known there were at least five different chilli powders - and I’d never come across “13 spice powder”. Then back to the well equipped kitchen for a hands on masterclass where we made 5 dishes, pork dumplings and wonton, spicy salad, sichuan tofu and stir fried pork. We can honestly this was some of the best tasting food we’ve had on our holiday! It was an experience we will not forget - Jerry is an excellent teacher and cook, a charismatic tour guide and a lovely person! Thanks for making out time here so memorable!
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Paul
Jun 27, 2025
Simply the best culinary experience to learn about Sichuan food culture. - We have lived in Chengdu less than a year so we wanted to take this class to learn about the multitude of spices, vegetables and fruits in the markets that we are not familiar with and to learn authentic Chinese cooking styles and dishes.
My wife and I are avid cooks and can say with 100% certainty, this is a truly authentic Chinese culinary experience. Lance was our guide - what a kind, genuine soul. He is extremely knowledgeable about not just the market but the ties that the food here has with the culture.
After the market, we drank some tea while Lance explained some of the tea habits and culture before heading into their kitchen to meet our chef, Li.
Li and Lance taught us how to make 5 traditional Sichuan dishes along with many tips and techniques of Chinese cooking. To say the experience was good value would be an understatement. I cannot recommend it enough.
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Oli
Jun 26, 2025
Great cooking course - We had a great experience cooking with Lance, he was very fun and informative. The food was delicious. I would recommend this to anyone visiting Chengdu.
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Scenic02206291879
Jun 15, 2025
Great!!! - This activity was exciting thanks to Lance who taught us a lot! He speaks English perfectly, knows his subject very well and is always enthusiastic. I really loved visiting the local market. The courtyard with the chef was great too, and we feasted on the ready meals. I'll do it again! It was definitely the best experience of our stay in China.
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Venture51552082262
Jun 14, 2025
Fantastic One-on-One Experience - Truly Unforgettable! - Fantastic One-on-One Experience – Truly Unforgettable!
I was lucky to be the only participant in this cooking class, and it was absolutely amazing! Jerry, the guide, was incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and attentive. He took plenty of time to walk me through the local market and introduced me to the key ingredients and flavors of Sichuan cuisine.
Afterwards, I cooked a delicious meal together with a warm and experienced chef. The one-on-one guidance made the experience especially rich and insightful. I learned a lot and truly enjoyed the relaxed and personal atmosphere.
Whether you’re a beginner or more advanced – this class is highly recommended. Many thanks for such a unique and memorable experience!
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Irenefx9796ir
Jun 11, 2025
A chance you don't want to miss - 100% would recommend. That's exactly the kind of cooking class I was looking for. I was really looking forward to learning Sichuan cooking techniques. Lance was a great host for the event and taught me so many things. They were all so welcoming and sweet. It was a great experience!
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Domfraise
May 29, 2025
Delicious, authentic cooking experience! - Me and my wife did the 5 dish cooking class with our English speaking guide Lance, and our chef Lee. What a fantastic experience and a real highlight of our time here in China. The food was excellent, Lances English was fantastic, and was a real fun experience.
First we were taken to a local market where Lance showed us all the local produce and answered our many and varied questions. We also picked out some fruit, dumplings and a century egg for eating later on, which we didn't have to pay for, a very nice touch.
We then returned to the kitchen to enjoy some loose leaf tea and discussed what we would be making. We made mapo tofu, twice cooked pork, stir fried cabbage, cucumber salad and an aubergine dish. Me and my wife shared a wok station and followed along with what Lee the chef was doing, with translations from our guide Lance.
Once we had finished cooking we sat down to a feast even with some bonus dishes thrown in from the chef!
Thanks for an unforgettable experience!
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