Half-Day Professional Mapo Tofu Cooking Class with Local Spice Market Visit in Sichuan
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17 Ratings
Chengdu
Embark on a half-day adventure in Sichuan, exploring a local spice market and learning to cook the famous Mapo Tofu. Enjoy a traditional Sichuan tea and create your own delicious dish in a professional cooking school. An unforgettable culinary experience!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Zhangjia Alley No.36 - The renowned Sichuan dish, Mapo Tofu (麻婆豆腐), is among the most celebrated Chinese culinary delights.

In this unique 4-5 hour culinary workshop, embark on a journey to discover the genuine local marketplace, engaging in entertaining tasks and uncovering a variety of exotic spices and ingredients that will be utilized in the subsequent Mapo Tofu cooking session. The workshop takes place in a professional culinary institute, where you’ll be immersed in the traditional Sichuan culture.

As per local tradition, you will be welcomed with a serving of Sichuan tea, a gesture of hospitality towards guests and friends. Following this warm reception, a skilled chef will lead you through the cooking process in a welcoming kitchen environment. To cap off the experience, you’ll have the opportunity to savor the Mapo tofu you’ve prepared, accompanied by a selection of beers or other drinks. With its educational, engaging, and enjoyable nature, this cooking class promises to be a memorable highlight of your life.

What's Included
  • Hotel pick up and drop off within Second Ring Road
  • Market tour to explore local ingredients
  • Light refreshments to keep you energized
  • Lunch or dinner depending on your class schedule
  • All food ingredients provided for an authentic experience
  • Choice of beverages including beer or local tea
  • Take-home souvenir to remember your experience
  • Recipes to recreate the dishes at home
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Meal Options
  • Mapo Tofu
Additional Information

The renowned Mapo Tofu(麻婆豆腐) from Sichuan is a favorite among Chinese cuisine enthusiasts.

Join our unique 4-5 hour cooking workshop for an immersive adventure. Tour an authentic local market, complete exciting tasks, and become acquainted with a variety of special spices and components for our forthcoming ‘Mapo Tofu’ session. This workshop takes place at a Professional Culinary School, allowing you a taste of traditional Sichuan.

Enjoy local Sichuan tea, customary when hosting friends or guests. Afterwards, a skilled chef will guide you through the cooking process in a comfortable kitchen setting. Finally, relish the Mapo Tofu you’ve cooked, accompanied by beers or other refreshments. Combining educational, intriguing, and fun elements, this class will provide a lasting memory.

  • Minimum age is 3 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 Liang Jia Xiang Metro Stop Exit D ,Line 6 (梁家巷地铁站D口,6号线),the morning class meeting time is 08:50, afternoon class meeting time is 13:50,evening class is 16:50
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Meganme4870vg
Jan 7, 2020
Perfect half day activity - My partner and I did a half day cooking class here with translator and guide Lance. This was the perfect activity to end our trip to Chengdu. It was so fun to learn how to make some of our favorite Sichuan dishes. Lance also gave us some fun challenges to do while exploring the market and took great photos of us while we were cooking. It was so fun to learn more about Chengdu food culture!
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Jossmurph
Jan 7, 2020
Great cooking class! - We had a blast touring the spice market and cooking some really yummy foods. Lance was a great leader and would do another tour with him again if we had the opportunity! -Joey
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Sebastiang844
Dec 20, 2019
“Chilli cool culinary experience” - Had an awesome time with Lance, our local tour guide. Had an exceptional time tasting cooking and making new friends! The day started with us meeting him outside our hostel where he took us to a nearby spice market. He showed us all the different chinese spices and locally grown vegetables and meats. Along the way he organized with the stall owners for us to have a taste of a variety of their produce. We where taught some Chinese by Lance, which we used to ask a lady from the spice market to teach us how to fold dumplings. From there we went to the Chilli Cook head quarters for some local tea. After a rest we where met by a professional chinese cheff who guided us in making 3 stunning chinese dishes. We all ate together and shared stories from our home countries. Everything was included in the price along with refreshments as needed. Great for groups, couples and individuals. Overall had an AWESOME time that elevated our Chengdu experience to a new level!
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Chris
Nov 7, 2019
Fantastic experience - Really professionally-run company that provides a great way to experience Sichuanese food and cooking. Our guide Hazel was really friendly and informative and learning to cook from the chef was fun. Can't wait to cook the same dishes at home!
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Sirdunk
Oct 25, 2019
2pm tour / 3 course dishes - It was great! Ocean picked us up at the hotel and went with us to the local market. There was a nice suprise, I won‘t spoil it here. But it was good fun. We where also able to try a lot of things and she explained each thing we saw. The cooking class it self was nice and causy. Our chef was a great teacher and ocean translated everything. We had a gread time. The food was delicius. We also liked that ocean took pictures of us and send them all to us after we finished.
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Simon
Oct 4, 2019
Market tour and cooking class - Amazing tour through the market. Got to talk to the locals and meet some amazing people in the cooking-class. Had both delicious meat- and vegetarian options. All of this made into an amazing day thanks to the coolest dude/guide in Chengdu. Love you, Lance.
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Jbseasttowest
Sep 29, 2019
Great cooking class - Loved the class and market tour with hazel. Cooked great food and got to compare our dishes to those of a professional chef which I enjoyed
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311femkee
Jul 7, 2019
Amazing cooking class! - We had a lovely time at Chilli cool! The tour guide Lance was an amazing guide, his English was really good and he did the tour with so much passion, fun and made us feel really comfortable. The market visit was a really nice start of the class, we could try and smell some local products and get to know more about Chengdu/Sichuan ingredients and the food. The dishes we made were delicious and the class was easy to follow. We had a lovely time and at the end we received a really nice surprise. Our experience at Chilli cool with the amazing guide Lance was wonderful! I would definitely recommend it if you would like to know more about Chengdu/Sichuan/Chinese food or just to have a really good time with the lovely people!
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Mdonta17
May 28, 2019
Chilli Cool is Really Cool! - We had an awesome time at this Chengdu cooking course thanks to Lance. Had a lot of fun, ate some good food, and cracked awesome dad jokes. Keep it up, Lance!
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Matthias98
May 17, 2019
Great cooking class! - Lance was a great guide through the market. The cooking school itself is beautiful and we were also served tea and given a small gift in the end. As for the food, it was delicious, we made Mapo Tofu, eggplant with spicy sauce and porkbelly with garlic sprouts.. recommended!
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