Your friendly private guide and driver will meet you in your hotel lobby in the morning or afternoon based on your booking request. Prior to visiting the local family, your guide will show you around the local wet markets nearby.
Upon arrival to the local family home, you will start preparing your own dumpling or hot pot meal plus 2 local dishes (scrambled egg with tomato; Sautéd soy sauce cabbage or green bean with pork ). Please make your favorite choice upon booking, and you must advise if you have any food allergies or special food requests in advance.
Menu A: Dumpling making and 2 dishes
Menu B: Hot pot cooking and 2 dishes
During this fun local family visit, you also have an opportunity to speak to their kids in English, Chinese or even by body language!
This surely is a great cultural dining experience as part of your stay in Xi’an.
After your tour is finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel.
Points of Interest
- Xi’an
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- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional English speaking tour guide
- Private Transportation
- Meal with a local family
- Gratuities
- Soursweet fried tomato with egg
- Dumpling making
- Quickly fried meat with green bean
- Green vegerables dishes
Experience a day in the life of a local Xi’an family. Gain knowledge on how to prepare traditional domestic style dumplings or hot pot, supplemented with two or more local dishes. Enjoy sharing a uniquely created meal and engage in conversation with your hosts. Visit a pair of local food markets to gain insight into the sources of your meal’s fresh produce and meat.
Make the most out of a half day by living like a local in Xi’an! Grasp the techniques in creating easy-to-cook home-style cuisine. You can even recreate these meals for your loved ones upon your return home!
This trip ensures a hassle-free experience with hotel pickup and drop-off services, a half-day class tour and the provision of either lunch or dinner included.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Infant (1-3 years old) are free providing they do not occupy a seat
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.