Vietnamese Cooking Class at Hanoi's Old Hanoi Restaurant

Vietnamese food is healthy, simple to cook and downright delicious. This half day cooking tour in Hanoi will provide you with a hands-on lesson on how to shop for, and to cook, authentic Vietnamese food.

Cooking tours are one of most popular Asian travel experiences as they help travelers unlock the secrets to their favorite dishes. A cooking tour not only allows you to get to know the local food, it is also an ideal way to get to know a country, such as Vietnam, better. Your Hanoi cooking class will be held at Old Hanoi Restaurant - one of the very best local restaurants in Hanoi.

Your half-day tour begins with a guided walk around the famous Hang Be Street market, deep in the heart of Hano's Old Quarter. Here you will learn more about the various local ingredients including vegetables, fruits and Vietnamese herbs and spices. Your local guide will ensure that you get the most out of this walk before taking your newfound knowledge to your cooking class at Old Hanoi Restaurant.

On beginning your Vietnamese cooking class a professional chef's jacket and hat is provided. Looking and feeling like a professional chef will give you added confidence! The class is held in small groups (usually 2-10 people) to enhance interactivity with the head chef. You will have your own cooking station for your hands-on lesson.

At midday we will sit down and enjoy the fruits of our efforts - there are several menus to choose from and each menu consists of 3 dishes to prepare. Happy eating!

 

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Schedule Details Departs: Daily (to be checked) Departure Point: Tour departs from your selected Hanoi city hotel at 8:45am Departure Time: 9:00am Return details: Tour returns to original point of departure Hotel Pickup: Complimentary pick-up service available from your selected point of departure in Hanoi. Please advise pick-up location at time of booking and call upon arrival in Hanoi to re-confirm pick-up time. Itinerary:

9:00am  Meet the chef in the restaurant, the cooking program will be discussed with the group.

9:15am Take a walking tour to Hang Be market which is a lovely market in the heart of the old town. You will be fascinated with every step by the color, noise and the smells of the foods.

Stroll around to visit distinct food sections with their variety of herbs, vegetables, meat and sea food which brings you very close to the simple life. It is very interesting to observe how a local woman chooses and buys the best quality of the fresh food from numerous food stalls in the market.

With a rattan hand basket, your job is to buy some herbs and spices for the cooking class (Herbs and spices are a very important part of authentic Vietnamese food)

10:00am Back to the restaurant for a little rest where you will enjoy Hanoi filtered coffee or jasmine tea (coffee and tea are complimentary).

Raw food bought from the market will be washed and prepared quickly in the kitchen. Cooking methods and utensils will be placed properly on each table.

 

Cooking Demonstration

Step 1:  Recommend

Recommend the regular utensils in a Hanoi kitchen:

Wok, chicken wire barbecue, clay pot, knife, chopping board, scoop and charcoal oven

Step 2:    Prepare to cook

Washing hands with clean towel, wearing apron and plastic gloves

Step 3: Cook and enjoy

 

You will prepare and cook by yourself under the instruction of the chef from the beginning to the end, learning how to marinate and to spice will be the most crucial lesson. You will also enjoy decorating dishes with carrot flowers, lemon grass stems, banana leaves and curved chili.

The authentic magical sauce mixed from fish sauce, water, sugar, lime, chili, garlic and herbs is very easy to make.

11:30am Have lunch with what you have cooked

(Very big portion)

The chef will taste and give a reward to the best dish

1:00pm After lunch, a little gift and all of the recipes from the cooking class will be given to you as you leave.

Option 1:

Nem Cua Ran Old Hanoi
Fried old Hanoi spring rolls with crab

Cha Ca Hanoi
Grilled fish Hanoi style

Com Nau Tom Kieu Cung Dinh
Rice cooked with shrimp, royal style

Che Khoai Lang Nau Gung
Sweet potato with ginger pudding

Option 2:

Nem Cuon Tom Thit
Fresh spring rolls with shrimp and meat

Ga Nuong la Chanh
Grilled chicken on skewers with lemon leaf

Ca boc la sen hap sot me
Steamed fish wrapped in lotus leaf with tamarind juice

Che long Nhan
Dry long gan pudding

Your lesson with Old Hanoi cooking class is guaranteed to be educational and memorable. You will go home happy with a high confidence to be able to set an elaborate dinner party for your friends and families back home.

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