Learn how to cook your favorite Chinese dishes in a traditional Chinese cooking class in Beijing. Your skilled chef will lead you through each step, and you’ll practice cooking two to three dishes of your own. You’ll then dine on the finished products and finish your day by visiting Beijing’s most famous pastry shop, where you can satisfy your sweet tooth with a dessert!
Highlights
- Learn the basics of Chinese cooking in the home of a native resident in the hutong
- Shop for and learn about the ingredients and condiments used in Chinese cooking
- Prepare and enjoy several Chinese dishes over a family-style lunch
- Recreate these Chinese recipes when you return home
- Visit Beijing's renowned snack and cake shop, the century-old Daoxiangcun Foodstuffs Store
This Beijing cooking class will introduce you to the delicious world of traditional Chinese cuisine and teach you the skills to recreate these dishes back in your own kitchen.
After being picked up from your hotel, you will visit a local Chinese market with your culinary guide. Experience the lively Chinese market atmosphere and watch native Chinese people bargain for groceries. Learn about and shop for the different ingredients used in Chinese cooking, including vegetables, meats, sauces and spices.
Arrive at the hutong to get started with your cooking lesson. Your local Chinese cooking guide will explain the different uses of light and dark soy sauces, white and dark vinegar, and cooking wine and shaoxin wine. Gain insight into distinguishing between different qualities of sauces and wines.
Learn the proper technique of using a cleaver and stir-frying vegetables and meats in a wok. Your culinary expert will cook five classic Chinese dishes, and explain each step along the way. Then, you will cook two of the dishes yourself under the instruction of your Chinese chef. After you finish your cooking lesson, you’ll be rewarded with the scrumptious dishes you and your master chef have prepared.
After lunch, your guide will transport you by a private car to the century-old Daoxiangcun Foodstuffs Store, Beijing’s most famous snack and cake shop, to continue your gastronomic adventure. During the Qing Dynasty, the store baked sweet snacks for the royal family and government officials. Now, the store is a favorite of locals. You will find hundreds of snacks and cakes, from green tea cakes to rose cakes. The beautifully baked sweets will delight your taste buds!
Schedule Details
Traditional Chinese Cooking Class in Beijing
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8am
Hotel pickups commence approximately 30 - 60 minutes prior to this time, exact pickup time will be advised on reconfirmation.
Duration:7 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Return details:Tour returns to original departure point
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- Lunch
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- Gratuities (optional)
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