HANDS-ON COOKING · CHINA COOKING CLASSES
Everything worth an apron here, in one place: 14 cooking classes with prices, running times and the traveller verdict on each.
Explore a Chengdu market, learn Sichuan cooking with a local chef, and enjoy your homemade meal in this four-hour food tour.
“The host Lance was very friendly and welcoming, explaining about the ingredients used in Sichuan cuisine. So interesting! Mrs. Li was also very welcoming and experienced. I had a superb experience learning about the techniques oRead more”
Learn Beijing cooking in a local home, shop a food market, make authentic dishes, and eat your work with Chef Chao in a small group.
“This was a 10 out of 10, amazing experience. Chao is a patient, kind, and very thoughtful teacher. The tour of the market was so memorable; the flavors and the smells of the entire experience are going to stick with me for years to come. This is a must-do activity if you are in Beijing. My niece and I are so glad that we made this a part of our itinerary.”
Cook Beijing dumplings, noodles, dim sum, or kung pao chicken live with Chef Sunflower Li in a flexible private Zoom class.
“Thank you Sunflower for teaching us how to make beautiful traditional pork dumplings. The perfect Chinese New Year activity! It was so much fun for not only my husband and I but also the kids! The dumplings were delicious and we loved Read more”
Explore Chengdu’s spice market, learn Sichuan cooking with a chef, and enjoy your own meal in this friendly 4.5-hour class.
“Lance our guide was excellent and great fun the market and cooking experience were brilliant”
Learn Shanghai dumplings in a local home, share a family meal, taste regional dishes, and get personal tips in a small English-speaking group.
“A truly special and authentic experience. Bonnie was fantastic: very knowledgeable, kind, and professional. You can clearly tell she has hosted this experience many times, as everything is well organized and feels very natural. She explains each step calmly and really involves you in the dumpling-making process, letting you get hands-on multiple times. Bonnie’s mom is lovely and brings true family tradition to the table. Cooking with them makes you feel immediately at home. It’s wonderful to prepare dumplings from scratch, try several different types, and then enjoy them together during the final dinner, all prepared by the family. The atmosphere is warm and genuine — it truly feels like…”
Learn to make two Shanghai dim sum favorites in a private, hands-on class with a chef, ingredients, equipment, and meal included.
“Excellent cooking class, everything turned out looking amazing, would 100% recommend to anyone coming to Shanghai”
Make Sichuan baozi, explore a local spice market, and enjoy a four-hour Chengdu cooking class with tea, drinks, and lunch.
“A great experience, the local market was fun, interesting and we got to try and use a little Chinese language. Lance our guide was great from start to finish and took lots of fabulous pictures which meant we could get with our cookery class. Read more”
Cook Sichuan mapo tofu, explore a Chengdu spice market, and enjoy a small-group meal with tea, drinks, recipes, and transport.
“100% Recommend this class. We were met at the station by Jerry and taken to a local food market. The food Market was an experience in its self and we ended up picking up some spices to take back home with us. After the Market Jerry tooRead more”
Learn to make Beijing’s jian bing in a private 90-minute workshop with hands-on help, creative fillings, local food history, and plenty to eat.
“I did the jian bing workshop with some of my friends in September. It was a ton of fun! I really enjoyed getting to make as many jian bings as I wanted and getting to both make the dough and cook it on the pan myself. I definitely needed a few tries to get the techniquRead more”
Cook Shanghai dishes in a local home after a wet market visit, with private transport, market snacks, lunch or dinner, and personal guidance.
“We had a perfect experience and a nice evening of cooking the most delicious food. Our guide FeiFei, her mother and Penny were very hospitable and we learned a lot about chinese culture. The visit to the market was also very interesting and we tried many delicious snacks. If you like cooking and want to enjoy chinese culture, you must book this tour!”
Learn to fold, steam, and pan-fry Shanghai xiaolongbao in a friendly 2.5-hour class with an English-speaking chef and recipe.
“This was a phenomenal experience, Cici works at your pace and skill level - I wasn’t very good and that was fine. The dumplings were delicious at the end”
Make Xi'an dumplings in a local home, share a homemade meal, and learn regional cooking with an English-speaking guide and hotel pickup.
“Our tour guide Tilla is very nice and kind. We have spent a splendid time with a local family. They are quite friendly. Jiao Zi is delicious! We definitely recommend this tour for everybody. Next time I plan to learn with them how to make noodles.”
Explore Beijing’s hutongs by rickshaw, make dumplings with a local family, watch cricket fighting, and see the city from the Drum Tower.
“Lily was our guide and we have a fantastic time with her from the time we met her ..making the dumplings were just awesome food was great highly recommend this trip ..:”
Cook vegan Chinese food, shop a Tongzhou market, share tea at home, and take home a Fragrant Hills bookmark with Sanxia.
“Super friendly and was able to learn a lot about cooking as well as everyday life in Beijing.”
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