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3-hour tour in Hoi An, including All ingredients and A traditional meal. Run by Da Nang Happy Tour, booked direct rather than through a reseller.
Highlights
- Runs 3 hours
- All ingredients
- A traditional meal
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Hoi An area (if Option Selected)
- Local market trip (if Option Selected)
Hoi An Authentic Cooking Class with Pro Chef in Small group by Local Operator: Key Facts
| Price | From $43.02 per person |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Languages | English |
| Tour type | Guided Tour |
| Booking | Direct with the local operator — no OTA markup |
Full description
This is a 3-hour experience in Hoi An. It is run by Da Nang Happy Tour, an operator we book with directly rather than through a reseller, which is why we can hold your place with them before we treat your booking as final.
Japanese cooking classes usually build a meal around dashi, the kombu and bonito stock that sits under miso soup, simmered dishes and noodle broths, and then one or two headline dishes: rolled sushi or nigiri, gyoza, tempura, okonomiyaki, or a bento box. Wagashi classes make the seasonal sweets served with tea from sweet bean paste. Most classes run two to three hours in a home kitchen or a small studio, and vegetarian versions replace the bonito with a kombu-shiitake dashi. You eat what you make, and Japanese teachers are precise about technique.
The price covers All ingredients, A traditional meal, Hotel pickup and drop-off in Hoi An area and market trip. It does not cover Drinks and Personal expenses not mentioned, so budget for those separately. Everything included is listed in full on this page; if something is not on that list, assume it is not in the price.
Hotel pickup in Hoi An. Da Nang Happy Tour confirms your pickup time and the exact spot once the booking is in. We need at least one day's notice, and we confirm the date with Da Nang Happy Tour before treating your booking as final. If they cannot take your date we tell you and refund you rather than leave you waiting.
Includes
- All ingredients
- A traditional meal
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Hoi An area (if Option Selected)
- Local market trip (if Option Selected)
Excludes
- Drinks
- Personal expenses not mentioned
Important information
Meeting point
Hotel pickup in Hoi An. Da Nang Happy Tour confirms your pickup time and the exact spot once the booking is in.
Know before you go
- Free cancellation available up to 24 hours before the activity starts
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Traveler Reviews
Chef Thanh was so dynamic, friendly and explained everything so that even our 9yo was engaged and interested. This felt like an authentic experience and we produced some outstanding food and learnt some great techniques along the way. Cannot fault this activity from either the logistics or experience. Thank you!
Great fun! We had a cooking set each person and learnt all the recipes. Really interactive and can’t wait to recreate the recipes at home.
Began with a great trip around the market, picking out each specific ingredient that would be used for the cooking class with great, in depth explanations throughout. Cooking class itself was very informative and Chef Thanh was an excellent teacher! The food was delicious and Chef Thanh was very friendly! Would definitely recommend this instead of the cooking classes with more people as you actually get a chance to learn every step and it is much more authentic!
Wish that we could give this more than 5 stars! Thoroughly enjoyed our cooking class with Thanh. Started with coffee and a tour of the markets then spent the afternoon making spring rolls, mango salad and pho. Thanh was an excellent teacher and we’re now ready to make the dishes for our family back home! Thank you!! Laura and Jonny
A fun few hours learning more about the flavours of Vietnamese cuisine. Pick up from hotel, followed by short walk through market. At kitchen, prepared the dishes under informative & friendly guidance. Then ate the food we prepared. Nice small group. We really enjoyed the session
Thu came to pick us on the dot. She first took us to the local market, where we got acquainted to the local ingredients and also got to buy some. We then had some coffee and headed for a most amazing cooking experience in her restaurant/home. She is a great cook and gave us some excellent tips. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We got to make and eat the local delicacies. Wishing Thu and her family all the best, I highly recommend this activity!
This class is brilliant. Small numbers mean it’s perfect and very personalised. The food was amazing and we loved learning about the food and what to do! I’d recommend this to anyone.
The host worked really hard at providing a great time for all!
This was such a fun class and the chef knew a lot about the dishes, plus we each got to make our own!
Before the course Rose contacted us to inform us where to go. At the Lantern Restaurant chef Thanh welcomed us in his kitchen and explained the dishes we will prepare. We did a self-made chicken broth for Pho and the chef told us many useful tricks to make it perfect. While it was cooking we prepared some starters with a dip which were all amazing 🤩 (fried spring rolls, sweet and sour dip and a mango salad with fresh shrimps). The whole afternoon was perfect and the chef was fun and nice!
Chef and his wife hosted us in their home restaurant and kitchen. They were kind and a lot of fun. Fresh local k gradients were used and the recipes were easy to follow and will be easily recreated at home❤️ The pho broth was exceptional!! Excellent value for the price. Highly recommend this cooking experience with these experienced and lovely people. Tomorrow they are opening their new restaurant, go and see them for a meal and have some great food: Lantern Eatery Hoian
Great evening class learning how to cook with Chef Thanh! We had so much fun, and learned so much - can’t wait to try and make the dishes at home ☺️