Experience the authentic culture and local life of Vietnam with a cooking class in a local home. Learn how to cook traditional Vietnamese dishes from a friendly local family host.
Spend time with your host at their home and receive step-by-step instructions on how to cook simple yet delicious authentic Vietnamese cuisine. Take a hands-on approach to your lesson and then enjoy your own dishes for lunch or dinner.
Gain insight into local life, culture, and stories from your host, who is also fluent in English and Chinese.
Choose from 2 different menus, each featuring a variety of traditional Vietnamese dishes.
Menu I:
Bánh Xèo – Crispy & Savoury Vietnamese Crêpes / Pancakes is a popular dish in the centre and south of Vietnam. The name means “sizzling pancakes or crêpes” and refers to the sound the batter makes when it hits the hot skillet. Serve these shrimp-studded crêpes with lettuce, fresh mint and basil, and nuoc cham dipping sauce.
Phở Cuốn/Gỏi Cuốn - Vietnamese fresh rice paper/dried paper rolls - a long-standing traditional dish with its own flavour of the North. Rolled Pho is made from Pho rice paper, wrapped inside is stir-fried beef with onions/shelld-shrimp & pork, coriander, & lettuce. It is served with sweet sour fish sauce with chopped garlic or peanut sauce.
Rau Muống Xào Tỏi – Vietnamese stir-fried morning glory with garlic is very common throughout Vietnam. This is very fresh green vegetable and is usually served with rice in the Vietnamese people’s daily meals.
Fruit salad: Mango or pomelo salad is a fresh dish with mango or pomelo, carrot mixed with a sweet and sour fish sauce.
Menu II:
Bánh Xèo – Crispy & Savoury Vietnamese Crêpes / Pancakes is a popular dish in the centre and south of Vietnam. The name means “sizzling pancakes or crêpes” and refers to the sound the batter makes when it hits the hot skillet. Serve these shrimp-studded crêpes with lettuce, fresh mint and basil, and nuoc cham dipping sauce.
Fruit salad: Mango or pomelo salad is a fresh dish with mango or pomelo, carrot mixed with a sweet and sour fish sauce.
Phở Bò - Vietnamese Beef flat noodle soup is very unique and famous in Vietnamese food. The origin of Vietnamese Beef flat noodle soup originated in northern Vietnam in the early 20th century and then became popular in Vietnam and many parts of the world after the Vietnam War. Vietnamese Beef/Chicken Noodle soup is the combination of broth (of beef/chicken bones), some kinds of herbs, rice flat noodles (Bánh Phở), and beef or chicken. Vietnamese Beef Noodle soup is garnished with coriander leaves, spring onions, and white onions. it is served with basil, bean sprouts, lime juice…
