Overview

Join us for a hands-on cooking adventure! Start your day with a relaxing cyclo ride through the heart of the city, then dive into the vibrant Ben Thanh Market. Choose your ingredients, learn from our expert guide, and then head to the cooking venue to prepare delicious Vietnamese dishes. After cooking, enjoy the tasty meals you’ve created. It’s a perfect mix of culture, cuisine, and fun.

Itinerary Details

8:00 AM: A cyclo will pick you up from your hotel in District 1 or District 3. Enjoy a 30-minute city tour by cyclo.
8:30 AM: Arrive at Ben Thanh Market and meet your guide. After choosing the dishes you will cook, explore the market and learn how to select the freshest ingredients under the guidance of your cooking tour guide.
Walk 5 minutes to the cooking venue: Here, you will learn knife skills, how to season and decorate dishes, and cook your selected meals with direct instruction from an English-speaking chef. After cooking, you will enjoy the dishes you’ve prepared.
Post-cooking activities: After cooking and eating, you are free to explore the city on your own, or the staff can help you hail a taxi back to your hotel. Please note that the tour price does not include return transportation to your hotel.

Tour Included

• Cyclo Ride and City Tour: 30-minute cyclo ride through the city.
•  Market Visit: Explore and purchase ingredients at Ben Thanh Market.
•  English-Speaking Guide and Chef: Instruction provided in English.
•  All Cooking Ingredients: Fresh ingredients for your chosen dishes.
• Beverages: One bottle of mineral water and iced tea during cooking.
• Dessert: Egg coffee.

Cooking Menu

Guests and the guide will select ingredients at the market for the following dishes:

• Main Course (choose one): Chicken pho, caramelized fish in clay pot, caramelized pork ribs, grilled pork vermicelli, braised chicken with lemongrass and chili, vegetarian pho, or braised tofu and mushrooms.
• Second Dish (choose one): Spring rolls deep-fried stuffed squash blossoms, papaya salad, or vegetarian spring rolls.
• Third Dish (choose one): Pancakes with shrimp and pork, or vegetarian pancakes.
• Fourth Dish: The chef will prepare and serve stir-fried vegetables with garlic.