Red Bridge Deluxe Day Journey: Organic Farm, Boat Trip, Market Tour and Hands on Cooking of 4 Famous Vietnamese Dishes

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Designed for food enthusiasts wanting an in-depth understanding of Vietnamese cuisine. Hands-on cooking from start to finish of 4 famous Vietnamese dishes

Start the day at Tra Que Organic Village, and walk through the market gardens where local farmers work their fields using the traditional methods of hundreds of years ago without electrical machinery. We pick fresh saw-tooth coriander and Vietnamese mint for our cooking lesson later, before trying a special herbal drink at a local home. To the local village market and with shopping list in hand we purchase a range of local ingredients, including star anise, cardamom, sesame rice paper, water spinach and banana flower. 

Cooking together with our Red Bridge Chef we learn the traditional ways of preparing and cooking Vietnamese food from scratch. Using the freshest ingredients and traditional Vietnamese utensils (still in use today) we cook 4 famous dishes, including the national dish ‘Pho’. After the class we sit down and a chance to savour the dishes we have prepared. Leisurely cruise (25 minutes) along the Hoi An River back to central Hoi An. 

The class includes: 

• Lunch and selected drinks (5 in total)
• Guided tour of Tra Que Village with herbal drink at local home
• Recipe booklet
• Boat from Red Bridge Cooking School back to central Hoi An
• Free use of the Red Bridge swimming pool (towels & showers provided)

Menu

• Beef Noodle Soup (Pho) – includes the making of fresh rice noodles
• Clay Pot Fish with Fresh Dill (Cha Ca)
• Lemongrass Shrimp grilled in Banana Leaves (Tom Nuong La Chuoi)
• Grilled Chicken and Banana Flower Salad (Goi Hoa Chuoi Ga Nuong)

Vegetarians are provided with replacement ingredients.

Schedule

• 8:00 am: Meet at Hai Cafe (centre of old town) with welcome drink
• 8:30 am: Tra Que Organic Village
• 9:45 am: Local village market tour
• 10:45 pm: 3 hours hands-on cooking class
• 1:45 pm: Enjoy the meal with the garden view
• 2:30 pm: Leisurely boat ride on Hoi An river back to town
• 3:00 pm: End of the class