Art of Rice Papermaking in Tra Que Herb Village

US$ 37 per person

5.00 (3)

Starting time

8:30AM, 1:30PM

Duration

5.5 hours

Min. participants

1 Participants

Language

English

Free pick-up included

About

"Rice is Life" and rice papermaking is an important part of our family history. Our great-grandparents taught it to our parents who professionalized it. And our parents taught it to us. Now is the time to give the tradition to our kids and also to you. We love rice in all varieties. For a lot of our favorite recipes, we have to grind the rice before.

After we make the rice dough, we can steam it on rice paper. We can use this for our fresh spring rolls or make different kinds of rice noodles or crispy rice paper out of it. In our rice paper class, you will learn all about that. From "the farm to the fork" will be a great experience, when you prepare the rice paper for your own spring rolls and soup.

Tra Que is a saved heritage by the Government and a unique fertile Island in the river.

Schedule

Staff pick you up at your hotel.
Cycle through the lovely rice fields and admire the farm of cows, ducks with buffaloes.
Upon arrival, have your welcome drink and explore an over 300-year-old vegetable village that grows more than 30 types of herbs using manual methods.
Start of rice paper and noodle making: Follow the local chef to learn all the steps in the process of making your rice paper. From the grinding of the rice to the flavor explosion in your mouth, you will learn to make different Types. Such as - Crisp rice paper with black and white Sesame. - Crispy BBQ rice paper grilled on charcoal. You will also learn how to cut the rice paper to make your own Rice Noodles for your authentic Vietnamese Soup.
You will learn to prepare authentic Vietnamese dishes by yourself such as - the Tam Huu (Three Friends) spring roll, which is unique to our village, and the famous local pancake. We will serve even more for your lunch like Papaya salad and a main dish fish in a clay pot with steamed rice in banana leaves. Finally, there is a fresh fruit dessert.
We will return you to the hotel after a day full of experiences.

Included Highlights

Diverse Rice Appreciation

Farm-to-Fork Experience

Rice Dough Mastery

Vegetarian-Friendly Options

Versatility of Rice Paper

Additional Information

Pickup Option

Pick up by bicycle is included from hotels around Hoi An Area. If your hotel is outside of Hoi An, please contact us to decide for a meeting point in the center of Hoi An. We can pick you up by car or motorbike as well, but than please understand that only one way is included.

Confirmation

You will receive the confirmation of your booking's availability within 24 hours. Once confirmed, please present your booking reference number at the cooking school.

Cancellation

Full refunds will be issued for cancellations made at least 48 hours prior to the activity

Traveler Reviews

Verified 5.00 3 reviews

"A fun time at Tra Que Water Wheel."

Our family had so much fun at Tra Que. We cycled, rode a water buffalo, had a ride in a boat, did some farming, made some rice paper, did a cooking class and sang some songs! Everyone was so friendly and full of happiness. The whole experience was one of the highlights of our trip to Vietnam. Thank you! Keep spreading your joy and happiness! :-)

"Tra Que Water Wheel village tour experience."

What an experience, we travelled to Tra Que Village from our hotel cycling and navigating through the city traffic of Hoi An with kids in tow. I was a bit nervous at first since it’s been probably about 10 years since the last time I rode a bike, especially with my 8-year-old son on the back but I must say it was fun. We a family of 4 had plenty of laughs and really enjoyed the tour. Hopefully, the bok choy we helped plant in the vegetable garden will grow healthy in the next 6 months. Our tour guide Kun was amazing. What a breath of fresh air she was. From the moment she picked us up from our hotel to the cooking class we had with her and Kun showing the kids how they made rice paper rolls she was patient and just lovely. Overall we enjoyed our tour and would highly recommend it to family and friends

"In The Pouring Rain, We Loved It!"

Even in the pouring rain, we had a terrific time here. We were picked up at our Hoi An hotel by bicycle & biked through the Old Quarter of Hoi An until, poof, we were out in the countryside (& poof, that's when the pouring rain started!). We were given big ponchos, non las & sandals, which made the rain more of an adventure than an obstacle &, thereafter, paddled out onto the river in one of the "uncle's" round basket boats, learned about the fishing/snailing (can it be called that?), water coconuts (made a wedding ring from coconut leaf), & got to paddle a bit. We chose not to ride the "family's" water buffalo being that it was raining so hard & instead took a wonderful tasting tour through the herb gardens (still in the rain) & got to sample Thai basil, coriander, cilantro, hot peppers plants, mint & more. We also got to help one of the "uncles" prepared the soil for planting spinach seedlings & watched as he watered the garden with the coolest double-watering-cans-on-a-pole. Back @ the Water Wheel, we got heavenly neck, shoulder & foot massages by two "cousins" (So nice!) & then learned about how to grind rice flour & rice paper-making over a special oven. Because we had learned so much about herbs & rice paper, we began our fun & yummy cooking class, using these ingredients & knowledge. We prepared a 3 Friends dish (shrimp, carrot, coriander & mint rolled in a ring of scallion), also cooked rice paper pancakes & more, until we sat down for our just-prepared lunch, which was SO fresh & so wonderful. Dessert & after-lunch conversation with the owner of the Water Wheel, Mrs. Thuong, were equally enjoyable & added such a personal touch to a very wet, but thoroughly perfect day here. (At the end, we biked back to our hotel in yes, the pouring rain)

Location

Tra Que Herb Village, Ward 5, Cam Ha, Hoi An Town, Quang Nam Province

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