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US$ 93 per person

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Adults
US$ 93

Children (Ages 6-12)
US$ 35

Busan Local Food Cooking Class with Creative Local Chef (incl. Market Tour)

US$ 93 per person

5.00 (17)

Starting time

10AM

Duration

4 hours

Min. participants

4 Participants

Language

English, Korean

About

Your chef HEEYOUNG was born and raised in Busan. You will experience a unique and authentic food scene of Busan through cooking, dining, and consulting with her. Bring your appetite. She will take care of the rest!

At Busan Cooking Class, you will learn about Busan's food culture and make a full Korean meal under the guidance of an experienced local chef. Then you will enjoy your creation accompanied by local rice wine, and finish the course with the local tea ceremony.

After the meal, she provides Busan food travel consulting service tailored to your individual taste. she will recommend you the restaurants and food alleys that have been loved for generations by locals based on your locations and preference. Finally, you’ll receive the recipes you learned so you can impress family and friends back at home with your Korean dishes!

Schedule

Morning Class

10:00 am: Greeting, Welcome tea
10:05 am: Korean cuisine lecture, 3 different homemade Korean sauce(Jang) tasting
10:20 am: Cook 4 classic Korean/authentic Busan local dishes
12:00 pm: Enjoy lunch together, pairing with local rice wine
12:50 pm: Local tea ceremony
1:30 pm: Market tour (Bupyeong market)
2:00 pm: End of the class

Included Highlights

Complimentary homemade tea

Homemade sauce tasting

Local tea ceremony

Recipe booklet

Vegan vegetarian applicable

Additional Information

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 17 reviews

"Super informative and delicious"

The cooking class with Heeyoung was the best cooking class we had in Asia. The atmosphere was relaxed, and we felt very welcome from the beginning. Her English is on point, and before we even started cooking, we learned a lot about Korean cuisine. In advance of the cooking class, she contacted us to organize our meals vegetarian. She even responded to our wishes. It was a very delicious day, and we had a lot of fun. We highly recommend the course!

"Wonderfully warm host"

Heeyeong was a wonderful host. From the get go, she was super friendly and just lovely to chat with. We spent some time drinking tea before cooking, chatting about our different cultures, her incredible life experience travelling and her journey of sharing Korean cuisine to people. She made AMAZING food (we helped but weren't very good) and everything was so relaxed and simple, not rushed. The lunch was superb homecooked food followed by a lovely tea ceremony and tangerines from Jeju. We went to the nearby Market thereafter, and the store owners were so friendly showing us their produce (not trying to sell anything, just hospitable lovely people), and Heeyeong kindly translated for us. We overran the original schedule but Heeyeong was so sweet and hospitable and even gave us her Whatsapp if we had any questions for food recommendations, and even sends us the recipes for the food we made for lunch. Definitely recommending this to friends and family. You'll come for a cooking class but leave with a deeper, warm connection to the Busan culture and people.

"Very fulfilling and enjoyable!"

It was such a special time! As much an experience in the joy / approach to cooking as it was a lesson. We started with a taste test of homemade vs store-bought ingredients, guessing which was which and discussing their differences. This was a fabulous foundation to a deep exploration of different flavors and techniques that was too come. Not too simple (for example: I could have just used a cookbook and made this!) and not too complex (for example: this was fun, but I’ll never come close to recreating this!), it was a perfect balance that gives me new excitement and tips for folding this into my cooking back home. Included helpful tips for alternative ingredients that may be easier to find elsewhere. Followed by a tasty meal of our cooking, a tea ceremony and a tour of the market which inspired me to try some new things. Great discussion of Korean history and her family background throughout. Highly recommend for solo travelers, couples (my experience) or families alike!

"Fantastic!"

One of the best cooking classes we have ever taken! The instructor was knowledgeable, friendly and fun! Beyond the cooking, the tea ceremony was lovely and the market tour was very educational. Heeyoung definitely went above and beyond. We had a great time!

"Excellent class"

Heeyoung was a great teacher for our class. She is very welcoming and friendly. We learned so much about cooking seafood and can’t wait to try it on our own!

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Location

2F, 15, Gudeok-ro, 186 Beon-gil, Seo-gu, Busan, Republic of Korea

Meeting Point

Meet at the school, address in Korean: 15 구덕로186번길 토성동3가 서구 부산광역시

1. By subway: Get off at Toseong station(토성역) (line no.1). Turn left from Toseong station exit 3. Walk about 1 minute, you will see the wood sign on the left side of the road(2nd block from the station). The gate is on the left side of the sign.

2. By car: The studio is located near the back gate of Gyeongnam middle school. There is a paid parking lot right in front of the studio which is free on Sunday.