5 Dishes Class: Half-Day Chengdu Courtyard Cooking Class with Local Spice Market Visit

What to Expect

During this 4-5 hours unique cooking workshop, you’ll be taken into an authentic local spice market to explore it with fun challenges to complete and learn different species of Sichuan spices and ingredients that will be used in the following cooking class. 

The class will be carried out in a traditional Sichuan style courtyard. You’ll be treated with Sichuan local tea as it’s local’s custom to treat friends and visitors. After that, you then will be guided to start the cooking process by a professional chef in a cozy kitchen. 

Finally, you can enjoy the dishes made by yourself along with some beers or beverages. For it’s really informative, interesting and fun, this class will be an unforgettable experience in your lifetime. 

*Family welcome, children under 5 is free for the class.

Menu

5 Dishes Sichuan Cuisine (Dishes will vary based on the school schedule)
2 meat and 3 vegetable 

Meat Dish Sample 

• Kung Pao Chicken
• Ants Climbing A Tree (Rice Noodles with Spicy Minced Pork)
• Twice-cooked pork slices
• Pork Slices in Chilli Broth
• Boiled Fish with Pickled Cabbage and Chili

Vegetable Dish Sample

• Mapo Tofu
• Tiger Skin Green Peppers（Deep-fried Green Peppers）
• Three Shredded Slices Salad
• Fish-flavored Eggplant
• Fish-flavored Lotus Root Cubes
• Dry-fried long beans

Inclusion

• Local tea
• Beers or beverages
• Souvenir
• Recipes

Schedule

Morning Session

• 8:50 AM: Meet your guide at Liang Jia Xiang (梁家巷) Metro Station, Exit D (梁家巷地铁站D口), Metro Line 6, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610000, China.

• 9:00 AM: Local Spice Market Visit: Your guide will take you through an authentic local market, where you’ll learn about and obtain some of the ingredients and spices used in the cooking class.

• 10:00 AM: Wander through the back streets to the cooking-class venue—a Sichuan-style kitchen.

• 10:10 AM: Tea Break: Relax with a cup of Sichuan Gaiwan tea.

• 10:30 AM: The Cooking Process: Prepare authentic dishes under the guidance of a local chef.

• 12:00 PM: Mealtime: Enjoy the dishes you prepared, accompanied by beer or other beverages.

Afternoon Session

• 1:50 PM: Meet your guide at Liang Jia Xiang (梁家巷) Metro Station, Exit D (梁家巷地铁站D口), Metro Line 6, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610000, China.

• 2:00 PM: Local Spice Market Visit: Your guide will take you through an authentic local market, where you’ll learn about and obtain some of the ingredients and spices used in the cooking class.

• 3:00 PM: Wander through the back streets to the cooking-class venue—a Sichuan-style kitchen.

• 3:10 PM: Tea Break: Relax with a cup of Sichuan Gaiwan tea.

• 3:30 PM: The Cooking Process: Prepare authentic dishes under the guidance of a local chef.

• 5:00 PM: Mealtime: Enjoy the dishes you prepared, accompanied by beer or other beverages.

Evening Session

• 4:50 PM: Meet your guide at Liang Jia Xiang (梁家巷) Metro Station, Exit D (梁家巷地铁站D口), Metro Line 6, Chengdu, Sichuan Province 610000, China.

• 5:00 PM: Local Spice Market Visit: Your guide will take you through an authentic local market, where you’ll learn about and obtain some of the ingredients and spices used in the cooking class.

• 6:00 PM: Wander through the back streets to the cooking-class venue—a Sichuan-style kitchen.

• 6:10 PM: Tea Break: Relax with a cup of Sichuan Gaiwan tea.

• 6:30 PM: The Cooking Process: Prepare authentic dishes under the guidance of a local chef.

• 8:00 PM: Mealtime: Enjoy the dishes you prepared, accompanied by beer or other beverages.