Red Bridge Half Day Journey, Market Tour, Boat Trip, Herb Garden Walk, and Hands on Cooking

What to Expect

Visit Hoi An’s colorful market, and experience the amazing sights, sounds and aromas of this busy market. We will have the opportunity to interact with the local sellers and learn about all the ingredients to be used in the cooking lesson later.

We board the Red Bridge boat for a leisurely cruise along the Hoi An River to the Red Bridge Cooking School. This is a chance to view local river life, so make sure your camera is handy.

On arrival, we explore the cooking school’s herb garden, before learning about some of Hoi An’s and Vietnam’s well-known dishes. The cooking lesson runs about 2 hours: the Red Bridge chefs first demonstrate each dish before we prepare the same dish ourselves. Included in the class is a brief introduction to Vietnamese food carving for plate decoration. After the lesson, we sit down and eat what we have cooked.

Bring your swimsuit and after the cooking tour has finished relax and enjoy free use of our 20-metre swimming pool, towels and showers provided.

The class includes

• 3 different welcome drinks (drinking water / local beer / soft drinks / juice)
• Local English speaking tour guide and chef.
• Boat trip.
• Cooking demonstration and lunch.
• All recipes and notes.
• Transfer from Red Bridge Cooking School to central Hoi An.
• Free use of the new Red Bridge swimming pool (towels & showers provided).

Menu

• Make Rice paper from scratch
• Fresh Rice Paper Rolls of Shrimp
• Crispy Hoi An Pancakes with Shrimp, Herbs, Bean Sprouts & a Peanut Sauce
• Seafood Salad with Tra Que Herbs
• Quang Nam Style Fresh Noodles with Chicken

• Lunch includes the above dishes as well as:
  BBQ lemongrass beef with local herbs, lettuce & mustard leaf wraps (not included in the demonstration).

• Food Decoration - Tomato Rose & Vietnamese Hand Fan
• Vegetarians are provided with replacement ingredients

Schedule

Sample Schedule:

• 8:15 am: Meet at Hai Cafe (center of Hoi An Old Town) with a welcome drink
• 8:30 am: Tour of Hoi An's central market
• 9:30 am: Leisurely boat ride on Hoi An River to Red Bridge
• 10 am: Herb garden tour
• 10:15 am: Cooking Class
• 12:15 am: Enjoy your meal with beautiful river views
• 12:45 pm: End of the class, minivan transfer to central Hoi An