Hanoi Kelas Memasak

Truly a cooking class like no other. The chef takes you to a bunch of local vendors in the neighbourhood, which are all happy to see you :), pick up all the fresh ingredients, meats, fish, learn more about popular herbs and condiments. Then hands on the cooking starts! The chef and assistants have already prepared the cooking station and the chef then explains each cooking technique needed to make the dish. We made: - Bánh Xèo: Crispy Vietnamese pancake with a savoury filling, rolled in spring role with perfect dipping sauce using kumquat to perfectly balance. - Bun Cha: BBQ marinated pork with a dipping sauce and fresh noodles all from scratch then carefully grilled by the chefs assistant over charcoal - Banana flower salad: learned the proper cutting technique, how to make the salad nice an crunchy topped with peanuts this was truly a delight! - Egg Coffee: Special request from me because I fell in love with this type of sweet coffee created in Hanoi. Honestly this was the best cooking class I've ever done, especially because of the skill level of the chef, would recommend 100%.

May was a great teacher, she really explained the history of the food we prepared and gave us many facts on ingredients and cooking technqiues. She truly involved all of us in the class and made sure it was as much fun as possible! The food was great and we made so much i could even take some home as a bonus :) Would recomend this class to my friends

We had so much fun with Manh. She took us to walk across the farm and local market. We tasted some fruits that we had never tried in our country. Manh also shared a lot about their culture and how she prepared the ingredients on usual. We really appreciated the food we cooked together. It was worth spending time with Manh in Hanoi.

Dung, our tour guide, was fantastic. She was friendly, knowledgeable, and informative. She shared the history of the old quarter with us as we walked to each restaurant. The food was amazing. At the end of the tour we were also given a link to an interactive canva poster with all the address links to the restaurants we ate at as well as other recommendations.

After 2 weeks is Vietnam, the food we prepared with the help of the chef and English-speaking guide was the tastiest meal we ate. After selecting the 3 dishes we wanted to prepare out of 8 options, Kitty took us to the local market to buy fresh ingredients. She was knowledgeable, friendly and funny. The room we were instructed in was quite humble, but Kitty translated all of the directions seamlessly for us and we had a lot of fun. On top being super engaging it was a huge portions we prepared and was everything was extremely delicious! Highly recommended, we had a great time!

Most of the seasoning of the meets were controlled by the combination of key ingredients, such like garlic, suger, pepper, Nanpour, salts.... Local tour was also good. We could taste some fruits at the market. During the class, we sometimes moved to the other floor. It was a little tough for us especially after hard activitis.

Chef Duyen is very passionate and organised with the market tour and cooking class that we attended. Her personal connection with the vendors and the stories she had to tell us was so special. She made sure we understood what we were going to cook with and got us to taste some of it. The class per se was very interactive and fun. She taught us well and gave us alternate options as needed. Was lovely to meet her family over lunch, especially her little son who was our biggest cheerleader during the class and gave our dishes his seal of approval. Thank you Chef Duyen.

Class was well organized and prepared, fun and informative. The three of us learned a lot and enjoyed every minute. The kitchen was well equipped and everything was clean. Food that we cooked was also very tasty, the Pho we made was the best we had in Vietnam (and we had Pho every day for two weeks around the country. Highly recommended.

Thang (Vicky) was our instructor for the night. She was so personable and sweet to us the whole night. We really enjoyed spending our last night in Hanoi learning how to cook various dishes and the techniques used by the Northern Vietnamese. We are excited to try these new recipes we have learned at home!

Gigi was such a wonderful and fun host! We had a great market tour, she did a great job of modifying recipes for those whom needed it (vegetarian, dairy free) and the food was delicious!

Our instructor Gigi was fantastic. First she took us to the market to collect fresh ingredients and shared info about the upcoming New Years traditions. She was very knowledgeable, professional and made everyone feel welcome. The cooking portion of the class was hands on and fun. This was our first activity in Vietnam and it was a great start to the trip.

The cooking class exceeded both of our wildest expectations for the afternoon. To start with the space was clean organized and everyone was very professional. We reviewed the menu started the broth for our first dish, and then the chef took us all to the market via a wonderful car ride. As we stroll through the market with the chef it was very comfortable knowing you’re with a professional who had been shopping there for over a decade. He knew all of his favorite vendors answered all of our questions and treated us to a few extra goodies along the way including some dried apricots, and the famous incubated duck egg, that would be the duck egg with the baby duck inside! We could go on for many more sentences about how much we loved the experience, but to summarize it was our favorite few hours of our entire Vietnam trip and I couldn’t imagine anyone would be anything less then completely thrilled that they did it!

I did the morning "Dishes From My Countryside" menu cookery class with Chef Duyen and I couldn't have asked for anything better. Easy hotel pick-up, a fascinating tour of the food markets, and then a full few hours of talking about, preparing and eating an incredible feast. Chef Duyen is knowledgeable and extremely friendly, and the small class size (five of us) meant we all got to fully engage throughout. If you can go without, don't bother with breakfast as you prepare a LOT of food! And the dishes were delicious (despite my less-than-stellar cooking abilities). A truly memorable and excellent value five-hour cookery experience!

Chef Duyen's class was the best! She is down to earth, funny, caring, and talented. She creates a welcoming environment in her lovely home where we cook up a huge feats. I keep thinking about our market tour in the morning: We explored busy and vibrant markets and shops that are distinctly Hanoi... The whole experience was VERY worthwhile, and I have already suggested it to my extended family traveling to Vietnam in the future!! Thank you Chef Duyen!

The teacher was very informative and knowledgeable. She guided us through the market, giving us tips on getting around there along the way. Back in the kitchen, she brought us through the making of 5 dishes really smoothly, with consistent instructions throughout, allowing us to understand what we needed to do. It was a friendly and casual cooking class overall!