트라 케 허브 마을에서의 농사 및 요리 체험

We learnt so much about life in the vegetable village, and it was a truly authentic experience. We got to understand about the farming itself, meet Bye the water buffalo, plant some vegetables, ride on the river and do a cooking class using only local ingredients. The food was amazing. Son our tour guide was the absolute sweetest and so was Tongue who owned the place.

Best experience in hoi an

I had a fantastic afternoon at the vegetable village. The place was so beautiful and peaceful and they show you the traditional way of farming in the garden. Uyen was a fantastic guide and taught me a lot about life and culture in Vietnam, which was a great and memorable experience to me. After a visit to a local market, we cooked spring rolls, papaya salad, fish and rice pancakes together. One of my highlights was the bicycle ride through the local rice fields. Overall this was one of the most authentic experiences in Vietnam so far and I strongly recommend it. It is a great opportunity to escape the busy cities and get some fresh air in the beautiful and quiet vegetable and flower gardens.

We had a fun time planting some herbs in the garden, learning about the farm, and then enjoying a massage before cooking some delicious food. I really can't stress enough how Jessica's sense of humor and cleverness made our day really fun - she is a great host!

My husband, local guide and I arrived to Tra que by bicycle, which is a great way to see the countryside. We were met by Jessica who took us in and made us feel comfortable from the start. She was funny, bright and super engaging. We began our experience by learning how the family organically farms all the ingredients we would be using in our cooking class. We learned how they cultivate, prepare, plant and water their crops. As we walked along the garden beds Jessica taught us the names and uses of many of the plants. Then, it was time to cook! We exchanged our farming outfits for chef toques and aprons. Jessica taught us how to grind rice to make the batter for rice paper. One of the women then taught us how to make the thin rice paper wrapper use for making spring rolls. We sang songs while waiting for the wraps to steam. We made beautiful tasty dishes and laughed so hard! It was truly a unique and fun way to learn about the culture and food of Vietnam. They went out of their way to make our time there enjoyable, comfortable and entertaining. Everything was clean and orderly. We were never rushed or hurried. We’ve done cooking classes in Morocco, Italy, and France but this one by far outshone the others. I highly recommend making Tra que Water wheel cooking school part of your Hoi An itinerary.