Discovery Initiation Course

Over ons

Starting by visiting a colorful market with Chef to learn about Vietnamese food and its spices.

Back to Mai Home, apron on,everybody put their hands-on for cutting, chopping, preparing food for cooking and carving fruit / vegetables for beautiful presentation and amazing dessert !

Then, participants sit down to FEAST upon their own creation in a convivial ambiance with new friends taking part to the cooking session.

Highlighted the performance by a "Certificate of Recognition" and also win a recipe book with a memorable gift.

This is the perfest point starting to learn the basics of Vietnamese cooking. Various typical dishes of three regions.

Menu

Discovery Initiation

Menu 1 – Monday 

• Spring rolls
• Morning glory salad with pork and shrimps
• Caramel pork in clay-pot

Menu 2 – Tuesday

• Lotus stem salad with pork and prawn
• Grilled beef with lemongrass served with fresh noodle and vegetable
• Imperial fried rice

Menu 3 – Wednesday

• Dumpling with spring onion sauce
• Vegetable salad with pork and shrimps
• Grilled pork rib with broken rice

Menu 4 – Thursday

• Beef salad with star fruit and young banana
• Grilled pork rib with rice noodle
• Caramel fish in clay pot

Menu 5 – Friday

• Mango salad with pork and shrimps
• Braised chicken with ginger
• Skewed ball pork meat

Menu 6 – Saturday & Sunday

• Salad rolls
• Chicken noodle soup
• Vietnamese sizzling pancake

Schema

Morning Session

• 8:30 am - 9:30 am: Market visit (if any)
• 9:30 am - 10:00 am: Started by a welcome drink and introduction of "Corner of Vietnamese Traditional Kitchen" with the legend of "Kitchen God" narrated by English or French-speaking MC
• 10.00am - 10.30am: Participate in "Food preparation" with Chef
• 10:30 am - 11:10 am: Enjoy cooking class with a selective menu of "Traditional dishes".
• 11:10 am - 11:45 am: Enjoy Lunch/dinner with participant's own creation.
• 11:45 am - 12:00 pm: Remittance of Certificate, Handbook with detailed recipes and small gift of "The Saigon Culinary Art Center" will crown the session.

Afternoon Session

• 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Market visit (if any)
• 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Started by a welcome drink and introduction of "Corner of Vietnamese Traditional Kitchen" with the legend of "Kitchen God" narrated by English or French speaking MC
• 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Participate in "Food preparation" with Chef
• 4:00 pm - 4:40 pm: Enjoy cooking class with a selective menu of "Traditional dishes".
• 4:40 pm - 5:15 pm: Enjoy Lunch/dinner with participant's own creation.
• 5:15 pm - 5:30 pm: Remittance of Certificate, Handbook with detailed recipes and small gift of "The Saigon Culinary Art Center" will crown the session.