Name: Hoi An Culinary Tour and Cooking Class with River Cruise
Brand: viator
SKU: 55482
Price: 35 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.9 (8 reviews)

4 h

Class

About this activity

First your guide will meet you at Hoi An’s bustling market where you will experience the amazing and colorful sights as you stroll through the market with your guide, who’ll introduce you to the ingredients used in Vietnamese cuisine.

Next, board the Red Bridge boat for a leisurely 30-minute cruise along the Hoi An River to the Red Bridge Cooking School. Along the way, enjoy photo ops of local life on this scenic river.

Upon arriving at the Red Bridge Cooking School, walk through its abundant herb garden and learn about the herbs that give Vietnam’s cuisine its distinctive flavors. Then head to the school’s open-air riverside building, a beautiful and breezy location for your cooking class. The chefs demonstrate the preparation of each dish (see menu below) and help as you learn to prepare the dishes yourself. To finish the day’s lesson, which takes about two hours, observe an introduction to Vietnamese plate decoration or food carving, which is truly an art in itself.

After the class, sit down and enjoy eating the delicious meal that you have made! At the end of your culinary tour, your guide will take you back on the boat to your starting point in Hoi An.

Menu

Rice paper (making)

Fresh spring rolls with shrimp

Crispy Hoi An pancakes with shrimp, herbs, bean sprouts and peanut sauce

Seafood salad with mixed Vietnamese herbs served in a half pineapple

Vietnamese eggplant in clay pot

Food decoration (pineapple boat, tri-colored flowers and Vietnamese hand fan)

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Included

English-speaking guide
Round-trip boat ride
Cooking class
Cooking equipment
Market walking tour
One drink at Hai Scout Cafe
One drink and water at Red Bridge Cooking School
Entry/Admission - Red Bridge Restaurant and Cooking School

Not included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Other beverages not indicated in Inclusions

Additional

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Please advise any dietary restrictions at the time of booking
Menu is subject to change due to seasonality
Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate

Features

Tourism

90%

Cultural

80%

Food

75%

Original

50%

Reviews

4.9

8

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Aidan T

5 | 2018-09-11

Really great fun and extremely tasty food/ recipes 1 for being able to add alcohol to the included 'welcome mocktail' at the bar for only a few

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Francis M

5 | 2018-03-22

What a lovely day...full of interesting things to know about Vietnamese food. You won't be disappointed!

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Jeffrey P

5 | 2018-03-07

This tour was very good, well organised and authentic. the chef was professional and the instructions clear. The food was fresh and tasty. I would recommend this tour to anyone.

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Stuart W

5 | 2017-04-17

Great tour, guide who took us to market was very knowledgeable and funny too. Really great set up, chef teaching food explained things well and there was always someone on hand to help when we got stuck. Also really great alternatives for vegetarians during both cooking and the food afterwards, lots to eat! Great trip.

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shiles49

5 | 2017-02-07

The Red Bridge cooking course is amazing - we loved it! Unfortunately, it was about 20 min. late starting, not sure why? But the walk through the market with the chef was very interesting and informative, followed by a 30-minute boat ride up the river which was great. The cooking school is on the banks of the river, open air, in a beautiful natural setting The actual cooking school was not only very informative about local foods, ingredients, and customs but it was fun, and the food we prepared was absolutely delicious. We were absolutely stuffed when we left! The only negative is the price! We thought it was really pricey when we booked but we have done cooking courses in restaurants before and we wanted a different experience. But 75 US pp is a ridiculous price and we were dismayed to learn, through talking to another couple at the course, that they paid 50 US pp through their travel agent, and they thought it was too pricey! We searched and searched the internet to try and find a better price, but all searches brought us back to Viator so we really didn't have any choice. This is the 4th excursion we've booked in various countries with Viator and always been satisfied, but feeling a little ripped off right now. Nothing to do with the Red Bridge cooking course - it's excellent. Very organized and well run - lots and lots of staff to staff to assist participants and make sure everyone was successful in their cooking and had a good time.

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