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2.5hrs Chinese Kitchen Cooking Class: Xiaolongbao Soup Dumplings

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
Where to Meet
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Location
Shanghai
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Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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Language
English
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Immerse yourself in a 2.5-hour culinary journey. An English-speaking chef guides you in crafting Xiaolongbao soup dumplings and a delicious sauce. Savor your creations at the end.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

No worry if you don't understand Mandarin, this cooking class is conducted by an English-speaking chef, a true foodies and a fan of cooking. Teaching you to cook the xiaolongbaos in two ways, learn how to make a yummy Chinese sauce to go with the xiaolongbaos. Finally, enjoy our hand-made xiaolongbaos together!

Sample Menu

MAIN
Xiaolongbao Soup Dumplings
• Make dough from scratch • Make fillings with fragrant Chinese spices and vegetable • Xiao long bao (Soup dumpling)

What You Get

Vegan vegetarian applicable (on request)
Cooking class
Complimentary tea
Hotel pickup and drop-off services.
Personal expenses.

Good To Know

  • The class is vegetarian-friendly, please write down your food preference at the time of booking.
  • Children under 3 years old are free to join the class.
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

What You’ll Experience

Known as soup buns or soup dumplings in English, this Shanghai dish is beloved throughout China and the world. Unlike dumplings or baozi, this little bundle of joy contains delicious soup inside. An elusive perfect xiaolongbao has a delicate skin surrounding the savoury soup that bursts open with the first bite. You’ll learn how to make both dough and filling with fragrant Chinese spices in a class where I also reveal how soup can be wrapped in a xiaolongbao, which is a type of dumpling. You will cook the xiaolongbaos in two ways, and you will learn how to make a yummy Chinese sauce to go with the xiaolongbaos. Finally, it’s time to enjoy our hand-made xiaolongbaos together! 10:00 am: Meet at the cooking studio. 10:20 am: Introduction of the cooking culture and local ingredient. 11:00 am: Cooking session. 12:00 pm: Enjoy the meal with the class. 12:30 pm: End of the class with recipe.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Guangyuan Road, Guang Yuan Lu, Shang Hai Shi, China, CN

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Meet at the cooking studio, inside a residential compound, check out the address: 2F, Building 17, Alley 190, Si Wei Village, Guangyuan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

All bookings are final. Once the host confirms the experience, cancellations by the guest will incur a 100% charge.

from  $138.10 
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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in China Standard Time.
All bookings are final. Cancellations by the guest will incur a 100% charge.
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Earliest available date: May 24, 2025
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
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