Half-day Chengdu Handmade Tofu Making and Mapo Tofu Cooking Class

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Half-day Chengdu Handmade Tofu Making and Mapo Tofu Cooking Class

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 US$95.52  per guest
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10 meals
Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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Accessibility
Stroller Accessible
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Language
English
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Vegetarian, Wheelchair Accessible, Family-friendly
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Mobile or paper ticket accepted
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Chengdu is famed for its culinary gems, especially the iconic Mapo Tofu. Join our 4-5 hour workshop to explore the art of handmade tofu, from grinding soybeans to crafting it from scratch. Visit a local spice market to discover essential Sichuan ingredients, then learn in a traditional workshop over a cup of Sichuan tea. A professional chef will guide you through making tofu, soy milk, and tofu brain using a stone mill, Learn the process of making handmade tofu, which mainly includes soaking soybeans, grinding them into pulp, filtering, boiling the pulp, adding bittern for coagulation, and pressing into shape. while teaching you to cook Mapo Tofu. End by savoring your creations with beers or refreshing drinks. This hands-on experience offers a deep dive into Sichuan’s rich culinary traditions.

What You Get

Professional guide and master chef
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Tea/ Water /Beer
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Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult

What You’ll Experience

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During this 4-5 hours unique cooking workshop, you’ll be taken into an authentic local spice market to explore it with fun challenges to complete and learn different species of Sichuan spices and ingredients that will be used in the following cooking class. The class will be carried out in a traditional Sichuan style courtyard. You’ll be treated with Sichuan local tea as it’s local’s custom to treat friends and visitors. After that, you then will be guided to start the cooking process by a professional chef in a cozy kitchen. The chef will teach you how to make Tofu from the beans with a millstone, you will know how to make soy milk and Tofu Brain at the same time. This is a really hands-on experience, you are not only learning tofu making but cutting skill and Mapo tofu cooking. Finally, you can enjoy the dishes made by yourself along with some beers or beverages. For it’s really informative, interesting and fun, this class will be an unforgettable experience in your lifetime.
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Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

1st Ring Road North 3 Section, Yi Huan Lu Bei San Duan, Si Chuan Sheng, China, CN

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Your guide will meet you at the starting point:Liang Jia Xiang(梁家巷) metro station exit D(梁家巷地铁站D口), Metro Line 6, Street Level . The meeting time for morning class is 09:00am and afternoon class is 14:00pm,evening class is 17:00pm
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.

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Yummy Day!
August 04, 2026

My husband and I took this class together and had a wonderful time. The market tour was informative and fun. I look forward to using all of the ingredients that I brought home. The Sichuan pepperco...read more

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Fun market tour and great food after
May 21, 2026

The tour was so informative and fun and food we got to make after was delicious! Lance was an amazing tour guide!

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An incredible experience in Chengdu. Don't miss it.
May 10, 2026

Our Tofu Making experience (and cooking class) with Lance was just an amazing afternoon. First we wandered around Honghua Market and discussed the fruit, veg and meat on sale, then after a short t...read more

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Wonderful Tofu Making Class
December 23, 2025

Enjoyed touring the fresh food market with Lance, who shared his knowledge about all the various fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, spices and TCM. Afterwards we went to the workshop to experience t...read more

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September 26, 2025

My second course with ChilliCool. As usual it was fun with warm and welcoming atmosphere and very well organized. It was super interesting to experience and compare old traditional method with the ...read more

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