What a fantastic hands-on experience! The class started with a guided tour of Mangwon Market, where we saw the key kimchi ingredients up close — napa cabbage, chili peppers, fish sauce — which made the cooking that followed feel so much more meaningful. Then we rolled up our sleeves and made not one but FOUR types of kimchi: traditional napa cabbage kimchi (I learned the cabbage needs at least 10 hours of brining!), fresh kimchi, daikon kimchi sweetened with Asian pear, and cucumber kimchi. My f...read more
Korean Kimchi Making Day Experience with a Local Market Tour














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Mangwon Station, Seoul, South Korea, KR
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+93 photosA very authentic, informative, rich and enjoyable experience. I loved the walk-through of Mangwon market learning about the vast array of ingredients and food on display and seeing how the wonderful Jomin & the traders interacted. Her explanations about the nuances of when & how produce is used in and off season; the different snacks, side dishes and fresh seafood, was a masterclass. Her knowledge and love for Korean food was evident & is something to celebrate. And, for the first time, I saw se...read more
This is a hands on kimchi class with market tour. I learned so much and Jomin was so organized and taught us well. I loved that we all received a recipe book and that she provided us with a container to take away our kimchi. Our group of 5 had great conversation over our meal of boiled pork, tofu and the kimchi that we prepared. We ran over on our 6pm class and she did not rush us to leave. I will always remember this experience and hope that others will enjoy the class as much as I did. T...read more




We had a great time :) The walk through the market was interesting to learn about the ingredients (and we bought some tasty snacks) and the cooking class was great fun. It was good to make 4 different types and try them at the end with pork and tofu. We had a lot of kimchi to take home and eat so make sure you don't fly home the next day 😂 (you obviously don't have to take it but it's a shame not to!)

Nice small and Intimate class. Very organized and the Instructor speaks great English! The walk to class, through the market is a nice touch!

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