Private Vietnamese Cooking Class in Hanoi with a Local

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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 6 guests
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Language
English
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Dive into Vietnamese culture with Maia in Hanoi. Experience a private cooking class, learn authentic recipes, and explore culinary secrets. Perfect for food lovers and culture enthusiasts.

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

Experience Details

Enjoy a private meal and hands-on cooking lesson with a local. Friendly, curious, exuberant Maia welcomes you in her kitchen and will introduce you to her style of Vietnamese home cooking. Maia is a social butterfly who loves to share her culture and cuisine with visitors. She runs a travel agency and will offer recommendations for places to explore - and eat! - in Hanoi.

Sample Menu

STARTER
Papaya or banana flower salad
MAIN
Crispy tofu in tomato sauce
MAIN
Caramel stewed pork
MAIN
Stir-fried morning glory

What You Get

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Private cooking class with your host Maia
Lunch or Dinner
Transportation

Good To Know

  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies or dietary restrictions, please advise at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

This is a unique opportunity to cook with a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Maia will teach you to prepare 2 authentic Vietnamese dishes from scratch. She will teach you to cook some of her favorite Vietnamese foods which you will later enjoy along with a few dishes that she will have prepared in advance. Your hands-on cooking lesson will last about 1.5 - 2 hours.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Hanoi, Vietnam, VN

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Please meet your host Maia at her restaurant in Tay Ho neighborhood of Hanoi. Unlike typical Traveling Spoon experiences, this experience takes place in a restaurant, not a home. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Learn and enjoy great food
January 26, 2024
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Food was exceptional and easy to replicate at home. Hang and Hong were warm, welcoming and good teachers. We learned a lot about the local culture as the whole family was there. Location was good, ...read more

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Amazing Hanoi
December 12, 2023
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Hang and Hong were amazing!!! SUch a fun afternoon and evening. Amazing family and loved the cooking class. The food was incredible and our hosts were so nice and kind and warm.

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Maia was great!
May 21, 2018
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Maia was a lovely host! She met us exactly where she specified, hopped into our cab to get to the market, and was very knowledgeable about showing us around. The cooking class experience in her hom...read more

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Personal, Interactive Culinary experience
April 21, 2018
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Maia has a bubbling witty personality and this energy adds greatly to the experience. I have done an individual course with her two years ago which was absolutely wonderful - she took me to her loc...read more

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