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Linh (pronounced Ling) learned to cook traditional Vietnamese recipes from her mother and grandmother. She also went to culinary school in Danang where she learned about Vietnamese cooking techniques. She has been running two restaurants and offering cooking classes since 2012. Linh is truly a culinary expert and will share with you the secret of making mouth-watering Vietnamese delicacies.
Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.
In-home meal (1 - 12 guests) Linh lives in a beautiful house near Hoi An city, nestled between the stunning Cua Dai beach and the Bon River. Her kitchen is spacious, beautifully decorated and was specially designed to provide all the amenities of a cooking school in a welcoming setting. Linh will introduce you to the ingredients used in traditional Vietnamese cooking. You will then sit down and share a meal that includes dishes such as cao lầu (a special Hoi An noodle dish), bánh xèo (Vietnamese pancakes), chả giò hoi an (fried spring rolls with pork and shrimps), stir fried chicken with lemongrass and chili, and grilled eggplants.
Cooking experience (1 - 12 guests) Join Linh and her kitchen staff in her immaculate kitchen to learn to cook popular local Vietnamese dishes in your traditional Vietnamese cooking class in Hoi An. This is a fun, educational, hands-on cooking class that will last about two hours. With Linh's help you will learn to prepare four dishes from scratch. All while she shares tons of tips and tricks and valuable insight on the ingredients, culture, cuisine and culinary traditions. After you cook, you will sit down at the dining table to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Linh will also share with you a recipe book, so that you can easily recreate everything you will learnt in your Vietnamese cooking class.
Market visit (1 - 12 guests) Linh will pick you up from your Hoi An hotel and accompany you to the Hoi An Central Market. This is a local open market where Linh will help you discover Vietnamese street foods, vegetables, herbs, spices, meat and seafood. You will purchase a few fresh ingredients needed for your cooking class and learn about how they are used in cooking. Before you leave the market for Linh’s home she will treat you to some coffee and sweet snacks. Linh’s home is approximately a 6km drive from the market.
Notes: Pick up and drop-off only from Hoi An hotels are included in the price. Please write your hotel name and address when booking your Hoi An cooking class online.
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This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
A Traveling Spoon ambassador visited this host. Here is their personal review.
I honestly loved everything about the experience! My favorite things I ate were the cao lầu and the chả giò hoi an. I enjoyed every single moment - from assembling the spring rolls to creating all of the different sauces for our meal. Linh was very responsive, she took time to explain interesting information about the different ingredients we would use, and even invited us to coffee and sweet snacks after the market tour. Her kitchen is immaculate and beautiful, and ideally set up for a cooking class. She even gifted us long, wooden chopsticks and a vegetable slicer/chopper, which was very sweet!
Eunice , Traveling Spoon Ambassador
Pricing (per person)*
1 person | 4 people | 5+ people | |
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Cooking Experience + Meal | $70 | $40 | $30 |
Market Tour + Cooking Experience + Meal | $80 | $50 | $40 |
Transportation | Not offered | ||
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout. |
Lunch | Dinner | |
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Cooking Experience + Meal | 10:30am - 02:30pm | 4:00pm - 08:00pm |
Market Tour + Cooking Experience + Meal | 8:00am - 01:00pm | 3:00pm - 08:00pm |
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