Just the cooking, door to door

About this experience

This listing runs 2 classes, and you choose the city. The Hoi An class is in the Cam Thanh coconut village, at 10:30am or 4:30pm. The Da Nang class is on Doan Khue Street, at 9:30am or 3:30pm. Either way a car picks you up at your hotel and brings you back, and the whole thing takes 2.5 to 3 hours. No market tour, no farm, no basket boat. You cook 4 dishes in 2 hours and eat them as lunch or dinner. The listing calls it a good choice for families with small children and for guests with limited time.

In Hoi An the menu is pho (beef noodle soup), deep-fried spring rolls, banh xeo with pork and prawns, and green papaya salad. Da Nang rotates two menus. Monday, Wednesday and Friday: mi Quang, fish sauce chicken wings, green papaya salad with shrimp and deep-fried spring rolls. Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday: beef noodle soup, crispy banh xeo, green mango salad with shrimp and fresh spring rolls. Have a favorite? Pick your day around it.

Included: hotel pickup and drop-off, a guide, the cooking class and a bottle of water. Not included: tips. Some hotels carry a pickup surcharge, per the listing: in Hoi An, those near An Bang Beach and the Vinpearl Resort & Spa Hoi An; in Da Nang, hotels on the streets the listing names, among them Nguyen Tat Thanh, Truong Sa and Hoang Sa, paid in cash. Pickup is not offered at a few resorts, such as the Vinpearl Resort & Golf Nam Hoi An, the Shilla Monogram, the InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort and Son Tra Resort. A friendly tip: check your hotel against that list on the listing before you book.

• Hotel pickup and drop-off in Hoi An or Da Nang
• 4 Vietnamese dishes in 2 hours
• No market, farm or boat: the time goes to the stove
• A Hoi An class in Cam Thanh or a Da Nang class
• Two Da Nang menus by weekday, one with mi Quang
• Good for families with small children, per the listing

How the day runs

1. Before the classHotel pickup

   A car from your hotel in Hoi An or Da Nang. Check the surcharge list if you stay out of the center.

2. 10:30am or 4:30pmThe Hoi An class

   In Cam Thanh: pho, deep-fried spring rolls, banh xeo with pork and prawns and green papaya salad.

3. 9:30am or 3:30pmOr the Da Nang class

   On Doan Khue Street, with menu 1 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and menu 2 on the other days.

4. 2 hoursCook 4 dishes

   Hands-on at the stove with your instructor, one dish after another.

5. After cookingEat, then home

   Lunch or dinner of your four dishes, then the drive back to your hotel.

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Who it suits

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Tips before you book

• Staying near An Bang Beach or on one of the Da Nang streets the listing names? Expect a pickup surcharge, per the listing, and check that your resort is not on the no-pickup list.
• Want mi Quang? Book the Da Nang class on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday, when menu 1 runs.
• VNAT's advice for avoiding an upset stomach: stick to bottled or filtered water and eat at busy stalls with high turnover. The class includes a bottle of water.
• Tips are not included. They are not compulsory; many guests tip the chef or guide if they enjoyed the class.
• First class? Our cooking class tips cover what to wear, kids, allergies and tipping.

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