Hoi An vegan cooking school · Hotel pickup, Hoi An area
Five hours that run like the classic Hoi An cooking day, with a vegan menu built in: the market, a basket boat in the water coconut forest, tea and coconut jam in a local home, then 4 Vietnamese vegan dishes. Pick it when you want the full day without asking a chef to leave things out.
Pickup from your hotel or a meeting point in the Hoi An area starts the day, then a short visit to a local market where you help choose the vegetables and fruit for the menu. From there it is out to Cam Thanh and the water coconut forest. Local boatmen take you out in a round basket boat for about 40 minutes, show you how they catch purple crabs, and fold rings, locusts or flowers from the nipa leaves. The listing also includes Vietnamese tea and coconut jam in a local home.
Back at the kitchen you cook 4 Vietnamese vegan dishes with the chef, and learn to make Vietnamese vegan seasonings and marinades. The instructors tell stories while you work, and you cook together like a family before sitting down to lunch or dinner. Then you are driven back. One thing to know: the class runs alongside guests who cook meat dishes. Your ingredients are prepared separately, and guests say the kitchen keeps them apart with care.
Beyond the kitchen: the market, the basket boat and the home visit, all on the one booking. Included, per the listing: an English-speaking guide who is also your chef, pickup and drop-off in the Hoi An area, the boat, the market trip, the vegan or vegetarian meal, and the tea. Not included: drinks and personal expenses. Children under 4 join free and share the meal with their parents. Wear comfortable shoes. The listing names them.
Collected from your hotel or a meeting point in the Hoi An area.
A short visit to see the vegetables and fruit and choose ingredients from the menu.
Local boatmen paddle you into the water coconut forest, show you crab catching and fold toys from the nipa leaves.
Vietnamese tea in a local home, per the listing.
Seasonings, marinades and 4 recipes, then lunch or dinner at the table.
The drop-off is included.
★★★★★I had a lot of fun with this workshop! Everything was well taken care of from beginning to end and our chef Khay made it extra fun! Really reccomend booking this :)
★★★★★I really enjoyed this Vietnamese cooking class! It was fun, informative, and the dishes were absolutely delicious. We started by shopping for fresh ingredients at a local market, then enjoyed a unique basket boat ride through the coconut forest. [...] A big thank you to our guide Trang, who was fantastic and made everything even more enjoyable. Highly recommended!
★★★★★This cooking class was one of the best activities we did on our trip in Hoi An! The teacher was so kind and helpful, and the food we made ended up tasting so good!
★★★★★Great cooking class, the visit to the market and the boat ride were also great. We cooked vegan and the others in the group didn't, but everything was taken care of and it was super organized, highly recommended!!!
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No. It runs alongside guests who cook meat dishes, but your vegan ingredients are prepared separately, per the listing.
Yes. Pickup and drop-off at your hotel or a meeting point in the Hoi An area are included.
About 40 minutes in the water coconut forest at Cam Thanh, per the listing.
Children under 4 are free and can join the class and share the meal with their parents, per the listing.
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