Experience Beijing: Chinese Cooking Class and Market Tour

Learn how to make authentic Chinese food during this Beijing cooking class, taught by an expert chef. Take a walking tour through a market to learn about the area’s food culture and pick out fresh ingredients. Then, head to a local family's home to discover the basics of Chinese cuisine and learn how to make several meat and vegetable dishes like kung pao chicken, stir-fried beef with peppers and sweet and sour pork. At the end, sit down to enjoy your homemade creation!

Meet your guide at Deng Cao Hutong in the morning and head to a nearby food market for a 1.5-hour walking tour. Browse fresh produce and listen as your guide, a professional cooking instructor, explains the different kinds of vegetables, spices and sauces. Gather up and purchase your fresh ingredients (included) and make your way down a hutong (alleyway) to a local family’s home to begin your class.

Discover kitchen skills, like how to use woks and cleavers, and learn how to make delicious dishes that are full of flavor. Your instructor will demonstrate how to make four Chinese meat and vegetable dishes, ranging from Sichuan-inspired to Cantonese and others, and you’ll practice making three.

Dishes that you may make include kung pao chicken, steamed fish with ginger, stir-fried beef and peppers, spicy chicken salad and sweet and sour pork. When you’re finished, find a spot in the 150-year-old Qing dynasty-era courtyard to enjoy the meal you’ve just made.

• Cooking class
• Market tour
• All equipment and ingredients
  
• Lunch with tea and water
  
• Professional English-speaking teacher

• Gratuities (optional)
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)