Experience the farmers’ life in Tra Que Vegetable village. Visit the local market, the family farm and learn to cook special authentic food. From farm to fork will be a wonderful experience for you.
Itinerary
Pickup location:
- Há»™i An.
Tra Que Vegetable Village
- Class. (5 hours)
Optional
Arrive back at:
- Há»™i An.
Highlights
- Savor the bright flavors of Vietnamese food with an immersive cooking class.
- Using the freshest ingredients and traditional Vietnamese utensils.
- Fun and interesting way to experience the rural life in Hoi An.
- Take part in a hands-on cooking class in a rural setting.
- Enjoy the peaceful, quiet, green, fragrant vegetable fields.
Full description
The local chef and family member of the Tra Que Water Wheel restaurant will pick you up at the hotel by bicycle, motorbike, or car. Visit the colorful local market, experience how people shop, and the busy life of the wives when they are buyers and sellers. Learn about traditional ingredients and spices used in people’s daily meals and learn how to apply them in the cooking class afterward.
Then experience cycling for about 20 minutes through the rice fields, this is a great opportunity to breathe the fresh air of the countryside, and admire the farms of cows, ducks, buffaloes…
Upon arrival, explore an over 300-year-old vegetable village that grows more than 30 types of herbs using manual methods. You will feel like you are lost in a dream with the peaceful, quiet, green, fragrant vegetable fields, without the noise of vehicles and machinery.
Following the local chef, you will be guided how to cook 4 unique traditional dishes at the Water Wheel restaurant such as:
- Three friends spring roll.
- Local pancake.
- Papaya salad.
- Braised fish in clay pot.
- Steamed rice in banana leaves.
Finally, there is a fresh fruit dessert.
After you have accomplished a lot and had a good meal, you can let your thoughts wander while cycling back to the rushing heart of Hoi An. When you arrive back at your hotel, you will have wonderful memories in your heart and amazing pictures on your camera that you won’t forget this day.
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Includes
- Visit the local market.
- Cycling to Tra Que Island.
- Welcome drink at Water Wheel Restaurant.
- Eco-tour through heritage Tra Que herb village.
- Visit countryside life.
- Cooking class with four unique courses.
- Learn how to use natural materials for decoration a lovely dining-table.
- Basket boat in coconut village (additional).
Important information
Know before you go
- This tour will take place rain or shine.
- Please inform us of your food allergies (vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, etc.).
- We accept requests about pick-up time and menu options.
- The above price applies to group tours. Contact us for a private tour price.
- Full payment is required at the time of booking.
- Children 7 years or older may join the tour – full price.
- Children 6 years or less may follow along but for safety reasons no actual cooking – no charge.
- Children 6 years and younger can order directly from our à la carte menu.
- Cooking tour operates every day of the year.
- Tour is conducted in English.
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