In terms of food, Hanoi always offers a wide variety of food for those who travel to. Street food can be easily found in any corners in Hanoi with different well-known dishes such as Pho, Bun Cha and Banh Mi. Moreover, the way of eating is extremely unique that makes Hanoi’s cuisine more charming. You can enjoy food in the street space where there are only small tables and seats lying on the pavement. It is the simple and delicate dishes, together with the bustle of daily life that pulls the gastronomes.
You will be picked up at your hotel and decide which local market to visit with the chef. You will stroll around to visit unique food sections with their wide selection of herbs, vegetables, meat and sea food which gets you closer to the simple daily life. It will be also fascinating to observe and know how to choose and buy the best quality of the fresh food from numerous food stalls in the market like a local Vietnamese.
With the help of the chef, you will know how to buy some ingredients for your cooking lesson – some herbs and spices (fresh herbs and spices which play an important role in the authentic Vietnamese food).
You will go to the restaurant, sip a drink while listening to your chef briefing about the cooking class. You will get ready to make it your own, go ahead!
Option 1.
Nem Ran (Hanoi spring rolls)
Cha Ca Hanoi (Grilled fish Hanoi style)
Com Nau Tom (Rice cooked with shrimp)
Che (Sweet potato with ginger pudding, a kind of dessert)
Option 2.
Nem Cuon Tom Thit (Fresh spring rolls with shrimp and meat)
GaNuong la Chanh (Grilled chicken on skewers with lemon leaf)
Ca boc la sen hap (Steamed fish wrapped in lotus leaf with tamarind juice)
Che long Nhan (Dry longan pudding)