October 12, 2015

Urban Adventures: Hoi An Walking & Cooking Class

Written By Admin

Highlights:

• Explore the UNESCO World Heritage listed streets of Hoi An
• Stroll through the atmospheric Hoi An Old Town
• Experience an authentic Vietnamese cooking class
• Learn how to shop for ingredients at a local market
• Feast on your delicious culinary creation

Schedule details:

• Duration:4-5 hours
• Meeting point: Intrepid Travel Vietnam – Hoian Office, 328 Nguyen, Duy Hieu street, Hoian
• Starting time: 8 AM

Itinerary:

Discover the history and flavours of Vietnam during this walking and cooking tour of Hoi An. This is a place oozing with charm, and having largely escaped the destruction of successive wars, its streets and architecture are a delight to explore. After being picked up, head straight for the Old Town ready to hit its ancient streets.

Now a UNESCO World Heritage site, Hoi An’s Old Town is packed with buildings of historical and cultural significance, and boasts a number of streets that are off-limits to cars. Stroll past the many Chinese Assembly Halls, from the Cantonese Chinese Congregation with its impressive main altar, to the Hainan Chinese Congregation, which serves as a memorial to 107 merchants from Hainan Island who were mistaken for pirates and killed during the reign of Emperor Tu Duc. Stop by the Japanese Covered Bridge, which was constructed in the 1590s by the town’s Japanese community to link them with the Chinese quarters across the stream.

After this brief walking tour of Hoi An, head to a family-run restaurant for a delightful local cooking class. The chef will run through the range of delicious dishes that you will recreate, then it’s time to hit the local market to stock up on all the fresh produce needed to create the feast.  Learn how to choose the best supplies, and discover some of the less-familiar ingredients, then head back to the restaurant ready to cook.

Pick up recipes to wow your family and friends with and discover the tricks to making some of the legendary Vietnamese dishes at home. Sit down to feast on all the delicious dishes you’ve created, and promise yourself (and us) that you’ll share this culinary glory when you get home.