Half-Day Chinese Bun Cooking Class with Local Spice Market Visit


4 hours
Pick-up offered
Free cancellation
1 - 15
Mobile ticket

Overview

During this 4-5 hours unique Chinese bun (Bao Zi) making workshop, you’ll be taken into an authentic local spice market to explore it with fun challenges to complete and learn different species of Sichuan spices and ingredients that will be used in the following cooking class. The class will be carried out in a traditional Sichuan style courtyard. You’ll be treated with Sichuan local tea as it’s local’s custom to treat friends and visitors. After that, you then will be guide to start the cooking process by a professional chef in a cozy kitchen. Finally, you can enjoy the Bao Zi, a kind of famous traditional steamed bun with filling, made by yourself along with some beers or beverages. For it’s really informative, interesting and fun, this class will be an unforgettable experience in your lifetime.

Inclusions

  • Hotel pick up / drop off(In the second ring road of Chengdu)
  • English speaking guide
  • Market tour
  • Food ingredients
  • Beverages/beer
  • Light refreshments
  • Lunch or dinner based on your class schedule

What to expect

During this 4-5 hours unique Chinese bun (Bao Zi) making workshop, you’ll be taken into an authentic local spice market to explore it with fun challenges to complete and learn different species of Sichuan spices and ingredients that will be used in the following cooking class. The class will be carried out in a traditional Sichuan style courtyard. You’ll be treated with Sichuan local tea as it’s local’s custom to treat friends and visitors. After that, you then will be guide to start the cooking process by a professional chef in a cozy kitchen. Finally, you can enjoy the Bao Zi, a kind of famous traditional steamed bun with filling, made by yourself along with some beers or beverages. For it’s really informative, interesting and fun, this class will be an unforgettable experience in your lifetime.


Stop At:

• Chilli Cool China, Chengdu 610000 China
• Chilli Cool's Kitchen, Chengdu 610000 China

Sample Menu

• Bao Zi

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Minimum age is 5 years
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Please wear comfortable walking shoes
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
ashems13
November 2019

Lance was a fantastic host with lots of knowledge of the market foods and was happy to answer all of our questions about literally everything! He and the professional chef had lots of patience with us when we found it difficult making the steamed buns (my thumb had a mind of its own!) My partner ...

Ronan_m
October 2023

A great experience, the local market was fun, interesting and we got to try and use a little Chinese language. Lance our guide was great from start to finish and took lots of fabulous pictures which meant we could get with our cookery class. Highly recommended this tour, one small little grip, th...

girlgrammer
September 2019

I had a blast making dumplings and bao zi with Chilli Cook on a recent solo trip I took to China. Lance was prompt in picking me up from my accommodation in Chengdu and was friendly and helpful throughout the entire tour. At the market, I learned about different fruits, vegetables and spices, pra...

Spens12
June 2019

First time joining cooking classes when overseas. Lance was on time picking us up from our accommodation block. Was expecting a middle aged man but came a young man who spoke very good English (not that we needed) and had good energy. Lance knows his spices, vegetables and herbs. It is very helpf...

ScousePandaGoat
June 2019

Since booking the tour, Chilli Cool were great at communicating and were very helpful arranging pick up and drop off from our hotel. As our hotel was outside of the ring road we paid a small fee for this (it cost less than a taxi!) which we didn’t mind. Once all members of our group were picked u...

7021saw
June 2019

A great class. Market visit was eye opening and informative. We were able to interact with quite a few stall owners, trying our hand at making wontons and sampling products. The class was hands on. My only disappointment was that we had booked a class to learn how to make steamed buns but it ende...

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