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Chinese Cooking Class and Wet Market Visit
By: Cook In Shanghai Chinese cooking classes- Private Cooking Class
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    Stop At: Cook In Shanghai Chinese cooking classes- Private Cooking Class, No. 1690 Middle huai hai road, Shanghai China

    This fun cooking class starts at 2:00pm on every Wednesday and Saturday. Your instructor will meet you at the meeting point, and take you to visit the local fresh market and learn how to choose the best vegetables, and how to bargain for the best prices. Then go back to the home kitchen and start your cooking class. You will cook up to 2 or 4 delicious dishes, usually a main meat dish, a soup and a healthy vegetable dish.

    From this class, you will learn what is the real local Chinese cuisine like, what local people really eat, how to cook like a Shanghainese family.Of course, besides cooking, another fun part is to meet new friends who also share the same interest in Chinese food and culture. In the end of the class, you will take a recipe card home with full instructions and ingredients list in both Chinese and English, so that you can cook the dishes again after home. Now, you have gained Chinese cooking skills and it's time to cook some Chinese dishes to impress your friends and family.
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    Important Information
    Departure Point
    1239 Fuxing Middle Rd, Xuhui Qu, Shanghai Shi, China, 200128
    Departure Time
    1:30 PM
    Duration
    3h 30m
    Return Details
    Jiahaoyueyuan Restaurant (Huaihai Middle Road Branch), Jia Hao Yue Yuan Can Ting ( Huai Hai Zhong Lu Dian ), Xuhui Qu, Shanghai Shi, China
    Inclusions
    • Cooking class
    • Afternoon tea
    • Food tasting
    • wet market visit
    • Local Seasonal food and fruit
    • Introducing Shanghai culture
    • Local metro experience
    • Local Shanghai old villa visit
    • The class located at French concession
    Exclusions
    • Hotel pick up and drop off
    • Local transportation
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    Additional Info
    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
    Cancellation Policy
    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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    Great fun and learned a lot!
    We took the wet market tour which was fun and interesting. Echo identified a number of interesting fruits and meats. She helped me buy great northern Chinese rice (so many varieties to pick from!). Back at a private residence we made dumplings. By the end we were all making…
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    Date of experience: April 2019
    Simple and delicious!
    We started with a quick tour in the wet market with Heather to buy some vegetables needed for the meals. Then we met Chef Jiang in a apartment so we can really feel we are cooking at (his) home! We chose 2 recipes and then Chef Jiang detailed the different steps so we can do…
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    Date of experience: January 2019
    Fun, Professional, Informative and Delicious
    Elrick met me at the metro and took me shopping at the wet market. He was knowledgeable and a great talker. Jay was my chef and instructor when we got to the apartment. He is the son of a chef (so knows more than his unassuming personality lets on). Jay was fun and professional.…
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    Date of experience: December 2018
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    Above and beyond 5 stars
    Helen our host was amazingly accommodating, we were running late but she waited. The wet market was perfect we spent over an hr there asking lots of questions and buying extra food. The cooking was great and very hands on. Great atmosphere to learn the recipient that we had…
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    Excellent!
    Both our guides were really chatty, friendly and funny. We had great fun making a mix of dumplings which tasted great! Very relaxed atmosphere and lots of useful info from the wet market visit as well!
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    By: Cook In Shanghai Chinese cooking classes- Private Cooking Class
    179 reviews
    mjd18
    Newton, Massachusetts
    4810
    Great fun and learned a lot!
    We took the wet market tour which was fun and interesting. Echo identified a number of interesting fruits and…
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    Alfie M
    20
    Great class
    Very interesting class, and the team were very helpful. Would recommend! I am also planning to book the cooking…
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    Carlyn H
    Jacksonville, Florida
    141
    Authentic Chinese Cooking Experience
    When visiting my friend who lives in Shanghai we signed up for this cooking class. Not really sure what to expect…
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    Chen D
    Paris, France
    21
    Simple and delicious!
    We started with a quick tour in the wet market with Heather to buy some vegetables needed for the meals. Then we…
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    Daitoujai
    20
    Dim sum Then some
    I went to the dim sum class on Sundays, and I recommend it. The class from start to finish was about 4 hours long…
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    benbikesback
    Manchester, United Kingdom
    20
    Pleasant experience with nice group of people and good guides
    This was a great afternoon. It was a nice introduction into Shanghainese markets, people and food. The guides…
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    Michael W
    21
    So much fun making noodles
    This session was very cool! We met our guid in our hotel lobby and taxied to a local apartment that the company…
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    fern31
    London, United Kingdom
    1617
    Chinese calligraphy class!
    Yesterday, we did the Chinese calligraphy class and we loved it! This company does much more than cooking classes-…
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    michellegam
    Shanghai, China
    42
    MUST DO IT
    For me was a gift and I really really appreciate! good experience and good teacher. I spent the 2.5 h with the…
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    Victor M
    11
    Fantastic experience
    I was offered a cooking lesson for my birthday, and what a gift! Nobody else than me that day but I didn’t regret…
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    RebeccaAC3300
    20
    Fun, Professional, Informative and Delicious
    Elrick met me at the metro and took me shopping at the wet market. He was knowledgeable and a great talker. Jay…
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    Matt A
    55
    Above and beyond 5 stars
    Helen our host was amazingly accommodating, we were running late but she waited. The wet market was perfect we…
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    bri_wander
    10
    What an experience
    From the wet market to the hand pulling noodle class everything as fantastic. Our interpreter Jay was funny and…
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    EileenP255
    11
    Overall good experience
    I definitely recommend this experience. Jay (translator) and chef were both very friendly. I felt at home at the…
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    lifeofwilko
    Birmingham, United Kingdom
    36
    Excellent!
    Both our guides were really chatty, friendly and funny. We had great fun making a mix of dumplings which tasted…
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