If you not only want to see China’s spectacular sceneries, cities but participate in its life and culture; if you want to return home not just with souvenirs but with knowledge, skills that will last a lifetime; If wish to enjoy great local food, the most direct route to the heart of any culture, then one of our private culinary immersions can be the ideal adventure for you.
Our cooking tours are a great way to combine your love of arts and travel into an extraordinary experience,
Since the soil in northern China is good for growing wheat, com, sorghum and other kinds of crops, local people mill these crops into flour as part of their staple diet.Beijing regarded as Northern city,in old days,we are famous for things made of flour,there were various kind of choice for you to learn with our “Flour Queen”,come on and explore the flour world
BJ-37
Visit a local market to purchase the vegetable and meat for use
Cooking with “Flour Queen” with different choices(4-5 hours)
BJ-37A —Chinese new year Snacks
BJ-37B —West part of China–Xinjiang style of noodle
BJ-37C —Chinese Dumplings(you can choose the fillings you want,just let us know)
Depart your hotel at a decide time,meet by our translator or guide
Your will either taxi or use our car to the local market to source ingredients
Then walking though the Hutong to the local family ,have a detailed hutong history and stories explaination, check out the local community.
Start your cooking class with the housewife
Having lunch here
DEPARTURE TIME & LOCATION
PICK-UP LOCATION
The pick up location is in your hotel’s lobby,your guide will hold a sign with your name writen on
Notes
This cooking class is between 4-5 hours,it is available between 9 am to 5 pm,monday to friday
Once our guide or translator meet you,you will either take taxi or use our car to take you to the local market,then after the cooking glass,you will back to hotel on your own,we can take you to the main street
Our price including the taxi within the 2nd ring road,if your hotel are out of the city center(out of the 2nd ring road,please pay your taxi fare on your own,or contact us for detail on how to get to the home by subway or taxi
The cooking class is hold in the hutong family ,a house wife,all home made style,from the house wife’s expeirence,and hutong family is small,so we only can hold maxmum 5 people at one time,2-3 people join the cooking class.Hope you understand
English speaking tour guide or translator
Cooking class
Chinese Lunch
Accommondation
Gratuities
Transportation from your hotel to the hutong family
Location of the Hutong family: Li shi Hutong 43,Dongchengqu,Beijing 北京东城区礼士胡同43号
(Our guide or translator will meet you at the subway station, or nearby places)
Meeting point
A:Subway Dong Si station(south east exit)
B:Taxi Chaonei nan xiao jie ,East end of the Lishi hutong, 朝阳门内南小街礼士胡同