If Hanoi is famous for elegant and delicacy food, Saigon cuisine is very well known for the fresh and big variety of ingredients, simple but authentic way of cooking, lots of herb and vegetable using in their food. Allots of material they use in their cuisine came from Mekong Delta – the most fertile land in the country. Within a day, Saigon Culinary Tour will take you to the best cooking center in Sai Gon as well as discover the downtown of Saigon and beautiful area in China Town of the city. You also will experience the typical local foods of Saigon on this trip. Find all interests of Saigon cooking tour here !
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Morning : Saigon cooking class with Hoa Tuc:
An accompanied tour to the spectacular Ben Thanh market 1 hour before the class.
During the market visit we will describe the classic Vietnamese produce, from fruit and vegetables, to meats and seafood. Our guests will learn how to recognize the different Vietnamese ingredients and be guided in their application.
Back to cooking center
Even inexperienced cook can create tasty dishes within a few hours.
Continue by a hands-on initiation to the Vietnamese Cuisine Art, giving you the opportunity not only to learn how to cook them and reproduce them once you return to your home country, but also to taste our delicious dishes.
Enjoy food self-prepared and by the restaurant:
Afternoon, we continue the Saigon culinary tour to China town, the special identity of Saigon. Visit Thien Hau Pagoda, where hundreds of local people come and burn the incense for their luck, prosperity and happiness. The photo of the incense burner taken in this temple was appeared on the first edition of Lonely Planet of Vietnam. Then we will walk to the street where the movie “The Lover” had been taken with very interesting local cafeterias that very popular to local people. Stop and sample the local coffee at very interesting cafeteria on the street.
Then keep walking to the street that selling all the colorful decoration items for ceremony made from paper. After that, take a walk around Binh Tay, the biggest whole sale market in town. You can find most of the product in town selling in this market. The market was constructed by Quach Dam – the wealthy Chinese man for his community in 1930 and you still can see his statue and his tomb in the central of the market. It is great combination of busy and bustle atmosphere of the market and traditional Chinese Architecture there. End of Saigon cooking class tour