Beijing: Private Dumpling Cooking Class in Local Family
- 4 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Welcome to Catherine’s home! You will be part of her family in this experience and feel the local people’s hospitality from the start. Market is always an interesting place to see local people’s life, where Catherine will show you the traditional pastries, local seasoning, health tea and infusion explaining their functions. You will learn how to make dumplings and two other local dishes, and enjoy your DIY meal later. During this fun local family visit, you also have an opportunity to speak to their kids in English, Chinese or even by body language! This surely is a great cultural dining experience as part of your stay in Beijing.
Inclusions
What's included
- Transfer
- All the Drinks
- Gas, toll & parking lot fees
- Lunch or Dinner
- Hotel Pick up and drop off
- Dumpling Making Learning
- English-speaking tour guide service fee
What's not
- Gratuity to the guide and driver (for good service)
Itinerary
Your private driver will meet you in your hotel lobby in the morning. Prior to visiting the local family, your hostess will show you around the local wet market nearby. Upon arrival to the local family home, you will start preparing your own dumpling meal plus 2 local dishes. You will learn how to prepare fillings and dumpling wrappers and fold over it in a good-looking way. Dumpling is not the only food we are going to taste for lunch, will also learn how to cook two more delicious dishes to make the meal with more local flavors (Kung Pao Chicken and Sour Sweet Pork or scrambled egg with tomato; Sauteed soy sauce cabbage or green bean pork). Interesting topics are always talked about at the table. Drinking some tea, the hostess will share you her personal experience and would be very glad to hear your story as well. Please make your favorite choice upon booking, and you must advise if you have any food allergies or special food requests in advance.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Catherine Lu Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Infant (1-3 years old) are free providing they do not occupy a seat
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Pls inform us your food allergy
How it compares in Beijing
- Its from-price is close to the median of the 3624 experiences we list in Beijing.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 729 of 3624.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Beijing
Beijing, China's capital for centuries, holds imperial palaces, sacred temples and stretches of the Great Wall within reach of its modern boulevards.
At the city's heart, the Forbidden City spreads behind vermilion walls, a labyrinth of halls and courtyards that housed the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Tiananmen Square lies to its south, and the hill of Jingshan Park to its north gives the finest view over its golden roofs. The Temple of Heaven, set in a park where locals practise tai chi and dance, is a masterpiece of imperial design.
Top-ranked sights in Beijing: Mutianyu Great Wall, Forbidden City (Palace Museum), Tiananmen Square (Tiananmen Guangchang).
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