Half-day Chengdu Handmade Tofu Making and Mapo Tofu Cooking Class
- 3–5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Chengdu is famed for its culinary gems, especially the iconic Mapo Tofu. Join our 4-5 hour workshop to explore the art of handmade tofu, from grinding soybeans to crafting it from scratch. Visit a local spice market to discover essential Sichuan ingredients, then learn in a traditional workshop over a cup of Sichuan tea. A professional chef will guide you through making tofu, soy milk, and tofu brain using a stone mill, Learn the process of making handmade tofu, which mainly includes soaking soybeans, grinding them into pulp, filtering, boiling the pulp, adding bittern for coagulation, and pressing into shape. while teaching you to cook Mapo Tofu. End by savoring your creations with beers or refreshing drinks. This hands-on experience offers a deep dive into Sichuan’s rich culinary traditions.
Inclusions
What's included
- Professional guide and master chef
- Recipes
- Tea/ Water /Beer
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Food tasting
What's not
- Gratuities
Itinerary
During this 4-5 hours unique cooking 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 guided to start the cooking process by a professional chef in a cozy kitchen. The chef will teach you how to make Tofu from the beans with a millstone, you will know how to make soy milk and Tofu Brain at the same time. This is a really hands-on experience, you are not only learning tofu making but cutting skill and Mapo tofu cooking. Finally, you can enjoy the dishes 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.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Your guide will meet you at the starting point:Liang Jia Xiang(梁家巷) metro station exit D(梁家巷地铁站D口), Metro Line 6, Street Level . The meeting time for morning class is 09:00am and afternoon class is 14:00pm,evening class is 17:00pm
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Chilli Cool China
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
How it compares in Chengdu
- Its from-price is 55% below the median of the 783 experiences we list in Chengdu.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 88 of 783.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Chengdu
Chengdu is the Sichuan capital where giant pandas, tea houses, Three Kingdoms shrines and blazing hotpot define an easygoing western Chinese city.
Chengdu is best known as the home of the giant panda, and a breeding and research base on the northern edge lets visitors watch pandas feeding and climbing. In town, the Wuhou Shrine honours Zhuge Liang and other heroes of the Three Kingdoms period, while Du Fu's Thatched Cottage preserves the garden where the Tang poet lived. Wenshu Monastery and Qingyang Palace are working Buddhist and Daoist temples.
Top-ranked sights in Chengdu: Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Leshan Giant Buddha (Da Fo), Kuan Zhai Alley (Kuan Zhai Xiang Zi).
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