North Korean Cooking Class with Defector: Food & Personal Stories
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 2 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Meet Chef Se eun Choi, who was born and raised in North Korea before starting a new life in South Korea from 2017. She now shares the stories, culture, and everyday life of her homeland through food, creating meaningful cultural exchange through cooking. After graduating from the Department of Culinary Arts in Seoul and gaining experience in restaurants and hotels, she presents North Korean cuisine in a warm, approachable, and modern way. This unique cooking class is more than just making food. Together, you will learn to cook authentic N Korean street foods while hearing personal stories about life in North Korea, her journey to South Korea, and the deeper meaning behind each dish. It is a rare opportunity to understand a divided nation through taste, conversation, and human connection.
Inclusions
What's included
- Soda/Pop
- Meals
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
- How to Get Here! [Studio Haru] - By Subway: Take Line 6 to Gwangheungchang Station and exit through Exit 1. Walk for about 1 minute to the right, and you will find Studio Haru on the basement level (B1).
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 12 travellers
- Operated by
- Jun tours
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- To run the cooking class, a minimum of 4 participants is required.
How it compares in Seoul
- Its from-price is 41% below the median of the 1500 experiences we list in Seoul.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 279 of 1500.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Seoul
Royal palaces and hanok villages sit among glass towers, buzzing markets and late-night food streets in Seoul, South Korea's capital.
Five grand palaces from the Joseon dynasty grace the city, led by Gyeongbokgung, with its colourful changing of the guard, and Changdeokgung, whose Secret Garden is a serene escape. Between them, Bukchon Hanok Village preserves traditional tiled-roof houses on sloping lanes, and Insadong is known for tea houses, galleries and crafts.
Top-ranked sights in Seoul: Third Tunnel of Aggression, DMZ, Gyeongbokgung Palace.
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