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Shop a wet market with a local chef in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, then roll up your sleeves in a hands-on cooking class. Learn to make spring rolls, noodle soup and green mango salad using ingredients you select, and finish with egg or coconut coffee.
Shop a wet market with a local chef in Hanoi’s Old Quarter, then roll up your sleeves in a hands-on cooking class. Learn to make spring rolls, noodle soup and green mango salad using ingredients you select, and finish with egg or coconut coffee.
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Operated by DN Tour · Hanoi, Hanoi
Walk out of a narrow lane into the thrumming heart of Hanoi’s Old Quarter: steam rises from street stalls, vendors call prices for herbs and fish, and baskets of produce spill onto wet pavement. The day begins with a guided stroll through a wet market where the rhythm is brisk — touch, smell, haggle — then moves to a neighborhood kitchen where knives tap and sauces hiss as you prepare a meal from what you’ve chosen.
easy.
3–4 hours.
Light: be able to stand and walk for several hours and handle light chopping and stove work
Yes — operators typically accept vegetarian and common allergy requests if you notify them at booking; strongly communicate severe allergies ahead of time.
Meet at a designated restaurant in the Old Quarter; transportation to and from your hotel is generally not included unless specified in a private booking.
You receive printed recipes to take home and often a small certificate of completion from the chef.
Children are usually welcome but the market walk and hot stoves require supervision; infant seats are noted as available but check age suitability with the operator.
The Old Quarter developed over centuries as a cluster of guild streets tied to the Red River trade; many shop-fronts trace lineage to artisan families.
Support vendors who use minimal packaging, avoid single-use plastics in markets, and take leftovers or compost where possible to reduce food waste.
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