Half-Day Professional Mapo Tofu Cooking Class with Local Spice Market Visit in Sichuan

Embark on a half-day adventure in Sichuan, exploring a local spice market and learning to cook the famous Mapo Tofu. Enjoy a traditional Sichuan tea and create your own delicious dish in a professional cooking school. An unforgettable culinary experience!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Zhangjia Alley No.36 - The renowned Sichuan dish, Mapo Tofu (麻婆豆腐), is among the most celebrated Chinese culinary delights.
    In this unique 4-5 hour culinary workshop, embark on a journey to discover the genuine local marketplace, engaging in entertaining tasks and uncovering a variety of exotic spices and ingredients that will be utilized in the…
What's Included
  • Market tour
  • Food ingredients
  • Recipes
  • Lunch or dinner based on your class schedule
  • Light refreshments
  • Beverages or beer/Local Tea
  • Souvenir
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Meal Options
  • Mapo Tofu
Additional Information

The renowned Mapo Tofu(麻婆豆腐) from Sichuan is a favorite among Chinese cuisine enthusiasts.
Join our unique 4-5 hour cooking workshop for an immersive adventure. Tour an authentic local market, complete exciting tasks, and become acquainted with a variety of special spices and components for our forthcoming ‘Mapo Tofu’ session. This workshop takes place…

Location
梁家巷
Your guide will meet you at Liang Jia Xiang Metro Stop Exit D ,Line 6 (梁家巷地铁站D口,6号线),the morning class meeting time is 08:50, afternoon class meeting time is 13:50,evening class is 16:50
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Rachel_m
Jun 11, 2024
Best Mapo Tofu - 100% Recommend this class. We were met at the station by Jerry and taken to a local food market. The food Market was an experience in its self and we ended up picking up some spices to take back home with us. After the Market Jerry took us to where we would be learning to make Mapo Tofu. There we met Leon who was our chef teacher for the morning. both Jerry and Leon were very knowledgeable and were able to answer all our questions. Leon was a very good teach and made it very easy to learn. Our Mapo tofu tasted amazing and I will definitly be making this at home.
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Meganme4870vg
Jan 7, 2020
Perfect half day activity - My partner and I did a half day cooking class here with translator and guide Lance. This was the perfect activity to end our trip to Chengdu. It was so fun to learn how to make some of our favorite Sichuan dishes. Lance also gave us some fun challenges to do while exploring the market and took great photos of us while we were cooking. It was so fun to learn more about Chengdu food culture!
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Jossmurph
Jan 7, 2020
Great cooking class! - We had a blast touring the spice market and cooking some really yummy foods. Lance was a great leader and would do another tour with him again if we had the opportunity! -Joey
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Sebastiang844
Dec 20, 2019
“Chilli cool culinary experience” - Had an awesome time with Lance, our local tour guide. Had an exceptional time tasting cooking and making new friends! The day started with us meeting him outside our hostel where he took us to a nearby spice market. He showed us all the different chinese spices and locally grown vegetables and meats. Along the way he organized with the stall owners for us to have a taste of a variety of their produce. We where taught some Chinese by Lance, which we used to ask a lady from the spice market to teach us how to fold dumplings. From there we went to the Chilli Cook head quarters for some local tea. After a rest we where met by a professional chinese cheff who guided us in making 3 stunning chinese dishes. We all ate together and shared stories from our home countries. Everything was included in the price along with refreshments as needed. Great for groups, couples and individuals. Overall had an AWESOME time that elevated our Chengdu experience to a new level!
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Chris
Nov 7, 2019
Fantastic experience - Really professionally-run company that provides a great way to experience Sichuanese food and cooking. Our guide Hazel was really friendly and informative and learning to cook from the chef was fun. Can't wait to cook the same dishes at home!
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Sirdunk
Oct 25, 2019
2pm tour / 3 course dishes - It was great! Ocean picked us up at the hotel and went with us to the local market. There was a nice suprise, I won‘t spoil it here. But it was good fun. We where also able to try a lot of things and she explained each thing we saw. The cooking class it self was nice and causy. Our chef was a great teacher and ocean translated everything. We had a gread time. The food was delicius. We also liked that ocean took pictures of us and send them all to us after we finished.
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Simon
Oct 4, 2019
Market tour and cooking class - Amazing tour through the market. Got to talk to the locals and meet some amazing people in the cooking-class. Had both delicious meat- and vegetarian options. All of this made into an amazing day thanks to the coolest dude/guide in Chengdu. Love you, Lance.
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Jbseasttowest
Sep 29, 2019
Great cooking class - Loved the class and market tour with hazel. Cooked great food and got to compare our dishes to those of a professional chef which I enjoyed
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311femkee
Jul 7, 2019
Amazing cooking class! - We had a lovely time at Chilli cool! The tour guide Lance was an amazing guide, his English was really good and he did the tour with so much passion, fun and made us feel really comfortable. The market visit was a really nice start of the class, we could try and smell some local products and get to know more about Chengdu/Sichuan ingredients and the food. The dishes we made were delicious and the class was easy to follow. We had a lovely time and at the end we received a really nice surprise. Our experience at Chilli cool with the amazing guide Lance was wonderful! I would definitely recommend it if you would like to know more about Chengdu/Sichuan/Chinese food or just to have a really good time with the lovely people!
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Mdonta17
May 28, 2019
Chilli Cool is Really Cool! - We had an awesome time at this Chengdu cooking course thanks to Lance. Had a lot of fun, ate some good food, and cracked awesome dad jokes. Keep it up, Lance!
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From $51
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).