25 Apr 2023
This is the perfect way to get to know Busan and Korean cuisine! Our guide/chef was infectiously friendly, extremely knowledgeable, and eager to discuss culture - Korean or otherwise.
The market tour was awesome. We went to several markets in Korea on our own, but its an entirely different experience having a local guide that knows it like the back of their hand. The market was very local, hardly any tourists. After we learned about dozens of vegetables and fishes, he took us to a cheap local spot for a quick snack of tteokbokki and Fried Fish cakes (a Busan classic).
The cooking experience was lovely. He knew a wide variety of dishes and let us completely customize our class. He did a fantastic job focusing on the key parts of each recipe and showing how the various recipes / techniques relate to each other - something we never would have understood on our own.
He also sent us all the recipes afterwards and went out of his way to help us find restaurants to visit and things to do in Busan - definitely get this man's recommendations!
We enjoyed spending an evening with our guide. It was very relaxed and felt very friendly. You can tell he has a passion for cultural exchange and meeting new people.