10 Apr 2023
We are staying at the Haian Beach resort for 6 nights. Today we decided to book the cooking class amongst 4 friends. The guide, Chris picked us up and we went by taxi to a local market to pick up the cooking ingredients. The experience of going to the market was awesome! We went through the clothing/souvenir section to where you order and pickup your meat in front of the butcher, then on to the seafood section, then to the noodle section and finally(and best, imo) the fruit and vegetable stands where Chris was able to explain everything to us. He took us to a coffee place for an iced cold Vietnamese coffee which was phenomenal! We bought the local coffee to bring home! We returned to the hotel where we met up with Tony, the F&B manager and 2 sous chefs who showed us how to make an authentic Vietnamese meal consisting of spring rolls (to die for), lemongrass kebabs, and meatballs and noodles. Sooo good! They supplied us with the recipes and we had a wonderful half day experience for approx. $40 Cdn per person. This was my favourite tour thus far, and a “must do” if you’re in Vietnam!!!