Taiwan · COOKING CLASSES
This is the shortlist to send a friend: 15 cooking classes worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Hands-on Taipei class making Xiao Long Bao, braised beef noodles, and bubble milk tea with small-group coaching, recipes, and photos in 3 hours.
“Even in the rain this was the best class ever diane and her helpers made this day so much fun. And I cam finally make xiao long bao! Thank you all so much. I recommend this to anyone!”
Taipei Traditional Delicacies Experience A mixes landmark stops with hands-on Xiao Long Bao, vermicelli, tofu salad, and bubble milk tea plus recipes.
“So fun! Really enjoyed the guide's humor and patience. She made the the experience memorable. The other people in the class were very sociable. Delicious food.”
Hands-on Taiwanese cooking on Dihua Street plus a traditional market walk, small group, daily dishes, 3 hours.
“The cooking part of this tour was great. Didn't see the initial walking tour and 'photo shoots' as particularly necessary and the taking of group photos for social media marketing was a bit too intense for my taste.”
Hands-on Xiao Long Bao and boba tea cooking class in Taipei. Make soup dumplings, smashed cucumber salad, and bubble milk tea in 2 hours.
“The class was okay, the dumpling recipe was faulty, too much gel was added, so the dumplings were gel dumplings instead of soup dumplings, which rendered them inedible. Furthermore, we were told that photos of the class would be Read more”
Taipei CookingFunTaiwan class for Xiao Long Bao and bubble milk tea, plus a Taipei 101 Observatory stop with expert help.
“My 11 year old kid and I had so much fun at this class; I'd consider it very family friendly for kids ages 8+. Our instructor was absolutely lovely. The Xiao Long Bao folding was trickier than expected(!) but utterly delicious not matter how lopsidRead more”
Learn Taipei street food basics by cooking gua bao, lu rou fan, and boba tea in a small group, then eat what you make.
“Very good experience. Angela was most capable and interesting. The Gua Bao we made was DELICIOUS. I can't wait to try it at home , to impress my family, The Lu Rou was also good, but the Star was the Gua Bao. The Boba Tea was an amazing process, very hard! All up, a GREAT WAY TO SPEND TIME IN TAIPEI!”
Taipei cooking class making xiao long bao, pork thick soup, and bubble milk tea. Learn ingredients and get recipes to take home.
“It was a wonderful experience! The amount of time was perfect and the staff is great. My husband has never made the little dumpling soups, and I he now knows the amount of effort that goes into them.”
In Taipei, cook mullet roe fried rice, three-cup chicken, five-taste squid and soft tofu pudding in a small-group 3-hour class.
“I cook regularly at home and I found this course to be very good for both the home chef and casual cooks. The teacher Diana was very clear and spoke both Chinese and English. The kitchen was clean and spacious and all the ingredients wRead more”
Taipei half-day cooking class in historic Dadaocheng, with market tasting and hands-on Taiwanese meals cooked from scratch in a small group.
“Deze kookcursus was een van onze favoriete ervaringen in Taipei. We begonnen op de lokale markt, waar geuren van kruiden en verse ingrediënten je meteen meenemen in het dagelijkse Taiwanese leven. Daarna de keuken in. We leerden Beef Noodles maken vanaf nul: deeg kneden, uitrollen, snijden en met de hand noedels vormen. Verrassend leuk om samen te doen. De bouillon was rijk en diep van smaak — duidelijk met veel aandacht en kennis bereid. De sfeer was ontspannen en persoonlijk. Geen haast, geen stress, maar goede begeleiding en ruimte om echt te leren. Het voelde niet toeristisch, maar oprecht en authentiek. Samen koken, samen eten en trots zijn op wat…”
Start at Dongmen Market, shop with a local focus on seasonal produce, then cook Taiwanese home-style dishes with Chef Wayne in Taipei.
“My stir fry cooking experience with Chef Wayne was outstanding! I learned a lot of new techniques from the class. Chef Wayne is very knowledgeable! He has an easy going demeanor that will put you at ease regardless of your culinary skill level. The actual kitchen (cooking lab) is spacious and clean!”
Taipei Cooking Class C teaches you to make turnip cake, pork thick soup, and tofu pudding, with small-group guidance and recipes to take home.
“I'm actually a pretty good cook myself and do a number of Chinese dishes, so I wasn't sure if I would get anything "new" out of this course. But I did indeed learn some new techniques and food combinations that I would have never encounteRead more”
Taipei cooking class with xiao long bao, chicken vermicelli with mushrooms and sesame oil, tofu salad, and bubble milk tea plus key city stops.
“Our group consisted of adults and children from the USA, Canada, and Japan. The staff was multilingual and kept everyone lockstep. Vivian spoke Japanese and Lin Ling spoke English. The experience was clean, fun, and delicious. You Read more”
Taipei cooking class where you make Xiao Long Bao, chicken vermicelli, tofu salad, and bubble milk tea, with multilingual hosts and recipes sent after.
“This was a great experience! The instructor was so friendly, helpful, and personable. The studio was very clean and air conditioned and we stayed cool throughout the whole lesson. Definitely recommend. It was a really fun experience!”
Taipei market tour plus a small-group Taiwanese cooking class in a cozy studio. Learn 3 dishes, taste tofu, teas, and enjoy lunch.
“My friends and I had a wonderful time learning about the different foods in the market and then cooking and eating our own lunch.”
Taipei Taiwanese breakfast cooking class: make scallion pancakes, dan bing, and fresh soy milk from soybeans. Small group, 2 hours.
“Overall highly highly recommend! This is the second class I've done with CookInn (the first being their xiaolongbao + beef noodles class), and I loved this one as well. The class was very hands on -- alongside a very fun and thorough markRead more”
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