Cook
Cook is our cooking class in a Saigon home. We take you to a real Vietnamese family home where you will be a guest for the morning. You will visit the local market to buy the ingredients and then cook the dishes.
You will be met at 8am at your hotel by one of our student guides. We like to start the cooking class early so we can get you to the local market whilst it is still busy. You’ll take a taxi to the chef’s house somewhere in Saigon (we currently have a number of chefs around the city so journey time and location will vary). After arriving and getting your bearings, you’ll head off to the local market (usually within walking distance) to shop for ingredients, all at a leisurely pace. You’ll then head back to the house to start your cooking, where you’ll eventually devour the results for lunch!
This is not only a cooking class, this is a genuine insight into a Vietnamese kitchen and home. Our people are great cooks and are more than happy to show you around their local market and share some of their favourite dishes whilst opening their doors for you as well. We value the atmosphere and the food in equal measure.
Check out our selection of dishes on our new menu and our Vegetarian menu below, see what tickles your fancy. Options without a starter are because the main courses are heavier and take more time to prepare.
Regular Menu
| Number | Starter | Main Course |
| 1 | Chả giò (Spring rolls – mince pork/shrimp and Indian taro with garlic and onion in rice paper rolls, then deep fried in cooking oil, served with lettuce and sweet fish sauce) |
Phở (Beef noodle soup) |
| 2 | Cuon Diep (Diep Rolls – Pork, prawn, and fresh soft noodle in lettuce rols served with sauce) |
Mi Quang (Quang Noodles – Pork noodle oup with prawns and fried peanuts on top, served with raw vegetables) |
| 3 | Banh Beo (Steamed rice cake with shredded shrimp topping) |
Bun Bo Hue (Hot Hue style noodle soup with beef and pork, served with raw vegetable) |
| 4 | Goi Cuon (Freash rolls – pork, prawn, lettuce and fresh soft noodle in rice paper rolls, served with soya bean sauce) |
Bun Thang (Soft noodles in chicken soup with egg and prawn) |
| 5 | Goi Buoi (Pomelo Salad) |
Banh Xeo (Vietnamese Pancake) |
| 6 | Cha Gio (Spring rolls – mince pork/shrimp and Indian taro with garlic and onion in rice paper rolls, then deep fried in cooking oil, served with lettuce and sweet fish sauce) |
Bun Thit Nuong (Pork BBQ salad with fresh soft noodle) |
| 7 | Goi Ngo Sen (Prawn and pork with picked lotus rootstock salad) |
Com Sen (Steamed rice with lotus seed wrapped in lotus leaves) |
| 8 | Goi Ngu Sac (Five colour salad) |
Ca Chem Chung Gia Vi (Steamed Seabass with five spice sauce) |
| 9 | Goi Thom Tron Hai San (Pineapple with seafood salad) |
Cá Dieu Hong Chien Sot Chua Ngot (Fried fresh water fish with sweet sour sauce) |
| 10 | Ca Loc Kho To (Mullet fish cooked within caramel and fish sauce in clay pot) |
Canh Chua Ca Loc (Sour mullet fish soup) |
| 11 | Goi Xoai (Mango Salad) |
Mien Xao Tom Cua (Stir fried vermicelli with prawn and crab meat) |
| 12 | Goi Mien Tron Hai San (Vermicelli salad with seafood) |
Cha Gio (Spring rolls – mince pork/shrimp and Indian taro with garlic and onion in rice paper rolls, then deep fried in cooking oil, served with lettuce and sweet fish sauce) |
Vegetarian menu
| Number | Starter | Main Course |
| 1 | Banh Xeo Chay (Vegetarian Vietnamese pancake) |
Bun Gao Xao (Stir fried rice noodle with mushroom, tofu, egg and vegetable) |
| 2 | Cha Gio Chay (Vegetarian sping rolls) |
Pho Chay (Vegetarian Pho Noodles) |
| 3 | Bi Cuon Chay (Vegetarian rolls – tofu, soft noodle and herbs rolled in rice paper) |
Goi Ngo Sen (Prawn and pork with picked lotus rootsstock salad) |
| 4 | Goi Mit Tron (Jackfruit salad) |
Cuon Diep Chay (Tofu, egg and fresh soft noodle rolled in lettuce) |
| 5 | Goi Buoi (Pomelo Salad) |
Bun Cha Gio Chay (Vegetarian spring rolls with fresh soft vermicelli) |
| 6 | Cuon Diep Chay (Tofu, egg and fresh soft noodle rolled in lettuce) |
Com Sen (Steamed rice with lotus seed wrapped in lotus leaves) |
Check out the pics below to see some of the dishes in their finished forms, (and many more from our customers experiences on the Gallery page).
