VIETNAM – Hue – Cooking Class in tha Om Garden House

Description

Located on Kim Long Street, which is famous for the Hue garden houses, Tha Om is owned by a charming Vietnamese couple who always welcome guests to their lovely garden-house in Hue for a private cooking class. After visiting various centenarian buildings, which make up the landlord’s house, the cooking class starts in the kitchen aiming to prepare some of Hue’s traditional dishes and how to play with the unique combinations of flavor. After cooking several dishes, it is time to try the self-cooked-dishes along with other speciality foods unique to Hue, prepared by the hosts.

Selling points

• A chance to cook and taste some of the most unique and tasty Vietnamese cuisine, leaving you full of delicious food and great memories.
• Visit one of the most beautiful garden-houses in Hue
• Interact with local people while cooking and enjoying the lunch that you help prepare

Level Of The Excursion

The Impact Of This Excursion

Social/cultural Impact

Economic Impact

Additional Information

Support for local communities: The activity is supporting direct financially a local family in maintaining a “garden house”, which are slowly disappearing nowadays and also indirectly creating job opportunities for the local staff helping at the house.

Gentle activity: The tour is a low-impact activity that allows participants to experience the area without causing significant disturbance to the natural environment.

Sustainable practices: The activity is designed to be as much sustainable as possible, bringing awareness to the travelers about the local nature and culture, as well as all the do’s and don’ts, safety and minimize as much as possible the impact on people and the planet.

This cooking class supports local communities by financially assisting a family, engages in cultural activities, practices responsible tourism, ensures sustainable interaction with the environment, and promotes eco-friendly tourism. This activity aims to raise awareness about nature and culture while minimizing the impact on people and the planet.

Time And Transportation

Duration

3.5 hour (comprised of a 2-hour cooking lesson and a 1.5-hour lunch)

Min pax

1

Max pax

10

How to sell it

• For clients interested in culture and culinary experiences
• An authentic experience for any travelers who would love to interact with local people and learn about both culture and Vietnamese cuisine.
• A mix between a cooking class and a food tasting
• Ms. Cam Tu (the host of Tha Om Garden ) is a woman of a traditional and noble family
• The possibility of a product for FIT, small GIT, Family, Honeymoon, and couples

Why this activity

• Visit one of the most famous and architecturally stunning houses and gardens in Hue
• Take a high-quality cooking class with ample and attractive amenities

Good to combine with

Any sightseeing in Hué
Walk near the perfume river

Do not combine with

Other cooking class in Hué
Food tour in Hué

Market suggestion

Competitor comparison

All the DMCs

Pros

• Beautiful and huge garden house; plenty of space for a small group
• Professional and well organized cooking class

Cons

• Due to the private nature of the class, the number of possible bookings is limited
• There is no market tour included
• Guests only cook 3 dishes out of the 8 they will eat
• The person in charge does not speak great English, therefore we need to have a guide

Information

• There is no market tour included
• The tour should start at around 10:00 so that clients will not have lunch too early, giving them time to learn and cook.

Menu:

1. LANTERN SHAPED SHRIMP ROLLS – Cooked by the guests
2. MIXED FRUIT and FLOWER.
3. PUMPKIN SOUP.
4. SAUTÉ FISH.
5. GRILLED BEEF ON TILE. – Cooked on the table with the guests
6. LOCAL CAKE. – Cooked by the guests
7. THA-OM STICKY RICE (Tha-om’s special dish )
8. Dessert: TROPICAL FRUITS and CAKE

Alerts

Please double check the dishes cooked by the guests above.

Price range

From 104$

Quotation guideline

104 USD per pax

Inclusion

A visit to the Tha Om garden house, a cooking class and lunch are provided.

Exclusion

• Transportation
• Guide

Important notes

Should book the service as soon as possible

Special Guide notes

Should not lead the travelers to the house before 10:00 to avoid an early lunch

Contact

Tha Om Garden house
Phone: +84 54 3527 810
Add: 12/12, Kim Long street, Hue city, Vietnam

English

You will visit Tha Om Garden House, where the owner will introduce you the various centenarian buildings that make up the distinguished house. Your hostess will then take you to the kitchen and teach you how to prepare Hue’s traditional dishes. You will learn to experiment with the combinations of flavours, which you will easily be able to recreate at home. During lunch, you will taste the dishes you have prepared yourself, as well as other specialities of the region cooked by your hosts.

Meals Included: Lunch

French

Vous rejoindrez la maison-jardin Tha Om, où dans un premier temps, le propriétaire vous fera visiter les différents bâtiments centenaires composant la maison. Votre hôtesse vous conduira ensuite à la cuisine pour vous apprendre à préparer des plats traditionnels de Hué. Vous apprendrez à jouer avec les combinaisons de saveurs, que vous pourrez aisément réutiliser chez vous. Pendant le déjeuner, vous dégusterez les plats que vous aurez vous-même préparés ainsi que d’autres spécialités de la région cuisinées par vos hôtes.

Repas inclus : Déjeuner

Spanish

Visitará el pabellón con jardín de Tha Om donde el propietario empezará por enseñarle los diferentes edificios que constituyen la casa. La anfitriona le llevará luego a la cocina y le revelará cómo preparar unos platos tradicionales de Hue. Aprenderá a jugar con las combinaciones de sabores para que sea capaz de reproducirlo en casa. Durante el almuerzo, podrá probar los platos que usted preparó así como otras especialidades de la región cocinadas por su anfitriona.

Comidas incluidas: almuerzo

Italian

Visitate Tha Om Garden House, dove il padrone di casa vi darà il benvenuto mostrandovi gli edifici centenari dell’abitazione. Vi unirete poi alla vostra ospite nella cucina, dove imparerete come preparare alcuni piatti tipici di Hue. Giocate con combinazioni di spezie e sapori, che potrete facilmente riprodurre una volta tornati a casa. Vi accomoderete poi per gustare le specialità da voi stessi create ed altri deliziosi piatti della regione.

Pasti inclusi: pranzo

German

Sie werden dem Gartenhäuschen Tha Om einen Besuch abstatten, wo Ihnen zunächst der Besitzer die verschiedenen Gebäude, die das Haus ausmachen, zeigen wird. Ihre Gastgeberin bringt Sie dann in die Küche und lehrt Ihnen, wie Sie traditionelle Gerichte aus Hue zubereiten. Sie werden lernen, mit den Kombinationen aus Aromen zu spielen, die Sie dann auch einfach daheim nachmachen können. Während des Mittagessens werden Sie die Gerichte, die Sie zubereitet haben, probieren sowie auch andere Spezialitäten der Region, die von den Gastgebern gekocht wurden.

Mahlzeiten inklusive: Mittagessen

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