VIETNAM – Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnamese Cooking Class at a Village of Organic Vegetables in Cu Chi

Description

About 60 kilometers from the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City, the village that hosts this beautiful organic vegetable garden is a special place to join a cooking class. This activity gives guests the chance to observe how locals grow vegetables in a tropical country and how the locals use the vegetables in their dishes and even traditional medicine. After the cooking class, some time is set aside to enjoy the dishes.

Can be combined with

Thematic Leisure

• VIETNAM – Ho Chi Minh City – Visiting Cu Chi Tunnels

Selling points

• A great chance to visit a garden with more than ten types of vegetables grown seasonally.
• Not only a cooking class but also a course to learn some basic information about different types of vegetables.
• A great cooking class using fresh herbs from the organic gardens
• A different type of cooking class in the open air, focusing on the understanding of organic gardening in Vietnam
• An excellent activity for families in Vietnam

Level Of The Excursion

The Impact Of This Excursion

Social/cultural Impact

Economic Impact

Additional Information

Support for local communities: The activity is taking place at an organic vegetable farm outside the city contributing directly to creating income for the local farmers in the area.

Cultural engagement: The tour provides participants an opportunity to learn about the local way of life, fostering respect for local cultures

Preservation of green spaces: the tour highlights and supports green spaces. By promoting these areas, the tour encourages the preservation of traditional agriculture practices and natural habitats within an urban setting.

Sustainable interaction: The tour avoids any activity that could harm the environment, ensuring the natural beauty of the area is preserved.

This activity supports local farmers, fostering economic growth and promoting traditional agricultural practices. Participants gain cultural insights, learning about local ways of life and respecting their traditions. This low-impact activity ensures the preservation of green spaces and promotes responsible tourism.

Time And Transportation

Duration

Morning lesson: 4 hours; afternoon lesson: 3 hours

Min pax

1

Max pax

120

How to sell it

• Experience a cooking class where you can pick ingredients directly from the garden.
• It’s the best combination with a Cu Chi tunnel visit in the afternoon.

Why this activity

• A great cooking class plus an actual vegetable-studying course with more than ten types of vegetables in the garden
• A real opportunity to learn genuine Vietnamese cooking

Good to combine with

A visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels.

Do not combine with

Another cooking class

Market suggestion

Competitor comparison

• Other DMCs
• Direct booking B2C on website of the supplier

Pros

• The very quiet and green environment in the Vietnamese countryside
• Class in an open-air space, equipped with fans
• Hospitable, cultivated, and professional head chef
• Organic farm and good quality products
• A vegetarian menu is available

Cons

• Only suitable for English speakers – need a tour guide to translate into another language
• Far from the city center
• The equipment is not new, as in other cooking classes around Saigon.
• The toilet is okay but old.

Information

• Each person/group has a private cooker and kitchen equipment
• Private space available
• About the access:
  Cars from 4 to 16 seats can access the Cu Chi Cooking Class
  A bus of more than 16 seats can’t directly access the Cu Chi Cooking class, because the road is small and narrow => so, guests will need to walk about 100m.
• The instructor only speaks English so we need a tour guide to translate in case the guest doesn’t speak English.
• We already organized Incentive with French & German people and they gave good feedback about this activity.
• This activity is far from the city center so it is more interesting to combine it with Cu Chi Tunnels.

Important information

• Guests/clients need to inform the supplier in case of any allergies.

Sensitive Activity – Notes for the Sales
All the products are directly coming from the garden
Everything is grown without chemicals

Price range

from 722,000 VND

Inclusion

• Water, Vietnamese conical hat, seasonal fruit.
• English-speaking instructor

Exclusion

• Transportation from Ho Chi Minh City
• Non English-speaking guide

Important notes

• In case of need for guide in other languages, make sure that the guide have some knowledge about vegetables and cooking.
• Should keep guests aware that it is sunny and there are bugs, so they need to have sun cream

Special Guide notes

Sensitive Activity – Notes for the guide:
Nothing particular to mention, the staff from the supplier will explain directly about the garden, organic food, etc.

Contact

Address: 275 Tinh lo 2, Phuoc Vinh An, Cu Chi, HCMC
Phone: (+84)8379 421 75, (+84)973 502 434
Email: info@hochiminhcookingclass.com or viettan@hochiminhcookingclass.com

English

Vietnamese Cooking Class at a Village of Organic Vegetables in Cu Chi

Your day will start with a two-hour drive to an organic vegetable village outside the city, where you will be introduced to delicious Southern Vietnamese cuisine. The beautiful house where your cooking class will be held has a large garden with a wide variety of vegetables and mushrooms. During the first hour, explore the garden together with your chef, who will explain the different types of vegetables and give you some basic information on how not only to cultivate them, but how to choose them for the cooking class. Then, start your cooking lessons and prepare your three courses. Your English-speaking chef will be happy to share with you his knowledge and passion for good food as you make your way through the delicious and fresh ingredients you picked and will soon enjoy!
After lunch, you will return to Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals included: Lunch
Distance: 75 kilometers – 2 hours, one way

French

Cours de cuisine vietnamienne dans un village de légumes Bio à Cu Chi

Votre journée commencera par un trajet d’une heure vers un village de légumes biologiques, où vous serez initiés à la cuisine du sud. La belle maison où se tiendra votre cours de cuisine possède un grand jardin avec une importante variété de légumes et de champignons. Pendant la première heure, vous découvrirez le jardin avec votre chef, qui vous expliquera les différents types de légumes et vous donnera quelques informations basiques sur la manière de les cultiver et de les choisir pour le cours de cuisine. Ensuite commencera votre cours de cuisine et la préparation de trois plats. Votre chef (anglophone) sera heureux de partager son savoir avec vous et sa passion pour les bons produits.

Après le repas, vous retournerez à Hô Chi Minh Ville.

Repas inclus : Déjeuner
Distance :75 kilomètres – 2 heures, aller simple

Spanish

Clase gastronómica vietnamita en un pueblo dedicado al cultivo orgánico en Cu Chi

Comenzará el día con una excursión de dos horas a un pueblo de verduras ecológicas donde descubrirá la cocina del sur. El taller de cocina será organizado en una preciosa casa con un gran jardín que alberga numerosos tipos de hortalizas y setas. Durante la primera hora, explorará el jardín con el chef que le explicará cuales son las diferentes hortalizas. Le explicará rápidamente cómo crecen y cómo saber cuándo están maduras y listas para ser cocinadas. El taller de cocina empezará entonces y tendrá la oportunidad de preparar tres platos. El chef (que habla inglés) se alegrará de compartir con usted sus conocimientos y su pasión.
Regresará a la ciudad de Ho Chi Minh después del almuerzo.

Comidas incluidas: almuerzo

Distancia: 75 kilómetros – 2 horas, una dirección

Italian

Corso di cucina vietnamita in un villaggio di verdure biologiche a Cu Chi

Oggi inizierete la giornata alla scoperta di un villaggio, dove vengono coltivate verdure biologiche. Qui vi sarà introdotta la cucina tipica del sud del Paese. L’elegante abitazione, dove avrà luogo la lezione di cucina, è situata nei pressi di un ampio giardino, dove crescono verdure d’ogni tipo e funghi. Durante la prima ora, vi dedicherete alla scoperta del giardino con il vostro chef, che vi mostrerà i vari tipi di verdure, spiegandovi brevemente come vengano coltivate e quali siano le migliori combinazioni in cucina. Inizierete poi la lezione vera e propria, durante la quale cucinerete tre portate, mentre il cuoco (parlante inglese) condividerà con voi il suo sapere e la sua passione per la cucina. Al termine dell’attività farete ritorno a Ho Chi Minh City.

Pasti inclusi: pranzo
Distanze: 75 chilometri – 2 ore, una direzione

German

Vietnamesischer Kochkurs in einem Bio-Gemüse-Dorf in Cu Chi

Ihr Tag beginnt mit einer zweistündigen Fahrt zu einem Bio-Gemüsedorf, wo Sie in die Küche des Südens eingeführt werden.. Das schöne Haus, in dem der Kochkurs stattfindet, besitzt einen riesigen Garten mit einer großen Auswahl an Gemüse und Pilzen. Während der ersten Stunde werden Sie mit dem Koch den Garten erkunden, der Ihnen die verschiedenen Typen Gemüse zeigen wird und Ihnen Basiswissen zu ihrem Anbau erläutert. Zudem erfahren Sie, wie man die besten Gemüse für die Zubereitung eines Gerichts auswählt. Danach beginnt der Kochkurs, bei dem Sie drei Gänge zubereiten werden, während Ihr (Englisch-sprechender) Koch fröhlich sein Wissen und seine Leidenschaft für gutes Essen mit Ihnen teilt.
Nach dem Mittagessen kehren Sie nach Ho-Chi-Minh-Stadt zurück.

Mahlzeiten inklusive: Mittagessen
Strecke: 75 Kilometer – 2 Stunden, eine Richtung

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