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Half-Day Professional Mapo Tofu Cooking Class with Local Spice Market Visit

Package Details
Destination: Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Duration: 4 to 5 hours
Price: $68.00
Details & Booking at viator.com
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Famous Sichuan style Mapo Tofu(麻婆豆腐) is one of the most popular Chinese dishes.

During this 4-5 hours special cooking workshop, you will be taken into an adventure to explore the authentic local market with fun challenges to complete and learn different kinds of special spices and  ingredients which will be used in the following "Mapo Tofu" cooking class. The class will be carried out in a Professional Cooking School. You will be treated with traditional Sichuan. 

You’ll be treated with Sichuan local tea as it’s local’s custom to treat friends and visitors. After that, you then will be guide to start the cooking process by a professional chef in a cozy kitchen. Finally, you can enjoy the Mapo tofu made by yourself along with some beers or beverages. For it’s really informative, interesting and fun, this class will be an unforgettable experience in your lifetime.

Meet up your guide at your hotel lobby, and then your guide will take you to explore the dazzling local spice market with the assigned challenges for you to obtain some special ingredients and spices which will be used in the Mapo Tofu cooking class afterwards.

After the fun experience in the local spice market, you will take a walk through the back streets to a hidden professional Sichuan Cooking Studio where soon the ingredients and spices you collected from the market will be put in use.

Another break will be taken place in the cooking school with Sichuan Jasmine tea as a traditional custom to entertain guests. After learning Sichuan tea culture, the food preparations will be guided by a professional chef. You will learn how to make the secret magic sauce of Mapo Tofu  and follow your chef 's instructions step by step to process food till it gets well done.

Enjoy your lunch or dinner that cooked by yourself. You will also enjoy the refreshments during the class.