Traditional Cooking Class -ban pho village sapa & Hmong Sticky Rice

After arriving at your homestay around 3PM, you first have time for a rest and a shower before the cooking class starts at 4PM. In the class, one of our local Hmong ethnic minority women will teach you how to make delicious ban pho village sapa and the Hmong’s traditional sticky rice dish. We choose local people to run our traditional cooking classes to share our culture with you and to create job opportunities and a source of income for our local minority people. After the class we will give you a copy of the recipes so that you can recreate the dishes when you get home!

Dish 1: Hmong sticky rice.

Sticky rice is normally white. The local people go to the forest to collect special herbal plants to dye the sticky rice different colours like purple, red and yellow. The colour and taste depends on the season as it depends on the which herbal plants are in the forest.
Your local traditional cook will show you how to dye the sticky rice different colours like yellow, purple or red depending on the season when you take your class.

 

Dish 2: ban pho village sapa

Vietnamese ban pho village sapa is very popular among Vietnamese People. After making the sticky rice, our local cook will show you how to cook Ban pho village sapa with Chicken and Beansprouts.
If you are vegetarian or vegan, our local cook will show you how to cook Vietnamese Pho with fried Morning Glory, Beansprouts, Chayote and Eggs (for vegetarians only). Please choose the vegetarian/vegan option when you book.

 

Included in your cooking lesson.

A: A local Chef guiding you in the cooking lesson.

B: Utensils and ingredients 

C: Apron and hat

D: Your meal will consist of other various dishes by the family in the homestay.

 

Not included in your cooking lesson.

A: Soft drinks and beverages

B: Snacks