2.5hrs Chinese Kitchen Cooking Class: Art Steamed Dumplings

Overview

Available languages

English

2 hours 30 minutes

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Join and learn how to make both the dough and filling with fragrant Chinese spices in a class. You will make the dumplings in different ways, and you will learn how to make a yummy Chinese sauce to go with the dumplings. It's not only fun but knowledgeable to learn how to cook local ingredient and different technique of dumpling wrapping. Finally, enjoying your hand-made meal together.

Additional Info

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Public transportation options are available nearby

Children under 3 years old are free to join the class.

The class is vegetarian-friendly, please write down your food preference at the time of booking.

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

What‘s Included

Cooking class

Vegan vegetarian applicable.

Complimentary tea

Friendly and passionate English-speaking chef

Hotel pickup and drop-off services.

Personal expenses.

What To Expect

You might not find these colorful and shaped dumplings in ordinary restaurant, you can only find them in a state banquet or some five stars hotels. Join this class and learn how to knead dough by your hands, how to make a wrap with a rolling pin (this step is totally chinese style). You'll learn the Chinese names of different dumplings and their symbolic meaning. They seems diffeicult to make but don't worry actually thay are easy to make. For this kind of dumplings,the filling is pork (or vegetarian if applicable). The chef will teach you how to marinate the pork in a very easy but healthy way. we'll fill four or five colorful chopped vegetables on the top. You'll know how long it's best to steam and you will learn to make an authentic suace to go perfectly with the dumplings. Finally, you will enjoy your hand-made meal together. 2:00 pm: Meet at the cooking school 2:10 pm: Introduction to the cooking culture and local ingredient 2:30 pm: Cooking session 4:00 pm: Enjoy the meal with the class 4:30 pm: End of the class with a recipe

Sample Menu

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Colorful and Shaped Dumplings (Vegetarian Optional)

Handmade dough (with natural food color), Hat shaped dumplings, Lovebird shaped dumplings, Happiness shaped dumplings, Half moon shaped dumplings

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2.5hrs Chinese Kitchen Cooking Class: Art Steamed Dumplings

Reviews

4.60

5 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Best Day Ever!!!
Cindy P,
Nov 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Chef Mike and Staff made our afternoon so Special- 36 of us made the menu of sweet sour chicken, green beans, king pao beef, fried rice spring rolls and our favorite steam bao !!! Even made the dough!!! Way to go Chef Mike!!! Best Day in Shanghai!!!
Dumplings with Cici the highlight of our trip
C3656ZIscottc,
Sep 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our Family trip to China started in Shanghai and we all agreed that learning to cook and learning about China with Cici was one of the highlights of our 2 week trip. The kids and my wife and i loved Cici knowledge, passion and energy. Can't wait to put our new cooking skills to work. Thank you Cici you're the best.
Dumpling Making Shanghai
Ashley R,
Sep 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Our teacher was excellent and patient with our clear lack of culinary ability! We had great fun and the dumplings tasted great as well (even if ours didn't look the best...)
Nice experience about different shapes for dumplings - but not a lot of 'cooking'
Albert C,
Jul 11, 2024
- Review from Viator
3.00
Yin the instructor was a very nice person. We had a very good time making dumplings and talking about art, Chinese history and culture, tea and other things. But regarding the cooking part, I have to say the experience was average compared to other classes I have taken. Reasons: (1) there was only 1 kind of filling for the dumplings [it would have been nice to try at least a couple and discuss the differences in the condiments and so on], (2) the filling was already prepared when I arrived [again, no opportunity to discuss how to season and possible different was to do it and so on] and (3) almost the whole workshop was about the different shapes and colours of the dumplings, which is nice, but there should be much more to a cooking class.
10/10!
Ida D,
Nov 14, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00
I was a very fun and interesting experience. Cici the chef was very helpful and so nice. I would recommend everyone to do this when in Shanghai!!