Private Tour

3 Hour Chinese Dumpling Cooking Class for 2-6 people in London

Overview

Available languages

Chinese

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

If you're keen to broaden your culinary horizons, come along to this hands-on cooking class, where you'll learn how to create delicious homemade-style Chinese dumplings completely from scratch!

Not the same as dumplings from Chinatown or other Dim Sum takeaways, these are the real ones that Chinese families enjoy at home, especially in Northern China, the birthplace of the dumplings, where they're part of the staple diet.

During this dumpling class, you'll learn how to make dumplings from expert Chinese cooking teacher Pan. You'll be shown how to make your dishes using authentic methods. With class sizes kept small and intimate, you will get full attention from Pan, who'll be around to make sure all your questions are answered.

This class begins with a short introduction to the world of dumplings and Asian cuisine — you will learn all about the history of dumpling making and how dumplings fit into modern trends of cooking.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

What to bring Containers to take your food home in. Apron if you have one. Short nails make wrapping your dumplings easier.

What you'll get All the ingredients and tools to make some Chinese dumplings to enjoy after the class. Complimentary tea during the whole class. Recipe sent to you after the class.

Complimentary Chinese tea and baby cucumber salad with optional Kimchi as two sides.

Organic products need to be ordered 3 days in advance. Pay on shopping receipt with no extra cost.

What To Expect

Forget scavenging from cookbooks or restaurant menus, and go straight to the heart of what locals eat in their homes, so you add a cultural experience to your cooking tuition. We normally can starts at :1030am, 2pm or 5pm, pls let me know which slot suits you the best straight after booking. After welcome Chinese tea break, we will prepare everything from scratch. Start with kneading the dough, learn how to roll the skin and seasoning the three types of fillings. Most important is how to fold and cook them in proper Chinese way. At the end of this dumpling cooking class in London, you can sit down and enjoy what you've made, or takeaway all leftover. You also will be introduced related Chinese’s food culture throughout the lesson.

Sample Menu

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Northern Chinese home style dumplings with pork, chicken, beef, lamb or turkey

Chinese chives with pork and king prawn. Sweetcorn with pork. Courgettes, eggs and king prawn. Vegan and vegetarian or different meets on request.

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Complimentary Chinese tea

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Complimentary dishes.

Homemade baby cucumber salad and kimchi (optional)

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Default is pork mince, others pls notice me in advance in writing

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3 Hour Chinese Dumpling Cooking Class in London

Reviews

5.00

40 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Fantastic!
LLL in London,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Truly fantastic! Pan was a wonderful teacher and host. We went as a family with our 9 year old daughter and all three of us learned so much, made delicious food and had a brilliant time. We can't wait to make more dumplings at home soon!
Great time
Ieuanrh,
Sep 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Great fun and really good teaching style. We all want to start making them at home now. Thank you for a great time and new skills. We all recommend this experience.
Very fun and informative experience with a friendly teacher
isabelacV9802GN,
Aug 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very fun experience! My boyfriend and I went to the course to celebrate his birthday, and had a great time. Pan is very friendly and a great teacher, going at our speed and explaining everything thoroughly. The dumplings were delicious, and we loved learning about authentic dumpling cooking we can make at home that have a restaurant-level taste. Would 100% recommend!
Best Class Ever!
Kelly S,
Aug 23, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
What a wonderful evening cooking with Pan! She is a very talented chef and a wonderful hostess. The dumplings turned out great. I plan to make them at home. Thank you Pan!!
My adult son and I had a...
Debby W,
Jul 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
My adult son and I had a great time with Pan and learned so much. Dumplings are some of our favorite foods and my son especially loves them. The teaching was excellent and the recipes easy to do. We can't wait to make a dumpling feast for the rest of our family.
The Best Cooking Class I’ve ever Taken🥟🩷⁉️
Joan B,
Jun 13, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We had a private cooking class with Pan. She gave us the history of potstickers in China. She was warm and open and friendly and talked about her family and her experiences of being a first generation person of Chinese descent in London. She easily accommodated my mobility issues and make sure I was comfortable and had a comfortable place to sit while we made potstickers. We made three different fillings for our potstickers. One with Chinese chives and pork, one with pork and sweet corn and one with shrimp and zucchini. I told Pan that I was very worried about working with the dough and making the dough from scratch for the potstickers. She said no problem. I have taught lots of people and I promise you that you will find it easy with my methods. She was absolutely right. With her help, we all made beautiful potstickers that did not break when we boil them for five minutes to cook them. I think this was some kind of miracle. I would never have believed I could make such beautiful , elegant thin wrappers out of the homemade dough. I take lots of cooking classes and including making dumplings and they’ve always use the frozen premade potsticker dough. There was no comparison with the homemade to the frozen kind. The homemade one won in every way Pan was absolutely right I was able to make 30 potstickers in the three hours and my daughter and son-in-law also made over 30 in our three hour session. The dumplings we made were smaller and elegant compared to the potstickers we’ve had from restaurants. The dough was stretched thin, so the main star was the incredible fillings, each better than the last. Pork with shrimp, pork with zucchini and Chinese chives, and everyone’s favorite pork with sweet corn. We have already ordered special miniature rolling pins so we can go home and make potstickers for everybody. I’m planning on freezing them and filling my freezer with lots of different kinds. We learned so many things: everything we could shop for at Costco for dumplings, the best Chinese ingredients available in London and in Los Angeles(Lee Kum Ke, soy, oyster sauce, & fish sauce ), Pan also suggested many variations for the fillings of the dumplings. We also learn to make a basic dipping sauce and some variations. My experience was a 20 out of one to 10. I would recommend this class for anyone especially for Home cooks, chefs, and those attending culinary institutes.
10/10
davidaQ5942JO,
Jun 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I went with 5 friends for a birthday. The food was delicious, the kitchen was very well equipped, easy instructions, and Pan was very friendly and entertaining! Would absolutely recommend :)
Great and fun cooking class at Pan!
lukasmE5532BV,
Apr 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
There were two of us at Pan and were warmly welcomed. The whole course was very informative, fun and of course super delicious! We can highly recommend a visit to Pan! Thanks to Pan!
thoroughly enjoyable highly reccomend
pennydF6156KW,
Apr 24, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
My Daughter and I booked this as her Birthday treat, and we had a great afternoon. Pan is lovely, and a great home cook teacher. Under her guidance we made three different fillings to go into the wraps that we made from scratch. We ate them hot with a couple of simple sides and dip, they were delicious😀we even had some to take home for our husbands. Pan tells you all about the history of the dumplings and the lovely tea she provides. Also great location, just a short pleasant walk from from Canada Water tube station on the jubilee line from Waterloo. Great value ten ⭐️
Really fun cooking class with Pan!
donatoi2013,
Mar 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Pan was a great teacher, she made us feel welcome in her lovely kitchen and made the experience really interactive and fun! We learned a lot about Chinese dumplings and can't wait to start making our own. Highly recommended experience!