Busan Tailored Korean cooking class (Vegan OK)with market tour

Overview

Available languages

Chinese (Taiwan)

Chinese

English

Chinese (China)

5 hours

Mobile ticket

You will have chance to enjoy various Korean foods Tailored cooking class will be provided according to guest's request. Are you vegetarian? Don't worry. Vegetarian recipes will be provided for you.

Many people are reluctant to cook because of the use of knives. There will be less chance to use a knife in our cooking class. All ingredients are prepared and provided in a good condition to cook if needed.

Do you want to enjoy your foods after cooking class with your group who doesnt join the cooking class? Would you like to bring food for your family and friends in your home country? You'll make plenty of food and have leftover to enjoy for two to three days. Of course, we also provide food containers to take out your foods.

We also offer 7pm classes for your short and busy trip to Busan (7pm classes do not include market tours).

You will have chance to learn Authentic Korean cooking!!!

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Foods made by Guest

Bottled water

Barley tea or corn tea, instant coffee

Alcoholic Beverages

Private expense and travel insurance

What To Expect

Enjoy Korean foods and see around local market with Busan local. After seeing around local market and buying grocery , move to my kitchen and enjoy making Korean foods together. You can choose 3 menus from the list : 2 banchan(Side dishes), and 1 stew or soup Banchan : Stir fried anchovies, Seasoned dried pollack with spicy sauce, Seasoned black bean with soy sauce, Seasoned egg with soy sauce, Kimchi Pancake, Seafood Pancake, Beef pancake, Bracken Salad(namul), Bean sprout soup and salad(namul), Braised radish, Braised Tofu with spicy sauce, Steamed tofu and egg, Pickled radish and perilla leaves , Cucumber Kimchi , Seasoned eggplant, Pan-fried shrimp and seaweed,. more menu list will be provided after reservation Stew or Soup : Kimchi stew with pork, Bean paste stew, seaweed soup with clam or dried pollack, Alaska pollack soup, Stir fried chicken with spicy sauce, Stir fried chicken with soy sauce, Braised pollack, Braised flat fish If multiple groups participate in a cooking class, the first group of reservations will have the right to choose a menu. You're a vegetarian? I will provide vegetarian menus for you. You will enjoy the tailored Korean cooking class for you.

Options

Cooking class (Non Vegan Menu)

Market tour ibcluded: We will buy grocery together at market and see around market
Duration: 5 hours: 1 hour For Market Tour 4hours for cooking and eating

Dasik:traditional cookies

pollen allergy: Please let me know if you are allergic to pollen. I will provide you with an alternative.
Green tea: Tea will be provided for you to enjoy with dasik.
Dasik: It is made by mixing honey, syrup, etc. with various powders and is mainly enjoyed with green tea.

Abalone porridge+1menu

Stir fried abalone: We are going to make stir fired ablone additionally.
Marker Tour+Class: Market Tour 1Hour Class 3Hour Transportation 0.5Hour

Marinated Abalone 500g

Duration: 5 hours
Market Tour+cooking class: After market tour, you will enjoy a cooking class.
abalone 500g/Person: It's based on weight when we buy abalone in the market.

Soy sauce marinated salmon

Use raw salmon

Korean Snacks from TV Show

Korean snack with pine nuts: Make four kinds of snacks using pine nuts. They were introduced in a famous Netflix(JTBC) cooking show with Korean president.
Duration: 5 hours: 1 Hour market tour+Cooking class 4hour(s)
Canned sweet rice drink: Canned sikhye(sweet rice drink)
public transportation: pubic transportation

Gluten Free material

Gluten free material : Tapioca powder or green banana powder/ red pepper paste made with rice flour

Market Tour only

Bujeon Market: See around Bujeon market
Duration: 2 hours
Bujeon Market+tasting snacks: see around the market and enjoy the snacks at the market

Marinated sea snail

Sea snail 500g: It uses white sea snail caught in the East Sea of Korea.

4 kinds of pan fried foods

Duration: 5 hours
Traditional food for rituals: Pan fried Pollack, pan fried pumpkin, pan fried skewers and pan fried beef
Market Tour+Cooking class

For diabetes and blood sugar

Choose 3 menus from 10 menus: Bracken Salad,Seasoned balloon flower root,Stir-fried Seaweed Stems,Mung Bean Sprout Salad,braised lotus root,Braised burdock

Braised Beef Ribs 500g

Braised ribs only: Braised short ribs are made in the traditional Korean way. The removal of the blood of the beef takes place before class.
Duration: 4 hours
Market tour+Cooking class
Australian beef 500g: The origin of beef ribs is Australia.

Korean Gochujang Making

With Free Observer

With Non-participant for free: Your family or friend doesn't participate in cooking, but they can also enjoy the food you made after the cooking class.
1 adult & 1 kids for free: Up to 2 people, including 1 adult (12 years old or older) and 1 kid(8~12yrs old)
Foods after cooking class: You can enjoy the food you made with your family.Non-participants are not permitted to participate in the class in any way.
A couple with kids: If one couple join with children, one of them should not participate in the cooking class and should look after the kids.
Babysitter: In your group, one adult who is not participating in the cooking class should be responsible for looking after the kids.

Korean foods with Mugwort

No Market Tour: If you choose a cooking class at 7 p.m., there will be no market tour, only cooking classes.
Spring Exclusive: We will make 3 dishes using the most delicious mugwort in spring.
Duration: 5 hours
Market Tour+Cooking class
2 Pancake and 1 Soup: We are going to make 2 kinds of pancakes and 1 kind of soup using mugwort.

Colorful pickled radish

Duration: 5 hours
Noodle at the market
Market tour+Cooking: You will enjoy a cooking class after market tour

Marinated Crab

3Days for aging: Soy sauce marinated crab needs at least 3 days for seasoning.

Oyster dishes 3 menus

Duration: 5 hours
Market Tour+Class: Bujeon Market tour+Cooking class
Soup+Pan fried oyster: make oyster soup with seaweed, Pan-fried oyster and seasoned oyser

Makgeolli brewing class

Seafood pancake: You will make seafood pancake that you can enjoy with makgeolli.
Duration: 4 hours
Busan local Makgeolli: You can taste the makgeolli made in Busan.
Market Tour+Brewing
No Nuruk making: This class is not including Nuruk making.

Acorn jello Making class

Acorn jello dishes: Learn how to make acorn jelly .Make two dishes using acorn jelly.
Duration: 5 hours
Market Tour+Cooking

Radish Kimchi(Market Tour)

Market Tour+Cooking: After looking around Busan's largest market, Bujeon Market, you will participate in the cooking class.
Duration: 5 hours
Rice: Hot rice is served.
Kimchi Container: Kimchi containers and shock-relieving packaging are provided.

Ginseng Jelly

Traditional Sweets: Ginseng Jelli is Korean Traditional Sweets.It is good to give as a gift to your relatives or friends during the holidays.

Marinated sea cucumber

Sea cucumber 500g

Cooking class only 7PM

Duration: 4 hours: You can enjoy the cooking class in the evening
Cooking class only: Meet at the seomyeon station Exit 8 and move to the Kitchen. Enjoy cooking and eating for 4hours

Gamjatang(Pig bone stew)

Duration: 4 hours: It takes about four hours, including the mealtime. The cooking time itself takes about two hours.
Soju or beer: Soju or beer is provided free of charge according to the customer's request.
Market Tour+Cooking: Pork bones are served after the blood is removed.

Cooking class with Vegan Menu

Vegan Menus: You can learn various vegan foods from Korea. Please let me know your Vegan level such as Veganism,Ovo-vegetarianism etc.
Duration: 5 hours: 1hour for market tour 4hours for cooking and eating
Market tour+ Cooking classs: After the market tour, you will make three delicious vegan menus.
Vegan Types: Veganism, Ovo-vegetarianism, Lacto-vegetarianism, Lacto-ovo-vegetarianism,Pescatarianism,Flexitarianism Please notice to host

Reviews

4.94

66 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great experience!
Meander28370195598,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I really enjoyed this Korean cooking experience . We walked around the market first buying some if the ingredients for our cooking class. We made short ribs with vegetables. It was delicious and he even had containers to bring your leftovers. We had lots of time to relax between preparing our food. It was a great experience from start to finish.
Amazing Cooking Class
295kasunid,
Sep 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Suyang was funny, entertaining and very knowledgeable. We all really appreciated and enjoyed the market tour - it was insightful having a local show us around. Food was delicious and we had plenty of leftovers!! Thank you again
Full belly and happy heart!
Z7389YMesthers,
Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
An amazing cooking class with a great teacher. The guide took us to the local market and told us about the things he was buying as we went along. When he learned one in our group is gluten intolerant he started pointing out restaurants and dishes that she could eat. We got many new tips for places to eat! When we made the booking he contacted us so we could choose what dishes to cook, and we we were able to choose a full gluten free menu. The cooking class itself was very fun. We got plenty of tips and tricks on how to cut our ingredients the best way, and interesting little facts about the food and ingredients. We had many laughs together, ate the food we cooked (and got so many leftovers), and left with a full belly and a happy heart! Would absolutely recommend booking this class!
Great cooking class!
Janina-t0,
Sep 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We highly recommend it. We had a lot of fun, learned a lot, and had a great time chatting with our instructor. A very pleasant, friendly atmosphere, a wide selection of recipes, and interesting market shopping with small samples.
Korean cooking course
alvaros916,
Sep 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I would highly recommend the Korean cooking course in Busan. The experience was exceptional from beginning to end. *Traditional Market Visit* One of the highlights of the course was the traditional market visit our teacher took us on. He explained in great detail the different ingredients and produce used in Korean cuisine, giving us a deeper understanding of the local food culture. *Cooking Traditional Dishes* After the market visit, we headed to the kitchen where we prepared several traditional Korean dishes. The teacher was very clear and patient in his explanations, allowing us to easily understand and replicate the recipes. The food we prepared was delicious, and we thoroughly enjoyed eating together. *Excellent Communication* One of my favorite things about the course was the teacher's excellent communication skills. He speaks perfect English, which made everything very easy to understand and follow. There were no language barriers that prevented us from learning and enjoying the course.
We joined this cooking...
David W,
Aug 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We joined this cooking class and were absolutely thrilled! The market tour through Busan’s largest food market was definitely a highlight. Our guide was incredibly friendly, shared so much knowledge about food, and even gave us great restaurant recommendations. After some short text exchanges we met up at Bujeon Market, which turned out to be our favorite Busan Market. Its vibrant and full of people, different types of food and colors. We walked along while getting the groceries, watching the locals shop and taking in the sights. All the while our guide/ cook was stopping every now and then to point out a good place to eat or an interesting tidbit. Afterwards it was two short stops by train to the kitchen. The atmosphere was very relaxed – we chatted not only about cuisine but also about history and many other topics. The cooking itself was a lot of fun. The dish turned out delicious, and we prepared so much that we even had leftovers to take with us for the next day. One small thing: we initially thought Banchan would also be part of the class, as that’s how we understood the description. That wasn’t the case, but we ended up buying some excellent Banchan at the market instead. Overall, it was a wonderful experience that we would highly recommend!
I highly recommend this class for beginners and Pros to learn Traditional Korean Cooking with take-home goodies.
Lshostak,
Jul 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
As an experienced and trained cook, I take cooking classes when I travel to foreign lands to become better at cooking and learn more about the local cuisines and how they are prepared. For this trip to Busan, South Korea, we searched through TripAdvisor, and we landed on an amazing cooking class that said "vegan OK." The others didn't have vegan options. Being a vegan, I decided to give it a go. It was well worth it, and boy, did I make the right decision! We met up with Suyang at a metro stop, and he was right on time, found us quickly, and was patient while we got coffee and cash. Then we walked to the market for a tour. Suyang explained how the market worked and how to buy at the market, which is different than markets in the US. There was little haggling at the market; most items were sold at the same price, but the quality was good. Then we went to a private kitchen that was sized perfectly for our group. He uses various kitchens, depending on the group, to create the most compelling experience. He was very pleasant, answered all the questions we had as we walked around the market, and did not get annoyed even at my dumb questions once we started cooking. He explained everything step by step. I learned that eating raw eggplant is not the best for you! We had a menu of three dishes. We started with marinated cucumber salad in sesame sauce. The second dish was a salad with fried dumplings. He explained to us how and why you wash the vegetables in different ways than I typically do back home. We talked about the difference between organic and non-organic in South Korea. (To find out more about that, you need to take his class -- no secrets revealed here!) He taught me new ways of cutting vegetables, aside from the traditional American methods, and it was a great conversation throughout the cooking process. The techniques he taught us for frying, cutting, and mixing all had his unique spin and were tailored to make the best possible experience for those participating in the class. It was fun and delightful, and I not only learned how to cook the dishes in class but also how to combine different ingredients. He gave us time to taste what we wanted to, and we did not feel rushed at all. His English was fluent, and I would highly recommend this class to anyone.
The tour coordinator is...
Gabriella E,
Jun 25, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
The tour coordinator is so sweet! Took the time to educate us on Korean culture and language. I would definitely recommend this experience and would especially recommend the braised tofu with spicy sauce! My friend and I thought it was time well spent!
Marinated Abalone
Lu Y,
May 31, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
We were hosted by Suyang Chang and enjoyed the cooking class. We visited a local market and sourced the most fresh cooking ingredients of the day. It's Marinated Abalone we learned and it is absolutely scrumptious. The recipe is easy to follow, but the result is surprisingly good. We love the marinated abalone and it is definitely ambrosial and glorious!
Highly recommended
N242TLannaz,
May 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Cooking with Suyang is a must-do experience when visiting Busan. We learned a lot of new things and got to taste delicious dishes that we made ourselves—under Suyang’s detailed and friendly guidance. Depending on your preferences, you can choose what you’d like to cook: two banchan and one main dish. The class started with a visit to a local market, where we picked out some of the fresh ingredients for our recipes and sampled local treats, sweets, and even a traditional Korean milky rice wine. Afterwards, we took the subway one stop to the cooking studio. The workshop was held in a warm, welcoming atmosphere, and we were encouraged to ask questions throughout. We began with the side dishes, which we tasted right after cooking; the rest was neatly packed into takeaway containers. For the main dish, we made mini kimbaps—it turned out to be much easier than expected, and we received lots of helpful tips along the way. We left the class happy, full, and carrying bags of leftover food we couldn’t finish on the spot. The whole experience was fantastic—I highly recommend it for couples and families. It’s a fun and meaningful way to spend your time, combining Korean culture, cuisine, and hands-on cooking.