Full-Day Vietnamese Cuisine Cooking Experience with Hoi An Market Tour
Overview
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7 hours
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Do you want to immerse yourself in a completely different culture? My Grandma's Home Cooking has everything you're looking for and more! An incredible and unforgettable experience combining learning about a new culture and sharing unique moments in a genuine local and family setting, seasoned with the delectable flavors of Vietnam!
What more could you want? A tour of a traditional market to better understand and discover the new ingredients? Then you've found it; come and join us!
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
12 persons max
Departure: 8:00 am Return: 3:00 pm
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
This activity will begin with a trip to the Hoi An market, where you can see the unusual fruits and vegetables that are used in our delectable cuisine. We'll talk about the various ways that herbs, spices, and plants are used in food and medicine. Additionally, you will be able to try some local delicacies and fruits. After, we will embark by boat (about a 35-minute trip) to join my authentic family’s village on a small island on the river of Hoi An. Upon your arrival, you will be served a fresh and delicious fruit juice, a typical Vietnamese fruit-based drink. While you enjoy your inviting drink, you will learn about the beautiful Vietnamese countryside and meet Grandma. From here, we will go to my family’s home, where you will begin your sophisticated cooking lesson. Learn how to make the delicious and well-known fried eggroll's rice paper as well as how to make some of the other regional specialties. Once this flavorful meal has been prepared, we will enjoy the meal in my grandmother’s garden. We will then return to Hoi An by boat.
Sample Menu
main
Vietnamese Dishes
Banh Xeo, a specialty of Hoi An grilled Marinated pork brochettes Green papaya salad Fish according to a local recipe. * Vegetarian menu on request
What‘s Included
Bottled water
2 boat trips
Recipes book
all food and ingredients
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Full-Day Vietnamese Cuisine Cooking Experience with Hoi An Market Tour
Reviews
13 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Highlight of our fantastic 2 week trip to Vietnam!
Roving18607871360,,Oct 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This is one of the best experiences/ courses I've ever done. As someone who never does reviews, I had to get around to writing this one. Our guides Thom & Hoan expertly and patiently guided my family group of 5, aged 13 - 77 through a market tour with tastings, boat cruise & cooking course. The cooking course at Thom's family farm was an unforgettable delight, with lovely fresh ingredients to use in a fabulous outdoor kitchen. We made so much food we couldn't finish all the delicious things we cooked! We've enjoyed cooking the recipes at home, using the recipe book we got after the tour. A must do!
Fantastic experience!
sara021010,,Sep 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a great day with our guide Na. Very nice to start the day at the market and then take the boat to the family home. We learned a lot from Vietnamese cuisine, the food was great and the surroundings and boat trip beautiful. It was one of the highlights during our trip in Vietnam. Highly recommended to do in Hoi An!!
Brilliant (and delicious) experience
156elliotr,,Aug 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Incredible experience, best grilled eggplant of my life on the vegan menu!! Everyone was super friendly and helpful, delicious food and fun and informative experience.
4 weeks in Vietnam and this was a highlight of our trip
629alanf,,Aug 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our day commenced when we met up with Thom at the Hoi Anh market and it quickly became obvious that she knew everything about the produce and nearly everyone in the market. Following the market experience it was a relaxing boat ride to Thom’s home island for the cooking school. It was not just the cooking school it was a welcome into the traditional family way of life. The food was delicious and the hospitality shown by Thom and family members was exceptional. We could not rate this experience too highly.
Choose full day experience
jbatesdc,,Aug 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00You have the option to go to the market as a part of the experience or only cook. Choose the market! It was nice to explore without feeling intrusive, and I felt more comfortable buying with an interpreter. This company gives back to their community as well. Their island village is a nice break from the mainland. They sell drinks for very reasonable prices as an add on.
Great fun and illuminating
Peter R,,Jul 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Lovely day. Interesting tour of the market (great local knowledge) followed by a trip up river where it was great to see how the locals live and support each other. Cooking was great fun and super tasty. Thom is a great host and we chatted about real life for Vietnamese people which was fascinating. It was my birthday and they got me a cake! Fabulous
Authentic local cooking & culture experience
lynnkU8782BZ,,Jun 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Girls trip to Vietnam we were so pleased we picked this activity and had Thom as our guide. Despite the rain we had a fantastic time and thoroughly enjoyed learning about Vietnamese food and culture and walking through the market with Thom explaining about different vegetables and herbs and their uses in food and traditional medicine. It was a very authentic experience, food was fantastic and would recommend to all and looking forward to recreating dishes back home in New Zealand.
Unforgettable experience
838szymonk,,May 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was one of the highlights of our Vietnam trip. The lovely Thom's vast knowledge of not only her country's cuisine but also its history and customs was impressive. Being able to experience a day in the life of a beautiful, authentic Vietnamese village was an unforgettable experience. My only regret is that we took the class on our last day. Armed with the wealth of knowledge that Thom gave us, we could have made better use of all that Vietnam has to offer.
Best cooking class Hoi An
lizdA3099XA,,Sep 8, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing and authentic Vietnamese cooking class experience with guided market tour, 45 mins each way boat trip & 4 hours cooking and eating. Very well organised and highly recommended.
Do not miss it !!!
Swell31,,Sep 6, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic ! Thanks' a lot TOM for the day you spend with us. We have 3 kids from 5 to 11 y.o and all of them enjoy this day thank to the guidance of TOM. In the market (looking, tasting, buying) on the boat (talking, observing, playing...) in Gran'ma house (cooking, testing, tasting, eating...) we always receive a kind guidance, smiley advices, good explanation. All the family's highly recommend to visit "My grandma's" team and follow them in their journey. It was really fun and instructive for all the family. Thank you Tom, thank you all
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