Private Tour

Private tour: N.Korea Cooking Class & Talk with N.Korean Defector

Overview

Available languages

Japanese

English

Chinese (China)

4 hours

Mobile ticket

Only one in Korea

We strongly recommend any tourists have interest and curiosity about N.Korea culture and how the defector escape from N.Korea.

There is only one tour activity in Korea you can try.

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Tour guide

Bottled water

Cooking equipment

Lunch

ingredients

Personal expenses

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Lotte Hotel Seoul

30, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu Seoul South Korea

We will send sns or email to the customers

What To Expect

M.Koreaa Home cook We would like to introduce N.Korean home cook they like to eat daily. Sweet corn Noodle- Resistance Noodle No Koreans" staple food is potato and sweet corn. Actually it was said for a resistance to develop in Japanese colonial rule around Manchuria area. At that time, to help Resistance, Korean farmers

Sample Menu

main

Soy Bean Meat

Signiture food N.Korea. Also it is very popular as vegetarian food.

main

Potato Noodle

N.Korea is not enough fields to raise rice and soy bean. So they plant a lot potato and con in mountains.

Options

Private tour : N.Korea Cooking Class with N.Korean Defector & Talk

Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

2 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Unexpectedly unique and fun experience!
Adam R,
Apr 16, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Even though this activity didn't involve any cooking, I'm still giving 5 stars because it fully delivered on the experience of tasting homemade N. Korean dishes and taking with someone who escaped N. Korea for a new life. Tour includes transportation to and from your hotel to the home of a N. Korean defector. Depending on where you're staying, it might take an hour or so each way. My driver was also an English-speaking guide who shared friendly conversation during the drive. You also get a peek into a Korean home (my first time seeing a kimchi fridge), just another special aspect of this activity. Because I'm not a big beef or pork eater, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that meat isn't the main protein at many N. Korean meals, the dishes were mostly vegetarian, including tofu, soy "meat", rice, beans, and potato noodles (if you have food allergies, please let your guide know, kimchi can contain shrimp). I quite enjoyed each of the dishes and there was plenty of food so you could easily stuff yourself if you want. Hearing the defector's escape story was quite interesting. It's not guaranteed you'll visit the same person that I met, but I don't think it matters -- the stories will be as unique as the individuals. We also had plenty of time to ask our curious questions and even to take a photo with the chef. Honestly, I don't think there would've been enough time to enjoy the food and chat if we had a bunch of cooking to do, I think the operators should just change the activity title to "N. Korean food tasting and chat with N. Korean defector". 😅
How to learn while having fun
Fiore L,
Mar 7, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00
Interesting and fun experience, it's not every day you learn about North Korean cuisine!! And in particular learning about the difficult and sad situation of life in North Korea. I really liked it.