The idea
We create an atmosphere to make you feel like home, like to cook for family. If you do have cooking skill, we shall elaborate it. If you do not, we shall cultivate your sprout. And most of all, we shall have fun together.
The capacity is limited for a maximum of eight participants per class thus we strongly suggest you to book your space in advance.
What would happen
We shall meet up at Secret Garden. A family member will accompany you to the market for buying some ingredients which have to be very fresh. This guide is possible to notice the freshness very well hence you will be very proficient in picking the right one as well.
From the market, we shall head back to our kitchen for having a hands-on experience of Vietnamese cuisine. Following our Chef’s instruction, with all materials and the kitchen- wares having on your hands, you will totally do it on your own step by step.
First of all, the Chef will try to give you the best conceivable introduction about every single ingredients of four recipes, explain the process, do the demonstration and then you will possess the half way through according to his guidance. Garnishing is also an important part of Vietnamese cuisine which will be briefly illustrated by the Chef. And if you want, the Chef will raise your possibility of making somethings on your own.
Then, like the last chorus of a symphony, our class will proceed to the section of “making well-known Vietnamese salted cream coffee”. Under the instruction of our professional barista, you will be able to surprise your relatives at home in a beautiful morning.
After two hours more or less,everything will be ready to serve.Like a family,we shall enjoy our lunch together. A simple dessert will be served at the end of the meal, following by your fantastic just-been-made salted cream coffee.
HOMESTYLE” COOKING CLASS
Included
* Cool wipe and welcome drink.
* Market walking tour with English interpretation.
* All of materials which are essential for four dishes and the coffee. * We will email the recipes to guests.
Drink is not included Rate per person
For adults VND 965.000
For kids under 8 yrs VND 622.000
For infants under 4 yrs Food will be free-of-charge
“KNOW-HOW” COOKING CLASS
The ownerʼs expression
During years living abroad, my nostalgia urged me to look for a way to cook some local foods of my homeland. “Cơm gà Hội An” (Hoian style chicken rice) and “Phở gà lá chanh” (Vietnamese chicken noodles soup) were two of the best that I actually did so well. With all of the main ingredients, the condiments and even the herbs which can be found easily at any super market or the Asian market in town, I believe that you will be able to cook it yourself as deliciously as I used to do it at that time.
If you find yourself interested in Vietnamese authentic cuisine, I am so much happy to recommend you this course. In my restaurant, you will be well-prepared to have the most delicate “cơm gà” or “phở gà”. The genuine recipes, the tips or even the know-how will definitely help you having a best performance.
Except the reason of its limited capacity, booking in advance at least twenty-four hours is still necessary. Because we need time to prepare somethings like the ingredients as well as the materials for the Chefʼs best presentation. This program has no market tour as the other does. The participants just come through the door of our kitchen and start to work with the Chef or with me. I strongly suggest you should bring the camera with you as you might need to take some photos or filming.
The class, with only one dish to cook (either the rice or the soup), will be organized privately. It would be more time-consuming, more expensive and more concentrative than the other, but I mean, it will absolutely be a memorable experience. You will definitely have a positive chance to cook one of the best signature dishes of Vietnam.
What would happen
The introduction will be all about the ingredients. The Chef will tell how you can pick the right things and which one can be found at the Asian market. Then, we shall process them to be clean, fine cut, etc.
It would take you at least three and a half hours to make it done. Normally, if you want to make the best, you need to prepare somethings from the day before, like the marination, the stewing, etc. But in the class, we shall find the way to boost it proceeding faster from entirely raw materials.
We shall make everything in details thus asking you to take note sometimes. If you have more queries in the class, means that would be easier for you to cook it successfully at home later.
At the end, we would have somethings that we do aspire to for so long. We shall take the picture and then satisfy our appetite. A dessert by your choice will be offered in order to complete your journey with Secret Garden.
Included
* Cool wipe and welcome drink.
* All of materials which are essential for the recipe.
* We will email the recipes to guests Drink is not included
Rate per person
For adults & kids from 10yrs
For kids under 10yrs VND 1.942.000 The class is not applied for kids under 10yrs By sharing meal at the end, each of kids under 10yrs will be served the desserts by their choice. All of them will be free of charge.
HOMESTYLE program (plus the Salted cream coffee)
1. Rice paper rolls
“…To use the thin and delicate sheets of rice paper for wrapping a minced mixture of shrimp, pork, carrot, shallot and wood ears. The classic dipping fish sauce is also a key success factor of this course”.
2. Local sizzling crêpe
“…Crispy crêpes are topped with shrimps, squid and bean sprout. You will also have a chance to make Vietnamese papaya pickle and soybean sauce”.
3. Grilled chicken w/ lime leaves
“…You would be familiar with the lime leaf as a certain spice in Thai cuisine. For Vietnamese people, itʼs commonly utilized to scent the chicken. For grilled chicken, it‘s absolutely a must for relishing the taste”.
4. Grilled fish w/ aubergine
“…The green banana leaf will keep entirely the flavour of the snapper. Just because the fish is so fresh thus it does not need a heavy marination. Wrap it with a fresh aubergine, then grill it over charcoal”.
KNOW-HOW program (two options for your choice)
Cơm gà Hội An (Hoian style chicken rice)
Everywhere in Hoian, you can find this food. But for the best one, you have to know the place. Otherwise, you will get a very low value of your money. We are willing to recommend you exactly a place that you should come to taste the right thing first. The place is very local, very crowded and used to be finished within three opening hours. You will taste it, you will give us your perpective of this food, and then, we will try our best to make the most genuine and flavoured chicken rice in town.
Phở gà lá chanh (Vietnamese chicken noodles soup)
Without a doubt, this food was being granted as one of the most specific features of Vietnamese gastronomy. The reason does not come from the vast of ingredients or the complexity of the recipe. Itʼs just becauce this food can reflect the ethos of Vietnamese culture. The materials are easy to find at anywhere in Vietnam, the texture is very light, the nutrition is very healthy,…that makes it look simple from outside but still remain a sophisticated intrinsic value.
