Chinese Cooking Class: Spice Market Adventure

Embark on a half-day cooking class in Xi’an, where you’ll explore a local spice market, learn about Chinese spices, and cook traditional dishes in a cozy kitchen. An unforgettable culinary experience awaits!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Xi’An - During this 3-4 hours unique cooking workshop, you’ll be taken into an authentic local spice market to explore it with fun challenges to complete and learn different species of Chinese spices and ingredients that will be used in the following cooking class. The class will be carried out in a traditional Chinese Chef’s home. You’ll be…
What's Included
  • Lunch or dinner based on your class schedule
  • Recipes
  • Beverages (beer, tea, water)
  • Food ingredients
  • Food tasting
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Meal Options
  • biangbiang noodles
Additional Information

During this 3-4 hour unique cooking workshop, you’ll be taken into an authentic local spice market to explore it with fun challenges to complete and learn different species of Chinese spices and ingredients that will be used in the following cooking class. The class will be carried out in a traditional Chinese Chef’s home. You’ll be treated with local…

Location
Xi'An
Sajinqiao Metro Stop Exit B(Metro Line 1 )
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(37 Ratings)
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402brendam
Sep 6, 2025
Fun cultural cooking experience - This was a great cultural experience. It was interesting going through the market. The mother is the chief and daughter guide/translator. They were both very nice. Daughter explained a lot about the culture in general. In addition to making noodles, she prepared century eggs for us along with a few other treats. The kitchen is very clean and in a cute area. We made the noodles with two different sauces. Highly enjoyable!!
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Compass25785107028
Aug 21, 2025
The best Biang Biang noodles - I ate a lot of biang biang noodles during this trip, but the biang biang noodles I ate here were the best. The family welcomed us warmly, and we were treated to seasonal fruits and tea, and we were able to cook in a very cozy atmosphere. Home cooking is the best way to cook. If you really want to eat delicious Byang Byang noodles, please join this class 🤗
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Benjaminmw5039do
Aug 14, 2025
Phenomenally good! - Michael is a super nice and relaxed guy. He picked us up at a pre-determined location as arranged and then showed us the local market. He explained the background to the market and the products and we then went to his kitchen for cooking classes. He gave us really detailed information about the things that are important for making pasta. The knowledge he has is really worth it. It was great fun making the pasta dough and cutting and cooking the ingredients together. We can highly recommend the course, it was great fun and the food was delicious. We'll be making the noodles at home and hopefully we'll meet again sometime. All the best & thank you! :) Ramon & Benjamin
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685filipa
Jul 29, 2025
Fantastic experience and peek into Chinese cooking and culture - Excellent class! One of the highlights of our time in Xi’an. Michael was very friendly and a fantastic teacher. Visiting the market before cooking was a great insight into the local culture that is easy to miss if you don’t know where to look. The noodles we made turned out great, and we got the chance to try some local delicacies on the side!
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H8130mctinal
Jul 29, 2025
Great cooking class - The cooking class was great! Michael was a great teacher and patient with us. We had lots of fun and definitely recommend the class for anyone visiting.
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Berlintyler
Jul 17, 2025
Great Cultural Experience, awesome instructor - Michael led my cooking class where we made biang biang noodles. The class was fun, informative, and was a good option for all skill levels of cooking. Strongly recommend for an intimate and curated experience. Michael did an awesome job and gave a great experience. He fielded so many of our questions and gave a lot of additional insight to things beyond just our cooking experience. He helped give context to history and culture as well. Michael made the class more than just cooking, but an enriching experience I will remember fondly.
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Lizuli
Jul 17, 2025
Fun and delicious experience - This was a fantastic class! Definitely worth the price. Our guide Michael met us at a very convenient location, took us to the spice market and the right places to get the rest of the ingredients. He also very kindly took into account some of our dietary restrictions (we had beef instead of pork). The noodles were very fun to make and delicious. I loved the texture, and there was far more than enough food to go around. A five star experience :) We're excited to try to recreate it when I'm back home.
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Travel39586857457
Jul 13, 2025
Get your noodle on with Michael - Michael was a great host, well spoken, incredibly knowledgeable and entertaining. We appreciated his expertise in making the noodles and also his introduction to some local side dishes, we wouldn't otherwise try. The activity was a pleasure and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Can only recommend!
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676ludwigi
Apr 15, 2025
Top activity - Nice and tasty. Educational and active. Extremely sympathetic hostess teaches you the flavors and method of making local noodles.
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Nhilton91
Apr 4, 2025
Unique, fun, and delicious - This was such a unique and fun experience on our trip to China. Seeing the market area and spending time with local people was really special. Not to mention that Michael was a gregarious, skilled chef and great teacher. The food was delicious, and conversation was hilarious and insightful. I highly recommend this experience.
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From $65
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).