Korean Cooking Class in Seoul with a Professional Chef
Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in Seoul, in a local home with host Na Young, a professional chef. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Na Young is Korean-Bolivian; she started cooking as a young girl and now has a degree in gastronomy. Na Young has worked as a professional chef for over a decade around the world. She grew up in Bolivia, and in 2021, she moved to South Korea.
• private Korean home cooking class in Seoul with a professional chef • Learn to cook Korean favorites such as kimchi, bibimbap or bulgogi • Introduction to Korean ingredients, cooking styles and culinary traditions • Get insight into the food, culture and history of South Korea • Enjoy your traditional Korean meal with a glass of soju • Na Young can accommodate gluten free, vegetarian and vegan diets, on request
If you choose the market tour option, get a guided tour of Mangwon market to buy a few ingredients for your cooking class
Options
Cooking and dinner
What's included in Korean Cooking Class in Seoul with a Professional Chef
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. During your 1-hour, hands-on Korean cooking class in Seoul, learn to make two authentic Korean dishes from scratch. Join Na Young in her home kitchen to learn to cook some of her favorite Korean dishes. You will learn to cook a main dish and a side dish - you might learn to make kimchi or tofu soup and bibimbap or bulgogi during your Seoul cooking class. After cooking, enjoy the dishes you helped prepare with Na Young. Your meal includes traditional soju. For the market tour, visit the Mangwon market with Na Young to buy a few ingredients for your cooking class. This is a spacious indoor market where they sell local produce, along with spicy snacks and cooked dishes. Walk around this local marketplace for 30 minutes while you visit a few stalls with Na Young to learn about local, seasonal ingredients used in Korean cuisine. You will sample a traditional snack at the market before walking back to Na Young's apartment for your cooking class, it is a 10-12 minute walk.
Food Menu
STARTER - Choose any 1
Please choose one main dish from the below options, which will be served with soup and kimchi
MAIN - Menu 1: Bibimbap
MAIN - Menu 2: Bulgogi
MAIN - Menu 3: Kongnamul-Bulgogi
Inclusions
- Private Korean cooking class with your host Na Young
- A glass of soju
- Gratuities
- If you select the market tour, get a guided tour of Mangwon market
- All Fees and Taxes
- Homecooked Korean meal
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Menu may vary depending on the season. Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Gluten free, vegetarian and vegan diets is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Please note that Na Young can host only 1 child per experience
- Please remember to take off your shoes before entering Na Young's home, as that is customary in South Korea. Na Young will provide some indoor sandals that you can use to walk inside the house.
- Please whatsapp Na Young or call her, in case you need help with directions or if you're running late.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Cooking class: Please meet your host at her apartment. Exact address can be found in the 'before you go section' in your ticket. Market tour: Please meet your host at Mangwon station, Exit 2 and walk together to Mangwon market.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Host name: Na Young Kim Host Phone: +82 010 6333 1508 Host Email: [email protected] Cooking + meal experience: Address: 서교동 247-111 3층 247-111 SEOGYO-DONG, MAPO-GU, SEOUL (3rd FLOOR), Seoul, South Korea - 03999 Meeting instructions: Please meet your host at her apartment. Here is a Google Maps link to her location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bDQyrmAT8Ewcg5kk6 [37.5581979,126.9160114] Market + cooking + meal experience: For the market tour, please meet your host at Mangwon station, Exit 2 (meet at the exit 2 from the subway) and walk together to Mangwon market. Here is the meeting location address [망원역(6호선) 378 Mangwon-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul] and Google Maps link to the location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WyYnkkA1Uy6m5QmJ8 Please contact your host directly if you have dietary requests or need help with directions or if you're running late: +82 010 6333 1508 -- -- Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food. Contact us at [email protected] if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above. We hope you have a meaningful experience and look forward to hearing about it!
