Immerse yourself in Korean culture and enjoy an authentic home-cooking experience with a local chef at her home. Enjoy a guided visit to the local market to purchase fresh ingredients, sample tasty street food snacks, and learn about typical herbs and spices. Then, get hands-on as you create a selection of popular Korean dishes and master traditional cooking techniques. Finally sit down to enjoy a ‘Hanjeongsik’ dinner including your homemade dishes, along with additional side dishes and dessert.

Guided market visit: learn about local street foods and ingredients
Create four Korean dishes such as ‘Bibimbap’ rice or ‘Sanjeok’ pancakes
Traditional ‘Hanjeongsik’ dinner with over 10 different side dishes
Small-group cooking class with a maximum of six people

Sample Menu

Main

Dakgalbi (grilled chicken and vegetables)

Main

Bibimbap (mixed rice with meat and assorted vegetables)

Main

Haemul Pajeon (seafood green onion pancakes)

Main

Doenjang Jjigae (soybean paste stew)

Main

All can be vegetarian or other ingredients

What's Included

Lunch
Dinner
All Equipment for a class
Snacks
Korean traditional mask experience/ Useful Korean words and table etiquette

All prepared. Just come and enjoy my class :-)

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

377-3
377-3 Mangwon-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
1. MEETING POINT is "Mangwon Subway Station(Brown Line) / Exit 2(Please wait outside! Not inside!)" (Sorry. We can only wait for 5 mins with other guests.)

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travellers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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Featured review

Julian_D

Sara was an amazing tour guide and host! She was witty and personable. She took us to a food market, taught us about various Korean foods, traditions and phrases. She then brought us to her apartment and taught us how to cook several Korean dishes. She has clearly done this tour countless times as she is efficient and kept everything flowing throughout our time with her while at the same time being inquisitive and asking questions about ourselves. It was an awesome tour and I highly recommend for something unique and different from your average tour.

Reviews

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502 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

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Nice cooking experience

Yvonne_N, June 2023

Thanks so much! It was such a great cooking experience! The market explaination was wounderful. I can highly recommend this cooking course.

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Spencer_S, May 2023

Junghee was such a great host, took us around a market and then welcomed us into her home to cook. It was a great meal and experience. Highly recommend.

Unique tour in Seoul- Great fun!

Julian_D, May 2023

Fun cooking class

Kathy_P, May 2023

Fun cooking class experience. Instructor is very energetic and welcomed us into her home. Tour of the local market was also informative.

Excellent way to learn and try Korean food with Junghee

Siobhan_Y, May 2023

Excellent tour of the market which Included some food samples. Then learned how to cook 4 dishes and sampled rice wine. All food delicious. Teacher, Junghee was fantastic. She got everyone talking so we felt like a group. Food delicious. Recipes given as well as photos and a short video of the class.

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Jelena_K, May 2023

This was a great experience!! First we went to a local food market where we got to taste some street food and learn about Korean culture and food. Then, after buying a few things, we went to her home where we prepared a chicken dish, bibimbap, vegetable and seafood jeon and a soup. After we were finished cooking, we sat down on a long table with a lot of different banchan for us to try. We topped our lunch off with some Makgeolli. It was absolutely lovely and super delicious!! And the host had such a lovely energy. It was truly one for the books. Book it now!!

Fabulous experience

Linda_S, May 2023

We started off at the market and learnt about Korean foods as well as getting to try some. We then continued to the beautiful home of Jeonghee (Sarah) and she told us about various dishes and helped is to create some. Jeonghee was knowledgeable but also fun and entertaining and made sure everybody was involved and had a good time. The food was delicious and we thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Amazing class!

Jonelle_R, May 2023

The class was one of the best highlights of our trip! We had so much fun, learned about Korean cuisine, and felt so welcome. I’d recommend this class 100% as it’ll be a special day! Sarah was so clear and precise!

Cooking class

beenachelvam, May 2023

Trying the food in the local market and learning about the various spices/chillies/vegetables before cooking. Sara was entertaining and was able to teach us the 3 dishes well

Must do in Seoul!

Anna_S, Apr 2023

This class was so much fun! Sara did a great job teaching us about Korean food and ingredients. The way she ran the class made it fun and engaging, and she did a great job of including everyone in the conversations. To top it off, the food was absolutely amazing and so delicious. I can't wait to try the recipes out at home!

The host (Jeonghee) is a...

Alexandre_D, Apr 2023

The host (Jeonghee) is a very funny bomb of energy ! You can see she absolutely loves this and this is very contagious. We started by exploring the very nice little market before heading to her home for the cooking class. Everyone was very nice and I felt welcomed despite being a little shy and travelling solo.

Don’t miss this real experience!

Alan_T, Apr 2023

You’ll get the real experience of shopping at a real market for the ingredients; you will get a real experience of cooking a real meal that you will eat; and you will do it in a real local home. And cooking with Jung Hee is real fun!

Our first time cooking Korean food!

Ruby_W, Apr 2023

Such an amazing experience! This tour will definitely teach you about ingredients and dishes you've never heard of. The guide is super knowledgeable and speaks perfect English. The dishes we cooked also weren't too extreme or spicy, everybody enjoyed the food. Do be on time! I arrived 7 minutes late and they were gone. Luckily I was able to continue down the street and find the group!

Experiencing the local lifestyle

satiyawitzer, Apr 2023

Sarah was a great guide and hostess from the first minute to the last. She quickly made us feel like one big family and taught us so many things about Korean culture and food as we went about the tour and class. She was patient with questions from everyone and thoughtful in her responses. Overall, one of our favorite experiences in Seoul!!

Fantastic food

Darragh_M, Mar 2023

I’ve done different cooking classes around the world and this was one of the best due to the hosts extremely friendly and personal way with her guests. Sarah is a lovely person and keeps the whole class going really well. The market visit was nice with a little bit of tasting and lots of information. We made 4 dishes together. Each person has their own individual pan and stove and ingredients. You’re in her family home and there are 10 people max in a group I think. I enjoyed the bibim bap, dakgalbi and haemul pajeon but I didn’t enjoy the doen jang jjigae as much. You have rice wine as well which was nice.

Highlight of my trip!👩‍🍳🍚😀

Praveen_G, Mar 2023

My family and I had a wonderful experience! Of all the different cooking classes we have taken, by far this has been the best so far. Highly recommend it! The chef was so engaging, making the experience that much more fun!

Highlight of our trip to Korea!

Nichole_P, Mar 2023

This was the best experience my mom and I had on our visit to Korea (and that is saying a lot since we got to experience many amazing things this trip). Jung Hee was fun and charming! We toured the Mangwon market and tried a few different dishes before starting the cooking class in her home. Not only did we meet some really fun people, but we also learned some traditional Korean cooking. She chose simple, but delicious dishes that are easy to learn and cook again in the future (even if you're not an experienced cook)! 10/10 would recommend this experience, you don't want to miss out!

The market tour was...

Mital_S, Mar 2023

The market tour was really good and provided insight into the variety of available foods. The cooking experience was also enjoyable Sarah made is really easy to follow along.

Entertaining morning with some cooking

Nicola_E, Mar 2023

It was a fun class and very entertaining. In my opinion, just not enough cooking. We did 4 dishes in total, but only around 2 ourselves. The other dishes or steps in between got prepared by them. Nonetheless very entertaining.

Great Cultural Experience!

isaac_d, Jan 2023

Great food and friendly teacher! Enjoyed meeting different people and tasting the diverse foods in the market

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