Highlights
- Cook traditional vegan Chinese food with a local in her cozy Beijing home
- Handpick fresh ingredients at a vibrant local market with your host
- Share stories, culture, and tea over a homemade plant-based meal
- Create handmade dumplings, noodles, and colorful seasonal dishes
- Receive a unique handmade souvenir from the scenic Fragrant Hills
Description
1. Meet your host near Tu Qiao subway station (Tongzhou District)
Begin your experience with a warm welcome and a short introduction before heading to the market.
2. Explore a vibrant organic market
Walk through colorful stalls, handpick fresh seasonal vegetables, tofu, grains, mushrooms, and herbs. Talk with local farmers and learn how plant-based ingredients are rooted in Chinese tradition.
3. Arrive at your host Sanxia’s cozy Beijing home
Experience daily life in a local household and get ready for a hands-on vegan cooking session in a relaxed home kitchen.
4. Join a hands-on vegan cooking class
Learn to prepare a variety of traditional Chinese dishes – from handmade dumplings and steamed buns to stir-fried vegetables, sesame noodles, and millet porridge. Menus vary by season and guest preference.
5. Enjoy a traditional Chinese tea ceremony
Sample red, green, and white teas alongside homemade vegan dim sum while the main dishes are cooking.
6. Dine together and share stories
Sit down to enjoy the full vegan meal you’ve prepared. Hear travel stories from your host’s journey across 30+ countries, and exchange cultural insights about Chinese lifestyle and vegan living.
7. Receive personal souvenirs and memories
Get a handmade bookmark from the Fragrant Hills (Xiangshan) and free professional photos and videos of your experience.
8. End of experience
The activity concludes at the starting point near Linhe Li subway station. Total duration: 4–6 hours, depending on group size. Languages: English or Chinese. Group size: 1–8 people.
Includes
Guided tour of a local organic market
Hands-on vegan cooking class
Preparation and enjoyment of a vegan meal
Tasting of traditional Chinese teas
Souvenir bookmark to take home
Professional photos and videos of the experience
Cultural insights into local cuisine and lifestyle
Excludes
Transportation to the location
Important Information
- Sessions available daily for both lunch and dinner
Located near Tu Qiao subway station, Tongzhou District, Beijing
Duration: 4–6 hours depending on group size
Suitable for 1–8 participants
Available languages: English and Chinese
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
