Your experience

Join a Pho noodle soup cooking class led by a local chef with English-speaking support, including meals, drinks, and all ingredients provided.

Getting started

Begin your Pho noodle soup cooking class by meeting your local chef/instructor at the designated kitchen space. After a short introduction, you will be shown to your workstation, where your cooking utensils and equipment are set out. Once everyone is settled, the instructor explains the flow of the session and introduces the Vietnamese dish you are about to prepare.

What to expect

Pho noodle soup cooking class

This hands-on class focuses on Phở, celebrated as Vietnam’s national dish. You move step by step from raw ingredients to a complete bowl of Pho, building confidence to recreate it after the class.

Features

• Time in the kitchen is centered on uncovering the secrets behind Vietnam’s national dish, Phở, including how each element in the bowl contributes to its final aroma and texture.
• During the broth-making stage, you learn to build the broth using traditional spices and practice cooking techniques that have been handed down through generations, with guidance on how locals balance flavors for the perfect bowl.
• A local chef/instructor leads the session with English-speaking support, explaining each step clearly and answering questions so you understand not only what to do but why it matters for authentic Phở.
• All fresh ingredients for making Pho are provided, including options for beef, chicken, or vegetarian, and you use the supplied cooking utensils and equipment throughout the class so you can focus fully on the cooking.
• Once your noodle soup is ready, a full meal is included, so you sit down to eat the Pho you have prepared, with bottled water served alongside to complete the experience.
• By the end of the class, you take home practical skills and the confidence to recreate Phở in your own kitchen, drawing on what you learned about flavor balance and technique.

Highlights

• Discover Vietnam's national dish, Pho, in a hands-on session where you master flavor balance and aroma in a relaxed, family-style setting.
• Start by meeting your English-speaking local chef instructor, then get set up with fresh ingredients, bottled water, and all the utensils you need.
• Follow each step of the recipe as you learn to build the broth with traditional spices, practicing key techniques at your cooking station.
• Finish by assembling your own bowl, picking beef, chicken, or vegetarian Pho, then enjoy it together and leave confident you can recreate it at home.