The 4 Taiwan Cooking Classes That Earn Their Price

1.Xiao Long Bao, Beef Noodles & Boba Tea Cooking Class in Taipei

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 159 reviews · from $89Our pick

At CookInn Taiwan’s Zhongshan kitchen, you’ll make Taiwanese soup dumplings, braised beef noodles, cucumber salad, and bubble milk tea in a small group of up to 10. Instructors such as Angela, Lydia, and Diana guide beginners through the class, with recipes and photos to take home.

“So fun! The instructor is patient and helpful. The food is delicious. You get digital images of the photos they take as well as copies of the recipes that were used.”

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2.Xiao Long Bao, Chicken vermicelli with mushroom and sesame oil, Tofu strips salad, Bubble milk tea. Taiwan Traditional Delicacies Experience-A (Taipei Cooking Class)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · from $77Best value

Spend a hands-on morning with CookingFunTaiwan teachers such as Vivian, Sandy, and Serena, making Xiao Long Bao, chicken vermicelli with mushrooms, tofu salad, and bubble milk tea. English, Japanese, and Chinese instruction is available, with vegetarian adjustments by request and printed recipes after class.

“The class was very fun. Vivian was very personal and patient. The fact that the team take pictures and videos is a great way to make the experience memorable. The certificate you get at the end is both your certificate and the recipes so it's an easy way to try to recreate the dishes at home.”

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3.Taipei Cooking Class & Market Adventure in Historic Dadaocheng

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 77 reviews · from $90

Meet Alex at Dihua Street for a market walk, local tastings, and stories from old Taipei before cooking a Taiwanese dish from scratch. Groups max out at six. Choose Youfan, beef noodle soup, scallion pancakes, or lu rou fan by day.

“The cooking part of this tour was great. Didn't see the initial walking tour and 'photo shoots' as particularly necessary and the taking of group photos for social media marketing was a bit too intense for my taste.”

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4.Xiao Long Bao & Boba Tea Cooking Class in Taipei

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $79

At CookInn Taiwan’s Zhongshan classroom, an experienced chef guides you through handmade xiao long bao dough, seasonal greens or vegetarian fillings, smashed cucumber salad, and bubble milk tea. The two-hour, English-friendly class welcomes beginners, serves your finished meal, and limits the group to eight.

“The class was okay, the dumpling recipe was faulty, too much gel was added, so the dumplings were gel dumplings instead of soup dumplings, which rendered them inedible. Furthermore, we were told that photos of the class would be Read more”

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