Cooking class at the Red Bridge in Hoi An, Vietnam

When I was in Vietnam I took a cooking class in Hoi An. First I tried to do one in Mui Ne, but it was on a Sunday and they were closed. They send me through to Hoi An. I heard later on that they have the same Australian owner :)

But the school in Hoi An was real nice. I did really liked the class.

At first we went to the market. The cook showed us what we will use for cooking later on. Told us about all kinds of herbs and vegetables. Also showed us the fishmarket and the meat market.

She also told us to buy when she was there, we should get the Vietnamese price, not the tourist price :)  After the market we went on a boat down the river to the kitchen. 

That is between Hoi An and the beach. It was Red Bridge. Nice bookingschool near the river with a herbgarden, they showed us the herbs they grow and use for their restaurant.

Then we started to cook. The cook showed us a couple of dishes. It looks so easy when a professional cook makes it!

We made Hoi An pancakes. I love them!! Made them already a couple of times here in Holland.  They called in Vietnamese: bành xèo.

After that we also made Vietnamese eggplant in a clay pot. That was real nice and simple.

After cooking we ate everything together.

I learned to work with all kinds of new herbs and ingredients I had never used before. I will definitely do this again in other countries!!