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Nepali Cuisine Cooking Class – Learn, Cook , Eat and Enjoy

5.0(24)
Duration
4 Hours
Day tour
Group Size
1–5
people

Trip Highlights

  • 4-Hour Hands-On Class — cook a complete Nepali meal from scratch under the guidance of a professional Nepalese chef in a home-style kitchen
  • Learn to prepare Dal Bhat Tarkari (the national staple) plus 2–3 additional dishes such as momos (dumplings), sel roti or aloo tama
  • Begin with a local market visit to source fresh spices, vegetables and ingredients — understand Nepali pantry essentials
  • Master key techniques: tempering spices, grinding masala, shaping momos — all with take-home recipe cards
  • Eat what you cook — class ends with a shared lunch of your own meal, with chai and dessert
  • Small groups (max 8 people) in a Thamel-area kitchen; vegetarian and vegan options fully accommodated

Trip Overview

Highlights of Nepali Cuisine Cooking Class

  • Experience the essence of the art of cooking to provide exquisite Nepalese dishes
  • From grinding masala to serving the perfect momo
  • Go to a local market with chef to buy ingredients for your meal
  • Learn about the food culture of the region from an experienced chef

Overview

They say one of the best ways to know a culture is through its cuisine- so except to enjoy a slice of authentic Nepali life in this authentic, cooking class. Cooking class with Himalayan Social Journey (HSJ) is interactive class where you get to learn and asked about the history, background of the food with our very own cooking instructor. The class will be conducted by an experienced chef which also includes a visit to the typical local market of Kathmandu. You will be visiting the local market of Kathmandu - Ason. Basically, Ason is a shopping hub of the Kathmandu and if you want to see the hustle and bustle of Kathmandu city, you must visit Ason and experience it by yourself.

In this cooking class with class, you may learn about various local delicacies of Nepal and how they are cooked and what type of ingredients are used. In this fun class, learn to make beloved and much mainstreamed food i.e. Momo, varieties of yummy curries, our own version of bread which includes roti and the absolute favorite Sel roti which is slightly similar to American donuts. Cooking class with HSJ offers two classes in the morning and the afternoon. You can try cooking some Nepalese dishes any time you want. If you have a short amount time left, join this exciting and fun class and while you are at it learn some Nepalese phrases as well.

Tour Plan

1

Morning Session

9:00am meet up at cooking class, local market visit

10:00am cooking class commences

12:00pm-1:00pm taste your own creations

Afternoon Session

1:30pm meet up at cooking class, local market visit

2:30pm cooking class commences

4:30pm-5:30pm taste your own creations

What’s Included

Included
Hotel pickup and drop-off from Thamel area
Experience chef instructor
4-hour cooking class
Trip to a local market
A bottle of drinking water
Not Included
Gratuities

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Traveler Reviews

Overall rating
5.0/5
Based on 24 reviews
anita662018
Verified booking
5.0

Words cannot describe how great this holiday was. I loved seeing the busy Kathmandu and small villages, the farms, the rivers. The fresh warm forests of rhododendrons, the magnificent views of snow capped mountains. The wild life, the daily life. AHH the local…

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froggles248
Verified booking
5.0

The team at Himalayan Social Journeys went out of their way to make our tour memorable and comfortable. Highlights were the additional extras like cooking class and visiting a local school and the step well. Thank you to Tanveer and Abid, Luvli and Suni as wel…

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SJM207
Verified booking
5.0

What a wonderful tour we had!!! Fantastic guides, Mr Tanveer et al, fantastic bus driver Mr Luvely and his assistant Sunny. Amazing sights, non stop adventure and colour. Mr Tanveer was able to be flexible with the itinerary and added some great extras in such…

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Sandra L
Verified booking
5.0

I've just finished a three week trip to Nepal which included a seven day trek through the Annapurna foothills organised by Himalayan Social Journey. Brilliant! I'm 58 and reasonably fit but it was quite a challenge at times, though always worth it. Ram (dire…

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