Spending a half of a day with Blue Butterfly Restaurant to learn the secret of preparing such great dishes is worth your time. This is actually a hands-on lesson that you are expected to do everything by yourself under the instruction of the chef.
What’s included when doing cooking class in Blue Butterfly Restaurant
♦ Being picked up and dropped off at your hotel
♦ A visit to Thanh Ha market for buying raw ingredients
♦ Guided by English-speaking chef
♦ Being granted certificate and recipe of the dishes of the lesson
♦ Having meal with dishes made
There are two options involving the time to attend
♦ In the morning, class begins at 9 am and finishes at 12 am
♦ In the afternoon, class starts at 3 pm and ends at 6 pm
Before the lesson
Initially, you will have an interesting tour around the Thanh Ha market – the biggest food market in Hanoi Old Quarter to choose fresh vegetables and ingredients needed for the coming lesson. The English-speaking chef will introduce you how to take a cyclo trip and then head to the market. There, you will be meticulously shown each kind of Vietnamese vegetable, fruit or drink that seem to be unfamiliar to you. Herbs and spices are important ingredients to produce the flavor dishes. Especially, you also have chance to try and taste some special and unique street food with an exciting introduction about its origin. For sure, you will be certainly captivated by an atmosphere of hustle and bustle and impressed by the heart-warming smile from highly cultured and friendly local people.
What’s included when doing cooking class in Blue Butterfly Restaurant
♦ Being picked up and dropped off at your hotel
♦ A visit to Thanh Ha market for buying raw ingredients
♦ Guided by English-speaking chef
♦ Being granted certificate and recipe of the dishes of the lesson
♦ Having meal with dishes made
There are two options involving the time to attend
♦ In the morning, class begins at 9 am and finishes at 12 am
♦ In the afternoon, class starts at 3 pm and ends at 6 pm
Before the lesson
Initially, you will have an interesting tour around the Thanh Ha market – the biggest food market in Hanoi Old Quarter to choose fresh vegetables and ingredients needed for the coming lesson. The English-speaking chef will introduce you how to take a cyclo trip and then head to the market. There, you will be meticulously shown each kind of Vietnamese vegetable, fruit or drink that seem to be unfamiliar to you. Herbs and spices are important ingredients to produce the flavor dishes. Especially, you also have chance to try and taste some special and unique street food with an exciting introduction about its origin. For sure, you will be certainly captivated by an atmosphere of hustle and bustle and impressed by the heart-warming smile from highly cultured and friendly local people.
A market tour before starting cooking class in Blue Butterfly Restaurant
Then, you will come back the restaurant for a cup a tea or coffee before starting cooking the pleasant course.
During the lesson
After the peculiar experience at the local market, it is time for you to wear the chef hat, apron, plastic gloves, wash your hands and get ready to cook.
Raw vegetables and ingredients bought from the market will be thoroughly washed and prepared. Similarly, cooking utensils are appropriately placed on the tables of the cooking room.
Necessary utensils are properly placed on the table
You will be carefully shown how to do three popular and traditional dishes Hanoi Spring rolls, green banana flower salad with chicken and stir-fried chicken with lemongrass and chilli. Interestingly, there is also a wide range of options for vegetarians, which certainly satisfies your need.
Hanoi Spring Rolls 
Banana flower salad with chicken
Under the careful instruction of English-speaking chef, you will be guided how to do step by step from the way to make the fish sauce for spring rolls and salad to the process of preparing, cooking and decorating each dish. Moreover, in order to make the dish more delicious, you will know how to marinate and add the proper amount of spices for the appetizer and the main course. In addition to that, you have opportunity to witness our great chef decorating the dish with tomato or carrot flowers.
After finishing cooking, you will be given a certificate with the signature of the chef and compliments from the restaurant.
After the lesson
Having finished the fantastic lesson, you will enjoy all the dishes that you made. During the meal, you are served drinks like beers and fresh fruits as dessert with enthusiastic and outstanding service from friendly and professional staff.
Price
35$ per person for a set menu of one starter, one salad and one main course.
Address
♦ No.61 Hang Buom Street
♦ Phone: 84.4.39263845
♦ Fax: +84.43.9263844
♦ Email: apt1978@yahoo.com
Then, you will come back the restaurant for a cup a tea or coffee before starting cooking the pleasant course.
During the lesson
After the peculiar experience at the local market, it is time for you to wear the chef hat, apron, plastic gloves, wash your hands and get ready to cook.
Raw vegetables and ingredients bought from the market will be thoroughly washed and prepared. Similarly, cooking utensils are appropriately placed on the tables of the cooking room.
Necessary utensils are properly placed on the table You will be carefully shown how to do three popular and traditional dishes Hanoi Spring rolls, green banana flower salad with chicken and stir-fried chicken with lemongrass and chilli. Interestingly, there is also a wide range of options for vegetarians, which certainly satisfies your need.
Hanoi Spring Rolls Banana flower salad with chicken Under the careful instruction of English-speaking chef, you will be guided how to do step by step from the way to make the fish sauce for spring rolls and salad to the process of preparing, cooking and decorating each dish. Moreover, in order to make the dish more delicious, you will know how to marinate and add the proper amount of spices for the appetizer and the main course. In addition to that, you have opportunity to witness our great chef decorating the dish with tomato or carrot flowers.
After finishing cooking, you will be given a certificate with the signature of the chef and compliments from the restaurant.
After the lesson
Having finished the fantastic lesson, you will enjoy all the dishes that you made. During the meal, you are served drinks like beers and fresh fruits as dessert with enthusiastic and outstanding service from friendly and professional staff.
Price
35$ per person for a set menu of one starter, one salad and one main course.
Address
♦ No.61 Hang Buom Street
♦ Phone: 84.4.39263845
♦ Fax: +84.43.9263844
♦ Email: apt1978@yahoo.com