An Authentic Vietnamese Meal in Tam's Apartment Kitchen - Day Trip

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Tam learned to cook mostly on her own, but also picked up a few key cooking skills from her mother at a very young age. She later studied baking at Sofitel and owned a bakery, giving her professional experience in the kitchen. Tam feels truly relaxed in the kitchen and finds herself most happy when she is cooking. She also enjoys gardening and grows herbs and plants in her garden space. Tam currently runs her own online catering business and loves that she gets to cook every day and is able to put a smile on people's faces when they try her food! Tam lives in a small, modern apartment, which is a part of the Russian Market building. She lives with three well behaved, friendly and lovely dogs. Tam has no dining table but you will sit at a high table in her kitchen and share an authentic Vietnamese meal together. Some of traditional Vietnamese dishes that you might try are tofu sticks or spring rolls, pumpkin soup, fish stew with rice and beans, beef noodles and Greek yogurt with magic green jelly. If you book a cooking experience, join Tam in her kitchen to learn how to make two dishes from scratch in a hands-on cooking class. Tam will first introduce you to a variety of local and seasonal ingredients used in Vietnamese cuisine and then show you have to create simple, healthy and delightful dishes with these traditional ingredients. Tam also offers an optional market tour add-on.

Vacation Inclusions

• Meal
• Cooking Class (optional)
• Market Tour (optional)
• Street Food Tour
• Lunch (12pm-2pm Meal, 9:30am-12:30pm Cooking Lesson and Meal, 9am-2pm Market Tour, Cooking Lesson and Meal, 9am-1pm Street Food Tour) OR Dinner (7pm-9pm Meal, 5pm-8pm Cooking Lesson and Meal, 4pm-9pm Market Tour, Cooking Lesson and Meal,5pm-9pm Street Food Tour)
• Vegetarian Options available

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Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) is often referred to as Vietnam’s jewel and the Pearl of the Orient. Located in south Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City is the country’s largest city, with more than six million people and over one million motorbikes. Under the current regime the city is once more being rebuilt. Whole blocks are disappearing, being replaced by concrete, steel and glass structures. Central Saigon, which is still the official name for the city center, shows evidence of the French colonial city, with wide, tree-lined boulevards, sidewalk cafés and elegant French architecture. The city is divided into two sections: Saigon, the municipal and historical district, and Cholon (Chinatown), where the entrepreneurial talent and private funds are concentrated. Cholon appears to be the most populated and in general the most vigorous part of Ho Chi Minh City. It is well worth a visit for its bustle and activity and its pagodas, which are reputed to be the finest in the whole city.

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