Discover the magic of Vietnamese cuisine and learn how to prepare it like a pro

What makes Vietnamese cuisine enchant you?

As we mentioned in the introduction, Vietnamese cuisine is all aboutfresh ingredients, from vegetables to meat and seafood to herbs. Of course, there's also rice, which you'll find in most dishes.

What you won't find, however, is an unnecessary amount of oil. As a result, the dishes are nutritionally balanced and offer a full range of flavours, which are enhanced by the popular sauces and pastes. Vietnamese cuisine is living proof that even tasty food can be healthy. And not only that, but the cuisine here is among the healthiest in the world.

Learn how to cook Vietnamese cuisine under the tutelage of seasoned chefs

Don't want to keep ordering imports from your favourite Vietnamese restaurant? Learn how to cook traditional dishes yourself. It's not hard, really. You'll learn step by step how to prepare Vietnam's most famous soup, Phở bò, cold spring rolls Gỏi cuốn and the irresistible grilled pork belly Bún chả. And that it needs something else to refresh you? How about a fresh mango cocktail with the exotic name Sinh tố xoài?

Cooking classes appeal to all food lovers, whether you've cooked something or are just getting your feet wet in the kitchen. You will learn everything step by step under the guidance of a chef whose specialty is Vietnamese cuisine.

And what you cook, you eat. Of course, you don't have to find the ingredients in advance, they will be prepared on the course and are included in the price of the experience.

Learn Vietnamese cuisine at home, directly from Vietnamese chefs

Are you serious about cooking Asia? Invite home the most knowledgeable teacher you'll find anywhere - a chef straight from Vietnam. Behind this option is the Reja at Home project, which brings you a fusion of cultural and culinary experience in one.

While you learn how to cook Vietnamese food, you'll learn a lot of interesting information about the culture and history, just about anything that interests you. There will be plenty of time, this non-traditional cooking course lasts around 3-4 hours. Its big advantage is that you will learn with your own utensils that you are used to.

TIP: Do you want to have quality ingredients first hand? Learn to know your way around Sapa. On a guided tour of Sapa, you'll also enjoy tasting teas or dishes.

Learn Vietnamese cuisine on your own

If you like to figure things out on your own, it's certainly no problem to cook Vietnamese specialties at home using recipes. But it's a lot better with the proven cookbook So Cooks Viet Nam, prepared for you by Vietnamese living in the Czech Republic. You can get it in a stylish gift set with a chef's apron and chopsticks on top.

Before it arrives at home, pass the time by preparing grilled pork belly with Bún chả noodles.

Bún chả recipe for 2 servings

It will only take you around 30 minutes to prepare the fragrant grilled pork belly with bún noodles, salad and spicy dressing, just allow at least an hour for marinating the meat.

Ingredients:

• boneless pork belly 300 g
• rice noodles (bún)
• vegetables for salad (carrot, cucumber, mung sprouts, coriander...)

For the marinade prepare:

• 3 tablespoons cane sugar
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 finely chopped onion

For the nước chấm dressing you need:

• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar
• about 3 tablespoons lukewarm water
• garlic clove
• chilli peppers

Procedure:

1. Cut the meat into 3-5mm slices (you can leave it in the freezer for a while before slicing to make it easier). Prepare the marinade by mixing the above ingredients and let the meat rest in it for an hour. You can also marinate it overnight.

2. Heat the grill in the oven, remove the meat from the marinade and clean the onion and garlic. Now spread it out on a baking rack, which you will place on a baking tray to allow the fat to drip off. Grill until the pork belly is done. The slices are thin, so be sure to check often.

3. In the meantime, prepare the dressing from the above ingredients by whisking the sugar in the water, adding the vinegar and fish sauce, then crush the garlic and finely chop a little chilli and stir into the sauce.

4. Cook the noodles according to the instructions and in the meantime prepare the salad. Just chop up the carrot and cucumber, add the mung sprouts and of course the coriander, which is so typical of Asian cuisine.

5. And you're ready to serve!

TIP: After a meal like this, you still want coffee! If you want to taste real Vietnamese coffee, we recommend getting a kit to prepare this delicacy.