"Phở" - rice noodle soup with beef or chicken, is considered Vietnam’s national dish and is eaten everywhere on the street. Chefs protect their Pho recipe like a treasure, but in Hidden Hanoi's cooking class, we will secretly show you all our Hidden ingredients as well as simplify the recipe and method so that you can recreate it at home for your family and friends.

Coffee was introduced to Vietnam in the early 1900 by the French. Then slowly it becomes a very popular drink here. Coffee with egg sounds a little bit weird but actually, it has amazing flavor. It is not a drink but becomes a cool dessert as well. The legend of the Egg coffee started in 1946 after the Second World War finished with the problem of getting imported fresh milk in Vietnam. So a bartender who made coffee at that time invented a new way of drinking coffee with what we have a lot here: Eggs and sugar. So you now then could be able to witness the beauty of “Vietnamese Latte” with its special texture and flavor.

Would you like to experience what it likes in the family kitchen in Hanoi? Would you wonder how we cook? Why and when and where? Would you like to dine authentic meal with us just like a friend. Let join us in host's house for outstanding and unique activity while you are here.

 For a thousand years being the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi has gain for itself the finest cuisines in the whole country. Wherever the dishes come from, we twisted and modified and made it became our own version. Hanoian also has a different way of dining. Carefully, gently, elegantly but simple and well balanced are what we focus on not only in our traditional cuisines but also in our daily family meal. Each menu has 4 dishes. You could choose 1 dish from each option below for full menu. We have both Vegetarian and Vegan option as well:

• Fresh Bún Noodle and Mixed Herb Salad.

• Nước mắm (fish sauce) Soup with Green Papaya and Carrot.

• Marinated and BBQ’d Pork.

• Fried Vietnamese Spring Rolls.

This menu is a specialty on Hanoi’s streets. Typically served at lunch, the soup is served cold in Summer and warm in Winter.

• Cabbage Rolls filled with Pork and Mushrooms.

• Claypot Stewed Chicken with Lotus Seeds and Mushrooms.

• Banana Flower Salad.

• Green Wasabi Leaves Soup.

These meals are most often eaten when the weather is cooler. The ingredients are readily available in most countries and the recipes can be easily adapted to suit individual tastes.

• Fresh rice paper Spring Rolls with Prawns
• Prawns with Sweet and Sour Sauce
• Green Papaya Salad
• Sour Fish Soup

 This lightly balanced summer meal showcases several typical Vietnamese cooking techniques such as rolling, stir-frying and dipping!

Fresh, Organic, In-Season Vegetables / Vietnamese Mixed Vegetable Curry / Fried Tofu / Eggplants Grilled over Charcoal.

For monks in the pagodas around Hanoi, they follow a strict Vegetarian diet that disallows many common household ingredients, like fish sauce. Here, we're proud to show you the menu, comprised of Vegetarian and Vegan dishes, of they typically eat. Carefully prepare your meal and dine like the enlightened!

• Morning Glory Salad.

• Claypot Stewed Eggplant with Pork.

• Wasabi Leaves with Fresh Water Crab Soup.

• Tofu with Fresh Tomato Sauce.

This is the sort of meal Vietnamese country folk might eat after a long day's work of harvesting. They will harvest water spinach and collect small clams from the local ponds to make a simple, yet delicious soup eaten with salted or fried small eggplants and served with rice crackers.

If you're looking to spend time with your kids and help them learn critical life skills, look no further. In our cooking class made for kids, they'll be given an opportunity to learn how to cook, work in a team, manage time, and enjoy their hard-work together!

Weekly classes for kids begin at:

• 9:30 AM on Saturday for English speaking classes.

• 2:00 PM on Saturday for Vietnamese speaking classes.

Please watch out for our weekly menu updates on our page, Hidden Hanoi!

Spring rolls are something quite special in Vietnam, with a wide variety of ingredients and fillings across every region. In this class, we will be introducing four different kinds of rolls, best suited to give you a good grasp on our unique cuisine.

When people talk about popular dishes in Hanoi, they almost always will mention these two outstanding dishes: Chả cá Lã vọng and Bánh tôm Hồ Tây.

Chả cá Lã vọng has a beautiful symphony of spice and herbs grilled with its fish, while Bánh tôm Hồ Tây holds the perfect balance between Western and Vietnamese flavours in its fried shrimp cakes.

It's a special must-have experience when exploring Hanoian street foods!

   Tết, especially in the North of Vietnam, is very formal. There are certain traditions we must uphold, such as the kind of food we serve. Most families have the same menu, using the same ingredients used regularly in everyday cooking. However, we celebrate Tết for around a week, so even delicious dishes can become dull to eat.

   For fresh and exciting New Year, we have decided to switch out traditional ingredients for something more unique for the holiday. Each dish was carefully thought out to bring out its colour and flavour, while still connected to the roots of true Northern Vietnamese cuisine.

• Bún Thang - Noodles in savoury chicken broth, topped with eggs, Vietnamese ham, wasabi root and shiitake mushrooms.

• Món Cuốn Kiểu Hà Nội - Hanoian summer rolls filled with fresh shrimps, pork and a variety of tropical herbs.

• Gỏi Gà - Refreshing salad made with chicken, onions and Vietnamese mint.

• Nước Chấm Kiểu Hà Nội - Hanoian dipping sauce.