5 Shopping Trips in Chengdu to Book Before You Fly

1.Half-Day Chengdu Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 465 reviews · from $90Our pick

Explore Chengdu’s Liangjiaxiang market, learn Sichuan cooking with local chefs, and enjoy the meal you prepare in this four-hour class.

“This was truly one of the best tours I've ever been on my whole life! Firstly, Im a solo traveler and sometimes finding tours for just one person can be a little difficult because most companies need at least two people for to be financially feasiblRead more”

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2.Cooking Class with Fresh Market Half Day Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 42 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $82

Learn Sichuan cooking, shop a Chengdu spice market, and enjoy a chef-led meal in this friendly 4.5-hour food experience.

“We had an amazing experience with the cooking class and market tour in Chengdu! The meeting point was easy to find, and everything went smoothly. Our guide, Lance, spoke excellent English, which made communication very easy. The market visit was fantastic – Lance explained and showed us so much about the local ingredients and culture. After that, the cooking part was really fun and engaging. The food we made was absolutely delicious, and we got to enjoy the fruits of our labor. Additionally, we received all the recipes and materials, so we can try making the dishes at home. We highly recommend this cooking class! It was an unforgettable experience.”

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3.Half-Day steamed Buns Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $80

Explore a Chengdu spice market, learn Sichuan cooking, and make steamed Bao Zi buns in this friendly four-hour class.

“A great experience, the local market was fun, interesting and we got to try and use a little Chinese language. Lance our guide was great from start to finish and took lots of fabulous pictures which meant we could get with our cookery class. Read more”

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4.Half-Day Professional Mapo Tofu Cooking with a Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $69Best value

Cook Sichuan-style mapo tofu, visit a Chengdu spice market, and enjoy tea, drinks, recipes, and round-trip transport in a small group.

“It was a very cool experience! Jerry, the tour guide, was very helpful throughout the experience, even before the activity had started. Before the experience had even begun, he reached out to clarify the different workshops that Chilli Uncool hRead more”

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5.Half-day Dandan Noodles Cooking Class with a Local Market Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $100

Shop Chengdu’s spice market, cook Dan Dan noodles with a local chef, and enjoy tea, beer, recipes, and hotel transfers in four hours.

“I offered this cooking class to my girlfriend as a birthday present, and it was beyond what I hoped for! Everything was perfect. The market visit was super interesting, and Lance took the time to explain everything, answer all our (numerous) Read more”

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