Seoul Hongdae Korean Home Cooking Class: Gimbap, Japchae & Tteokbokki

Start your Korean home cooking class
at a lounge in Hongdae

The experience begins in a comfortable lounge where you are introduced to the dishes and fresh ingredients used in the class. You also hear about the role gimbap, japchae and tteokbokki have played in Korean homes and on special occasions. The instructor guides you in Korean and English.

Make colorful japchae with seasonal vegetables

Prepare and stir-fry colorful vegetables such as carrots and spinach, then toss them with glossy glass noodles to finish your japchae. Learn how to balance different textures and colors.

Roll gimbap with a bamboo mat

Spread rice on seaweed, neatly arrange the fillings you choose and roll it tightly with a bamboo mat. Each sliced piece reveals a colorful cross-section.

Cook tteokbokki at your spice level and enjoy the meal

Mix the sauce yourself at the table and cook tteokbokki at the spice level you like. When cooking is done, set your gimbap, japchae and tteokbokki on one table, take photos and enjoy them together. Before you leave, receive recipe cards for all three dishes so you can recreate them at home.

※ The experience lasts about 120 minutes including cooking and dining, and ends at the same venue in Hongdae.