Beijing Vegan Market Tour & Cooking Class

Explore the market with a local host
and discover Chinese vegan ingredients

Start with a guided walking tour of a nearby food market. Learn about seasonal Chinese vegetables, mushrooms, tofu products, herbs, spices, sauces and other ingredients commonly used in plant-based Chinese cooking, and pick out fresh ingredients with your local host. You will also get practical tips for finding vegan food while traveling in China.

Fold dumplings and bao to make 100% vegan Chinese dishes

After the market visit, head to the cooking space to prepare 2-3 dishes chosen by your host based on the season and what is available at the market. The menu usually includes at least one hands-on Chinese classic such as vegan dumplings, steamed bao or wontons, and may also feature vegan hulatang (a warm, fragrant and spicy soup) or vegan Peking duck-style pancakes with vegetables and sauce.

Learn practical skills such as making plant-based fillings, folding dumplings and wontons, shaping bao, balancing Chinese seasonings and making sauces the traditional way. No cooking experience is needed.

Share the dishes you made and chat over the meal

At the end of the class, sit down together and enjoy the dishes you made. Talk about life in Beijing, Chinese food traditions and vegan travel in China.

※ The dishes listed are examples from a rotating menu, and not all dishes are prepared in a single class.
※ The exact menu may vary, but every class is fully vegan.