cantonese cooking class · guangzhou

Cantonese Cooking Class

Learn Cantonese home cooking, with good conversation along the way

What you’ll cook

Come into our kitchen and cook the kind of meal we grew up eating at home — usually a couple of protein dishes, a vegetable, and a comforting soup, all served together around the family table.

We’ll prepare 4 classic Cantonese dishes from scratch, using the ingredients and everyday cooking techniques that are part of Cantonese home kitchens. You’ll get hands-on with the cooking, from prepping ingredients to seasoning and cooking each dish, then sit down together to enjoy the meal you’ve made.

How it goes

MeetMeet at the Chen Clan Academy metro station (Exit A)
~0.5hWalk home to enjoy a welcome drink and the day's menu
~1.5hCook 4 classic Cantonese dishes step by step
~1hSit down to eat, over delicious food and tea

What’s included

Learn about Cantonese aromatics and cooking techniques
Visit a real Guangzhou local home
Cook a 4-course meal from scratch
Enjoy a homemade feast with Chinese tea
Take home recipes of the day

Not included

Hotel pick-up and drop-off

What the guests are saying

★★★★★
Incredibly Delicious Food, Genuine Connection + the BEST Hosts!
We are a couple of experienced home cooks but despite that, we learned so many new skills that we didn't have before. We cooked a full 3-course meal from scratch, which came out SO well! If your love language is food, you will find so much value in being in community with fellow foodies during this class.
But more importantly, we had the pleasure of getting to know two Guangzhou locals, Jade and Linda, who are patient, hospitable, and generous. You can evidently tell how passionate they are about Cantonese food, community-building, and Cantonese heritage preservation. We wholeheartedly recommend taking one of their classes, whether you're just passing by Guangzhou or you live in the area.
Grace Y🇺🇸
Sep 2026 · Couples
★★★★★
Fun and delicious cooking class!
My favorite thing I did in Guangzhou! Jade and Linda are both really nice, funny, and knowledgeable! It was really unique to have a local guide as we explored the wet market and picked up the things we needed for dinner. The food we made was so delicious (and we ate a lot I was stuffed)! I picked up some new techniques and recipes I’m excited to use again. All the cooking felt very comfortable if you cook for yourself regularly. Most of all appreciated spending time laughing, cooking, and eating with kind people!
Sebastian H🇺🇸
Aug 2026 · Solo

How you will get here

Where we meet

At Exit A of Chen Clan Academy metro station. We will be standing right in front of it with a “Cantogals” sign, and we will take you to our home from there.

Getting to Exit A

By metro (recommended):
Get off at Chen Clan Academy metro station (Line 1 / 8) and take Exit A.

By ride-hailing app (DiDi / Amap) or taxi:
Enter this as your destination, or show it to your driver: 陈家祠地铁站A口

Open in Amap

When

Please be there by:

Lunch class: 9:55 am
Dinner class: 3:55 pm

New to the metro? Give yourself at least 15 minutes extra. It is a group class, so please be on time: we can only wait 5 minutes.

Exit A of Chen Clan Academy metro station: a red sign post, and a covered stairway down, on a rainy day — Exit A. Photo: Nrya, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.