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Host: Norika and Steven

Shanghai, China

USD
$59-$85 per person

Shanghai Dumpling Cooking Class in a Local Home

Host offerings
  • Apartment
  • Home cook
  • Pets
  • Vegetarian
  • Alcohol
  • Transportation
  • Cooking class
  • Market visit
  • Food Tour

Meet Norika and Steven

Norika and Steven are a husband-and-wife duo who share a passion for bringing travelers together through authentic Chinese in-home dining experiences. They believe the best meal in any city is the one eaten at someone's kitchen table! Born in Tianjin and Hong Kong, respectively, they have lived across four continents - in Shanghai, Copenhagen, Nairobi, and Chicago, and have traveled to more than 60 countries together. Norika grew up cooking traditional northern Chinese family recipes, while Steven has spent over 15 years working in China's hospitality and travel industries. Their food blends the comforting flavors of northern China with the lighter touch of southern Chinese cuisine, offering travelers home-cooked meals Chinese families enjoy every day, dishes that are hard to find in restaurants.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (1-4 guests) Join Norika and Steven at their modest Shanghai apartment for an authentic Chinese in-home dining experience featuring Jiā Cháng Cài (家常菜) -everyday home-style cooking that is the true heart of Chinese cuisine. Share a meal together as they tell stories about life in Shanghai, Chinese food culture, and their travels to more than 60 countries. A few home-cooked Chinese dishes you might try include honey-glazed cumin chicken wings (savory, sweet, and fragrant with toasted cumin), stir-fried snow peas with Chinese sausage (crisp, naturally sweet snow peas paired with rich, smoky cured sausage) or braised tofu with scallions (silky tofu simmered in a savory sauce infused with aromatic fried scallions), and handmade dumplings, the ultimate Chinese comfort food, hand-wrapped and boiled to perfection. Expect warm conversation, authentic home cooking, and the kind of family-style meal that offers a true taste of everyday life in Shanghai.

Cooking experience: (1-4 guests) Join Norika and Steven in their small Shanghai home kitchen for a hands-on cooking class where you'll learn to make handmade Chinese dumplings from scratch. During this 1.5-hour Shanghai cooking class, you'll prepare the dough and filling, learn traditional dumpling-folding techniques, and cook your dumplings by boiling or pan-frying them before enjoying the meal you've created together.

This intimate home cooking experience in Shanghai offers a unique opportunity to connect with locals, discover authentic Chinese home cooking, and learn about Chinese food culture. It's perfect for travelers looking for an authentic Chinese cooking class and a memorable cultural experience in Shanghai.

Notes:
1. Norika and Steven share their home with their two cats.
2. They can accommodate a vegetarian, halal, gluten free or lactose free diet on request, if informed in advance.

Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, Cantonese

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Smashed cucumber salad with garlic and sesame
  • Honey glazed cumin chicken wings or Stir-fried snow peas with Chinese sausage or Homestyle stir-fried beef or Braised tofu with scallions
  • Handmade dumplings
  • Fresh seasonal fruit

Traveler reviews

This is a new host who does not yet have any reviews. You can see reviews of our other Shanghai Traveling Spoon experiences on TripAdvisor:

Norika and Steven

$59-$85 USD

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  • Private experience
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 $59 $59 Not offered
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $85 $85 Not offered
Alcohol
 $3 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 $59 $59 Not offered
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $85 $85 Not offered
Alcohol
 $3 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 12:00pm-2:00pm 6:00pm-8:00pm
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 11:00am-2:00pm 5:00pm-8:00pm

Meet Norika and Steven

Norika and Steven are a husband-and-wife duo who share a passion for bringing travelers together through authentic Chinese in-home dining experiences. They believe the best meal in any city is the one eaten at someone's kitchen table! Born in Tianjin and Hong Kong, respectively, they have lived across four continents - in Shanghai, Copenhagen, Nairobi, and Chicago, and have traveled to more than 60 countries together. Norika grew up cooking traditional northern Chinese family recipes, while Steven has spent over 15 years working in China's hospitality and travel industries. Their food blends the comforting flavors of northern China with the lighter touch of southern Chinese cuisine, offering travelers home-cooked meals Chinese families enjoy every day, dishes that are hard to find in restaurants.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (1-4 guests) Join Norika and Steven at their modest Shanghai apartment for an authentic Chinese in-home dining experience featuring Jiā Cháng Cài (家常菜) -everyday home-style cooking that is the true heart of Chinese cuisine. Share a meal together as they tell stories about life in Shanghai, Chinese food culture, and their travels to more than 60 countries. A few home-cooked Chinese dishes you might try include honey-glazed cumin chicken wings (savory, sweet, and fragrant with toasted cumin), stir-fried snow peas with Chinese sausage (crisp, naturally sweet snow peas paired with rich, smoky cured sausage) or braised tofu with scallions (silky tofu simmered in a savory sauce infused with aromatic fried scallions), and handmade dumplings, the ultimate Chinese comfort food, hand-wrapped and boiled to perfection. Expect warm conversation, authentic home cooking, and the kind of family-style meal that offers a true taste of everyday life in Shanghai.

Cooking experience: (1-4 guests) Join Norika and Steven in their small Shanghai home kitchen for a hands-on cooking class where you'll learn to make handmade Chinese dumplings from scratch. During this 1.5-hour Shanghai cooking class, you'll prepare the dough and filling, learn traditional dumpling-folding techniques, and cook your dumplings by boiling or pan-frying them before enjoying the meal you've created together.

This intimate home cooking experience in Shanghai offers a unique opportunity to connect with locals, discover authentic Chinese home cooking, and learn about Chinese food culture. It's perfect for travelers looking for an authentic Chinese cooking class and a memorable cultural experience in Shanghai.

Notes:
1. Norika and Steven share their home with their two cats.
2. They can accommodate a vegetarian, halal, gluten free or lactose free diet on request, if informed in advance.

Languages spoken: English, Mandarin, Cantonese

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Smashed cucumber salad with garlic and sesame
  • Honey glazed cumin chicken wings or Stir-fried snow peas with Chinese sausage or Homestyle stir-fried beef or Braised tofu with scallions
  • Handmade dumplings
  • Fresh seasonal fruit

Traveler reviews

This is a new host who does not yet have any reviews. You can see reviews of our other Shanghai Traveling Spoon experiences on TripAdvisor:
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 $59 $59 Not offered
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $85 $85 Not offered
Alcohol
 $3 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 $59 $59 Not offered
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $85 $85 Not offered
Alcohol
 $3 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 12:00pm-2:00pm 6:00pm-8:00pm
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 11:00am-2:00pm 5:00pm-8:00pm
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