Cooking Class: Handmade Chinese Dumplings

In this guided cooking class with Chef Li, you'll learn how to make Chinese soup dumpling from scratch as well as several complementary dishes. The dumplings you will prepare are called Xiao long bao, a steamed bun typically filled with pork. First, you'll knead together your dough and then shape it into wrappers, which you'll fill with pork. Chef Li will teach you how to form perfect pleats to seal the dumpling. Then, you'll learn how to steam the dumplings and enjoy them alongside hot and sour soup and a crunchy cucumber salad. Wrap up with sweet poached pears. 


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Hot and Sour Soup

With chicken stock, mushrooms, tofu and vinegar


Smashed Cucumber Salad

With chili, cilantro, vinegar, soy sauce, leeks, bay leaves and cinnamon


Xiao Long Bao

With ground pork, soy sauce, sesame oil and Chinkiang vinegar


Poached Pears and Rock Sugar

With Chinese cooking wine


Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.

  • Minimum Guests 2
  • Maximum Guests 12
  • Event Duration 3 hours
  • Activity Level
    Activity Level
  • LabelsCouples, Group, Fun, Chinese, Asian
  • This is a BYOB venue and alcoholic beverages are not available for sale. You are welcome to bring beer and wine to enjoy during class.

Reviews Guests Left For This Experience

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Jennifer

10 Aug 2024

Class was fun and a good size for learning. Food was delicious!

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Jennifer

10 Aug 2024

Class was engaging and the food was delicious! Great size group too

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Andrew

01 Mar 2024

great class, very kind and helpful instructor. food was delicious. would highly recommend if you go by yourself (lots of nice people) or if you go with a date. looking forward to cooking this meal on my own again soon!

$ 119 Per person

all-inclusive: 3-hour class, meal and taxes.


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Event location: Washington, D.C.

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Chef Li
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Chef Li is an experienced chef who has cooked and studied all around the world. She was formerly based in Singapore, where she offered private cooking classes as well as corporate cooking events. Now Chef Li offers cooking classes in the US, although her style is influenced by her international background. Although Chef Li specializes in traditional Chinese and Southeast Asian cuisine, she welcomes students of all culinary backgrounds and loves the chance to open their minds to new cooking styles.

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