NEPAL · COOKING CLASSES
Momo pleated properly, dal bhat built from the spice up, a Newari khaja set eaten cross-legged afterwards. The 13 classes below are honest about how much you cook versus watch, and several start at the vegetable market.
Learn to make momos and three other Nepali dishes in a friendly Thamel cooking class with market shopping, recipes, and a full meal.
“highly suggest doing a cooking class while in Katmandu! It was so fun and very easy. The staff was great :)”
Learn to make Nepali momos, dal bhat, and local dishes in a women-led Kathmandu cooking class with a market visit and shared meal.
“Such a fun cooking class and excited to be able to cook some traditional Nepalese dishes! Nish was the loveliest guide :)”
Learn to make Nepali momos, dal bhat, and yomari in a small Kathmandu class with market shopping, tea, and a shared meal.
“Excellent cooking class! Very patient chef and delicious meals! Such a fun way to spend the afternoon in Kathmandu”
Learn to make Nepalese momos or dal bhat in a small Pokhara cooking class with local cooks, a meal, recipes, and personal guidance.
“We love momos! They are tricky to make though! Nothing beats hands on teaching to learn the technique, with instructions on finger and thumb placement, grip pressure etc. It was a really fun class, and good to chat as we ate our tasty and beautifully imperfect creations!”
Cook dal bhat, momos, and Nepali home dishes with Kalpana's family, visit a garden, and enjoy hotel pickup in Kathmandu.
“I had the pleasure of spending the day with Thapa Kalpana & her daughter touring her bountiful garden & seeing organic ingredients we were using. She is an absolute delight & filled with great cooking tips! Her class is in the suburbs Read more”
Cook momos or dal bhat in Sarita’s Pokhara home kitchen, enjoy a homemade meal, and take Nepali recipes home for $28.
“Such a lovely experience - she was so warm and helpful. The food was delicious and it was such an enriching experience to learn Nepali cooking techniques while in Nepal! I would highly recommend as an activity while in Pokhara”
Learn to make Nepali momos from scratch, shop for fresh ingredients, enjoy masala tea, and choose hotel pickup in Kathmandu Valley.
“Really nice guide and great food! We made the chicken momos, they were very good.”
Learn to shape authentic Nepali momos in a friendly 90-minute Kathmandu cooking class with masala chai, lunch, and recipes to take home.
“We loved this cooking course! The instructor was so friendly, and made the lesson so much fun. The food was incredible and so fresh, the kitchen was really clean, with the rooftop location providing panoramic views of Kathmandu! Would 100% recommend this course, for a really affordable price and a great experience!”
Make momos and dal bhat, shop for ingredients, and enjoy a local Kathmandu cooking class with tea, pickup, and small groups.
“Fabulous food, and two really good guys cooking and explaining the history of the food and a little about Kathmandu also. The chef and guide both had fantastic humour also, and were very good at showing us how to make Momos. The instruction was also great, and the quantity of food was huge - come hungry and you will leave full!”
Make momos, dal bhat, and other Nepali dishes in Kathmandu with a market visit, chef guidance, tea, and optional hotel pickup.
“The range of dishes available to cook was tremendous. The staff were extremely welcoming, helpful and informative. The cooking progressed at a very pleasant pace. This was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Well worth doing.”
Learn to make Nepali momos or dal bhat in a family kitchen near Pokhara, with hotel pickup, hands-on cooking, and a shared meal.
“I had such a great time making momo, I was all by myself and it was great! I was absolutely horrible at folding them, but she was very patient and encouraging! And they were absolutely amazing! I’m going to come back and do dal bhat, it was such a lovely experience!”
Cook Nepali dishes, shop a local market, and share a generous meal in this small-group Thamel class for $30 per person.
“Great cooking class and learned lots of new things I would definitely recommend going here and plenty of food!”
Learn to make, fold, steam, and taste Nepalese momos in a private three-hour cooking class with pickup in Pokhara.
“A brilliant time spent learning how to make traditional Nepalese MoMos. Picked up on time and taken to Cafe Nirvana where we made MoMo from scratch and were taught how to make the different shapes. Then some were steamed and some fried. There was just the two of us so it was a really interactive experience.”
The valley squares, the two lake towns, the long walks and the flights.
