Tan

  • I live in Ho Chi Minh City
  • I speak English, Vietnamese
  • Verified Local host
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Tan

I am Tan. I am a chef, a doctor, and a biologist. I traveled around many different countries across the world and acquainted different lifestyles. Finally I got back to Vietnam where I was born to open HCM Agricultural Villages - HCM cooking school is where I combine all the knowledge I gained into the program called "Healthy Food".

Anyone who loves healthy food, who wants to open a Vietnamese restaurant in his homeland, or wants to stand out in the professional Asian Kitchen should come to me to discover over 1000 recipes, created by myself and immerse themselves in the Vietnamese culture, agriculture and history. I would love to share my passion for cooking and my Vietnamese gardening skills with people who travel to teach them how to combine food and medicine - eating for a healthy life.

  • I live in Ho Chi Minh City
  • I speak English, Vietnamese
  • Verified Local host
  • Response time less than 6 hours

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Reviews

Charlie
15 July 2025
The day began with a pouch up from our hotel and a trip out to the cookery school and farm. We enjoyed the opportunity to leave the hustle and bustle of the city, venturing out a little to see a less modern version of life. The cookery school and farm began with an introduction to the traditional veg and herbs that are used in cooking, all grown on site and picked by us for use as our ingredients. We then had Daisy our guide show us how to cook for delicious dishes which we also ate. My 21 and 18 year old sons really enjoyed this part of the trip and rated it the best part of our holiday and the best food that they ate on the whole trip (I didn't say they were modest). After the cooking, we travelled a little further to the Cu Chi tunnels. Daisy once again after as our guide and was very engaging. My son's in particular had little knowledge of the Vietnam war and found it fascinating. We enjoyed creeping through the tunnels and understanding how the Vietcong survived, before heading back to the hotel. The best part this trip was the completely relaxed feeling, with no one pushing us to buy things (although we did buy a cook book) or do extra activities, and by going later to the Cu Chi tunnels we avoided the crowds - although it was quite warm by European standards. Highly recommended - one star dropped as we didn't meet Chef Tan and the last that picked us up from the hotel was a little bit grumpy, but then so were we because it is an early start.A wonderful experience avoiding the crowds
Toke
15 July 2025
This was great. We were picked up as agreed, and drove to the village where the cooking class took place (our host was not Tan, but another super nice guide, with great English). We were a family of 6, and each of us had our own tools, own wok and and cooking area. We started off with a super interesting tour of the various ingredients, tasting it all and learning about how it was used. Then we proceeded to cooking and with some nice helpers (also cleaning up) it ended up great. We did four dishes in total. Probably this was the family highlight of our trip in Vietnam, and definitely in everyone's top 3. After eating we went to see the tunnels - a very interesting insight into the war and how the Americans were out-smarted with low-tech means. Our kids ended up shooting some overpriced bullets (not part of the tour), and loved that part. Overall this was super nice, and a day excursion I would recommend to anyone (our youngest kids were 15, probably min age is 10-12).Fun family cooking event - and tunnels
Unknown
2 May 2025
We loved the tour and the guide! Time spent in the farm collecting our ingredients and then cooking was great - then really interesting visit to Cuchi tunnels. All of that was even better thanx to Alice who was a real sunshine and very engagingFabulous tour with fabulous Alice
4tssh6p48f
27 April 2025
Getting to explore the Cu Chi tunnels and have a cooking class with Tan was the most unexpected day - we didn’t realise we would be visiting an organic farm outside the city, learning about the different ingredients, picking them ourselves and getting to cook 4 different meals. All this before visiting the Cu Chi tunnels with a private tour guide. It was the hottest day ever but we had a wonderful time getting to chat, cook and explore!A most unexpected day in the best way
Thorge
22 March 2025
I had a great day in cooking class and the food was excellent! Nice Guide ZanGiang! Also the Tunnels we visited, my guides Knowledge about the history of his Country is overwhelming. Thanks a lot! I'll come backReally nice Day!
katj.harris
21 March 2025
We were picked up by Linh at our hotel. The farm was lovely and peaceful. We picked fresh ingredients for our meal and then were instructed in cooking a huge lunch. We learned some shortcuts and were also given the recipes at the end. We had a tour of the tunnels after lunch which was pretty standard…being less crowded there in the afternoon was a bonus.You will be full!
Kishor
5 March 2025
I had a wonderful experience with Alice doing both the cooking course and a visit to the cu chi tunnels. Alice is very attentive to our needs. On the cooking side she explains everything from the ingredients and their uses and the principles in Vietnamese cooking. It was a great experience. As for the visit to the cu chi tunnels, it was amazing to learn how the people managed to put up resistance to the American fire power from the ground and the air. It was worth a visit and I would encourage anyone to make it a must visit site.Cu chi tunnels and cooking course
Petr
27 January 2025
Absolutely great experience with delicious food and a fantastic guide. We learned so much about all the ingredients, ways of cooking and Vietnamese history. Highly recommend this experience to anyone visiting Vietnam!
Steven
28 December 2024
We had a wonderful experience with Alice and Chef Tan. The day started at his farm, where we picked fresh vegetables, learning about the ingredients that make Vietnamese cuisine so special. We then used what we picked to cook four delicious dishes, guided by the Chef’s expertise. The food was fresh and extremely flavorful. Afterwards, we went to the Cu Chi Tunnels, where Alice shared fascinating stories about the Vietnam War and the tunnels’ history. It was a perfect mix of hands-on cooking, cultural discovery, and historical learning. Highly recommend this experience to anyone visiting Vietnam!Great day
Simone
11 July 2024
My family had a wonderful experience joining Linh as our chef at the HMC cook g school. The experience of farm to table was great for our 3 children to get a better understanding of the good cycle and the food we cooked was amazing! Would highly recommend!!!

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