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Pho + More: Learn to cook authentic homemade Vietnamese pho and more.

Photo of bowl of chicken pho and plate of mint leaves with cut limes

10 August @ 16:00 19:30 BST

£100.00

Xuan’s House

46 Pendlestone Road, Walthamstow
London,E17 9BHUnited Kingdom
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The Class

This fun, interactive 3.5 hour Vietnamese cookery class centres around sumptuous soup and salad. You’ll also discover that, once you know how to make these dishes, you’ll easily be able to make several other delectable dishes and dazzle your family and friends with your new Vietnamese cooking skills and knowledge.

You’ll master Vietnam’s iconic Chicken Pho (Phở Gà), a refreshing Vietnamese Pickled Cabbage Salad (Gỏi Bắp Cải) served with Prawn Crackers, and Pho Broth-Poached Chicken with Steamed Rice and Ginger Chilli Soy Sauce. You’ll also learn how to make two essential Vietnamese condiments that you can use for a whole variety of Vietnamese cuisine.

With your help, I’ll show you how to make each of the dishes and condiments from scratch. I’ll also share practical Vietnamese cooking tips and information so you can learn more about the dishes and Vietnamese culture, save time preparing dishes, adapt recipes to taste and make your own spin-off dishes. You’ll also find out where to buy Vietnamese foods and what brands my family and I tend to go for.

It’ll be far too much food to eat in one go so, roughly 2 hours into the class, we’ll sit and eat the Vietnamese Pickled Cabbage Salad and Prawn Crackers and the Pho Broth-Poached Chicken with Steamed Rice and a Ginger Chilli Soy Sauce. We’ll then finish preparing the Pho together and sit and eat that roughly 3 hours into the class.

You’ll have summary recipes to follow during the class to help you track all the steps. After the class, I’ll email you the full recipes, including ingredients and methods, so you can replicate the dishes at home and impress your family and friends. As a little bonus, you’ll also get the recipe to make the delicious Saigonese-style Beef Pho (Phở Bò).

Menu

  • Authentic Saigonese-style Chicken Pho (Phở Gà)
  • Vietnamese Pickled Cabbage Salad (Gỏi Bắp Cải) with Prawn Crackers
  • Pho Broth-Poached Chicken with Steamed Rice and Ginger Chilli Soy Sauce
  • Nước Chấm (Fish Sauce Dressing)
  • Ớt Bằm (Scotch Bonnet Chilli Condiment)

Other Information

Chicken Pho
  • Bone broth (chicken or beef bones, water)
  • Spices – Star anise, Cinnamon/Cassia, Cloves
  • Root ginger
  • Onion (white)
  • Carrot
  • Chicken
  • Salt & MSG
  • Knorr chicken powder
    • Lactose (Milk), Salt, Flavour Enhancers (E621, E631, E627), Maltodextrin, Mineral Salt (Potassium), Chicken (5.7%), Modified Corn Starch, Palm Fat, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Chicken Fat (0.6%), Flavourings (Contain Egg), Chicken Extract (0.1%), Potato Starch, Acid (Lactic Acid), Antioxidant (Extracts of Rosemary), Colour (E150C).
  • Fish sauce
    • Anchovy (Encrasicholina spp.) Extract (Fish), Salt, Sugar
  • Pho noodles
    • Rice, Water (and depending on brand, tapioca starch and/or salt)
  • Garnishes
    • Lime
    • Thai basil (when available)
    • Mint
    • Coriander
    • Red Bird’s Eye Chilli
    • Beansprouts
    • Spring onion
  • Hoisin sauce
    • Water, Sugar, Soybean Paste (Soybean, Wheat Flour, Salt, Water, Sugar, Flavour Enhancer: E621, Preservative: E211), Salt, Distilled Vinegar, Corn Flour, Garlic, Colour: E150a, Sesame Oil, Star Anise, Preservative: E202
  • Sriracha
    • Chilli, Sugar, Water, Salt, Garlic, Flavour Enhancer: E621, Stabiliser: E415, Acidity Regulator: E260, E330, Preservative: E202
Pickled Cabbage Salad & Prawn Crackers
  • Prawn crackers (sub-bullets are ingredients depending on brand used)
    • Starch, Water, Prawn (crustacean), Sugar, Salt
    • Tapioca starch (containing anti-oxidant E223 sulphite), Shrimp (crustacean), Sugar, Salt, Garlic, Flavour Enhancer (E621), Acidity Regulator (E330), Leavening Agent (E500ii)
    • Tapioca starch (contains sulphite), Shrimp (crustacean), Sugar, Salt, Garlic, Flavour Enhancer (E621), Citric acid (E330), Sodium Bicarbonates (E500ii)
  • Vegetable oil
  • Carrot
  • Cucumber
  • Pointed cabbage (or white cabbage or red cabbage or napa cabbage)
  • Onion (white or red)
  • Pickling vinegar (or white vinegar or white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar)
    • Barley Malt Vinegar, Natural Spice Flavourings
  • White caster sugar
  • Garnish
    • Lime
    • Chilli
    • Fish sauce
      • Anchovy (Encrasicholina spp.) Extract (Fish), Salt, Sugar
    • Fried shallots (shallots, vegetable oil, wheat flour)
  • Thai basil
  • Peanuts
Poached Chicken, Rice & Ginger Chilli Soy Sauce
  • Chicken (cooked in Pho broth)
  • Jasmine rice
  • Whole root ginger
  • Scotch bonnet chilli condiment (see below)
  • Soy sauce (water, soybeans, wheat, salt)
Nước Chấm (Fish Sauce Dressing)
  • Fish sauce
    • Anchovy (Encrasicholina spp.) Extract (Fish), Salt, Sugar
  • White vinegar
    • Water, malted barley
  • Garlic
  • Red chilli
  • White caster sugar
  • Fresh lime
Ớt Bằm (Scotch Bonnet Chilli Condiment)
  • Scotch bonnet chillies
  • Fresh garlic
  • White vinegar (water, malted barley)

If you have any allergies or dietary restrictions or preferences, please contact us before booking to see if we can accommodate.

This class is not suitable for pescatarians, vegetarians or vegans currently. Our Rolls + More classes are though so please take a look at those. If you’re interested in pescatarian, vegetarian or vegan variations of this Pho + More class, send me a message – the more interest, the more quickly we’ll be able to offer a specifically pescatarian, vegetarian or vegan Pho focused class.

We’re not licensed to sell alcohol but if we have any booze we’ll be happy to share and feel free to BYOB.

Please arrive at least 5 minutes prior to the class start time.

Read our Cookery Class Terms in advance of booking please – they contain very important information about what (not) to wear to class, cancellations and allergies.

See our FAQs for more information.

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Pho + More: 10th Aug 2025
16:00–19:30
£ 100.00
6 available
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