Available by request

Vegan Food & Home Cooking Tour

Shop, cook and eat your way through everyday vegan life in Beijing or Shanghai with a local host.

US$100 per person

Restaurant orders and local transport are paid separately.

Check dates

No payment to inquire

Place

Beijing or Shanghai

Duration

1 day

Group

Your private party

Language

English

Availability

Year-round, by request

A table of Chinese plant-based dishes, steamed buns and vegetables

A good fit if…

Vegan travellers who want a participatory day built around food, conversation and ordinary city life.

What is fixed—and what can change

Private experience. Private dates can be requested year-round.

Please note: This experience may not be suitable for a serious allergy that cannot be safely accommodated after advance review.

Experience at a glance

What you will actually do.

Visit a neighbourhood market

Learn about seasonal produce, how the market works, and the daily rhythms of the people who sell there.

Cook in a local home

Choose ingredients together, prepare a vegan lunch, and share the table with your host.

Decode a Chinese supermarket

Look for locally available vegan products and understand how a Chinese grocery chain operates.

Taste checked local food

Try selected street food or regional snacks, with shared-kitchen limits explained before you eat.

Tofu and plant-based ingredients used in eastern Chinese cooking

Everyday neighbourhood life in a Beijing hutong lane

Sample flow

A sample day

The neighbourhood, market and food stops are confirmed with you before the experience.

09:30

Meet and explore the market

Meet at the agreed location · Walk the market with your host and choose ingredients

11:00–14:00

Cook and eat together

Travel to the host kitchen · Prepare and share a vegan home-cooked lunch

Vegan home-cooked lunch

14:00–15:30

Tea and conversation

Slow down over tea and ask what you want to know about life in the city

15:30–17:30

Supermarket, neighbourhood and tastings

Explore local vegan products · Try selected regional snacks where suitable

Around 18:00

Vegan restaurant or finish

Your host can take you to a vegan restaurant before the experience ends

Restaurant orders are not included in the experience price

Your hosts and facilitators

Who you will spend time with.

Mingwei

Shanghai host · Co-founder of Vegan Travel China

Leads the Shanghai edition.

About Mingwei

A long-time vegan based in Shanghai who has worked in alternative protein and community-focused projects.

Xueqi

Beijing host · Researcher in Daoist philosophy

Leads the Beijing edition.

About Xueqi

A long-time vegan based in Beijing whose research in Eastern philosophy informs conversations about food and daily life.

Dan

Yoga practitioner

May occasionally join the Beijing edition; participation is not guaranteed.

Eating vegan on this experience

What is checked—and where limits remain.

Food standard

The planned lunch is cooked vegan. Selected snacks are checked in Chinese, and your host can end the day at a dedicated vegan restaurant.

Cross-contact

Planned restaurant meals use dedicated vegan venues. Some selected street-food stops may use shared kitchens, so cross-contact cannot always be ruled out.

Serious allergies

Tell us about serious allergies before booking. We will review the allergen and planned venues before confirming whether we can host safely.

Before you book

What is included, arranged or still to confirm.

Getting around

The meeting and finish points are agreed in advance. The day is mainly on foot and by public transport; transport fares are not included.

Format

Private experience. Your private party.

Included or confirmed

Market and supermarket guidance
Home-cooking session and shared lunch
Selected local-food exploration
A private local host for the day

Not included or still to confirm

Local transport fares
Food ordered at the final restaurant
Personal purchases

Your next step

No service fee is taken online. For this one-day experience, 50% is paid when you meet and before the experience begins; the remaining 50% is paid when the experience ends.

Check dates

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Questions before booking

The details people usually ask us about.

Is the Beijing day the same as the Shanghai day?

The structure is similar, but the host, neighbourhood, seasonal ingredients and food stops change with the city. Your exact plan is agreed before the day.

Are the street-food stops guaranteed to be free from cross-contact?

No. We check ingredients in Chinese, but some street-food vendors use shared kitchens. We explain that clearly and you can skip any stop.

Can you host a serious allergy?

Tell us about serious allergies before booking. We will review the allergen and planned venues before confirming whether we can host safely.

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