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A group of people in a kitchen, some making peace signs. 2
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By +1 CHOPSTICKS

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €62 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Skip the restaurant and eat at a local family's dining table, in their own home. +1 Chopsticks (加双筷子, “add a pair of chopsticks”, what Chinese families say when a friend turns up for dinner) matches you with one of 10 vetted Shanghai host families, based on where you're staying and what you eat.

    How it goes:

    1. Your host meets you at the door of an ordinary apartment or lane house.
    2. Tea first, while the last dishes finish.
    3. Six or seven dishes plus rice and soup come out of the wok one at a time, shared family-style. Your host explains each one.
    4. Stay and talk. Most meals run past two hours.
    5. Leave with your host's own tips: the noodle shop they go to, the market worth a morning.

    Every host cooks their own family's food. The sample menu below is a taste from different tables.

Activity location

  • Shanghai
    • Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Shanghai
    • Shanghai, Shanghai, China

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Shanghai Home-Cooked Meal with a Local English-Speaking Family

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English
Price details
€61.69 x 2 Adults€123.38
Total
Price is €123.38
Until Mon, 16 Nov

Vegan Family Table

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Fully vegan home-cooked meal

Price details
€61.69 x 2 Adults€123.38
Total
Price is €123.38
Until Mon, 16 Nov

Dumplings & Dinner

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • English

Dumpling-making session

Price details
€79.83 x 2 Adults€159.66
Total
Price is €159.66
Until Mon, 16 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Full home-cooked meal — starters, mains, staples, and dessert
  • Inclusions
    Home Dining Cheat Sheets — cultural primer on Chinese dining, sent 2 days before your visit
  • Inclusions
    Tea and water throughout the meal
  • Inclusions
    Dumpling-making session at some hosts, on request (tell us when you book)
  • Inclusions
    Directions, phone number and WeChat — step-by-step instructions so you arrive without stress
  • Inclusions
    Pre-visit dietary check-in — vegetarian, halal, non-mammalian and more accommodated
  • Exclusions
    Transport to and from the host's home
  • Exclusions
    Alcohol (available on request at some hosts for an additional cost)

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Specialised infant seats are available
    • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Most Shanghai food experiences are built around a chef, a studio or a script. This one is built around a family. +1 Chopsticks is China's first curated home dining platform, and every host is vetted in three steps: an in-depth interview, a test dinner our team eats in their home, and an English introduction video. There's no fixed menu. Hosts shop at their local market the morning of your visit and cook what's in season, so no two meals are the same. Jiading Ayi, from the old town known as the home of xiaolongbao, has welcomed international guests since 2016 and grows vegetables in her backyard. Grace lived in the US for over a decade. Chuan cooks Guangxi and Cantonese dishes you won't find in Shanghai restaurants. Some hosts will have you folding dumplings first; just ask when you book. Vegetarian, vegan, halal and allergy-friendly meals are routine with 48 hours' notice. Before your visit you get a dietary check-in, directions, and our Home Dining Cheat Sheets on Chinese table manners.

Location

Activity location

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    Shanghai
    • Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Shanghai
    • Shanghai, Shanghai, China

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