Begin your day with a hotel pickup and head to a local market for a traditional breakfast. Savor dishes like steamed buns, soy milk, guokui, noodles, or seasonal local snacks.

After breakfast, explore the market with a local guide. Buy ingredients for lunch and learn about common Sichuan seasonings such as Sichuan peppercorn, chili, doubanjiang, pickles, and vine pepper.

Next, travel to a farmhouse or local courtyard near Chengdu and enter a slower, more local living environment. Join local hosts in washing, preparing, seasoning, and cooking several home-style Sichuan dishes.

Enjoy the lunch you helped prepare and learn more about Chengdu’s food culture through casual conversation. After lunch, spend the afternoon the Chengdu way. Learn the basic rules of mahjong or relax with traditional gaiwan tea in the courtyard.

Visit a nearby old house or traditional courtyard and learn about rural life, architecture, and local family history. returning to your hotel.