The Sichuan Higher Institute of Cuisine

China's most renowned chefs the our two-week intensive cooking courses at the Sichuan Higher Institute of Cuisine in Chengdu, imparting years of culinary experience and insight. Bring a sense of adventure to the kitchen as you learn to prepare Sichuan dishes with complex flavors and explosive spices in a highly professional environment.

The Sichuan Institute designed the program to give the highlights of Sichuan cuisine in a condensed course. You and your fellow food-loving travelers will prepare Sichuanese dishes and snacks, like spicy Zhong dumplings and Gong Bao chicken with peanuts. You'll learn to wield a Chinese cleaver with confidence, control the heat of a wok, and tease out the famously complex Sichuan flavors-like numbing-hot and fish-fragrant-from the freshest raw ingredients.