Korean Fried Chicken, Bao & Party Snacks (4 hrs)

• Why Join: Easy & relaxed class for all. Featuring to-die-for glazes for any roast or braai.
• Protein: Chicken or tofu
• Can't Accomodate: Low GI. Gluten free
• Ideal For: Team building, Home entertainer, Kid-friendly recipes
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- Essential ingredients (required for all customers' consumption): Soy sauce, sesame, mushroom

- Customisable ingredients (swap or skip): Chicken or mushroom & tofu

- Remarks: Excellent vegetarian & pescatarian options offered.

1. All sales are final. No refunds.

2. Date changes are free more than 28 days before class. 28–7 days before: R250 per person. Under 7 days, up to 72 hours before: R350 per person. 72–48 hours before: 50% of the fee is forfeited. Under 48 hours: 100% forfeited. Hours count back from the class start time. Choose your new date within 1 month, or the credit expires.

3. Can't make it? Send someone in your place, at no cost.

4. Check the class menu before booking, especially for groups. No cancellations or date changes due to dietary restrictions. Full details: Cooking Class T&Cs →

FAQs

About 4 hours, in three parts: a welcome drink and potstickers on arrival, 2 hours of prep and learning (no drinking yet), then 1.5 hours to cook and eat together. We cook as one team. Watch, take notes or get stuck in, it's up to you.

Waterfall Estate, Midrand. 5 minutes from Mall of Africa, 30 minutes from Johannesburg, Pretoria and the airport.

No, we cook together as a team: half demo, half hands-on. You learn from Rany, our founder and a seasoned food educator with 10+ years of experience, from questions and from each other, cover 3–4 recipes, and taste the dish done right, your reference for cooking at home.

Our halal classes use halal-certified meat, with no pork and no alcohol in the cooking. We're not halal-certified, and other guests may have wine with the meal. Non-Muslim guests are welcome too: same authentic recipes. Read the full answer →

Nothing but a healthy appetite and a good sense of humour. We prepare everything.

4 days before, we WhatsApp you directions and your gate access code.

We cook on solar.

Yes, bring your own. ½ bottle of wine (1 bottle per couple) or 2 beers per person. We keep the first 2 hours, prep and learning, alcohol-free. Sharp knives, clear heads.

10 years old. Our classes are for anyone who truly wants to learn how to cook, whatever their age. If a young guest can stay focused for around 4 hours and cook alongside adults, they're welcome. We use fire and knives, so guests aged 10–17 must attend with a paying adult. Same class, same menu, same price.

All sales are final. Change your date for free more than 28 days before; fees apply after that. Or send someone in your place at no cost, any time. Full details: Cooking Class T&Cs →

Classes run only at our studio, where the kitchen and team are set up for it. But we can bring private dining to your home: from R1,000 per person (incl. VAT), based on 10 guests. Talk to us → for details.

Yes, from 8 guests. Your own class, your own date, just your group.

Smaller group (min 6 people)?

  • Keep it private: pay the min session fee. See the 6-guest examples in our sample quotes.
  • Join a public class: book seats in any class on our calendar. Or request your chosen class on your chosen date, with at least 6 weeks' notice. We fill the remaining seats.

Book a private class →   Plan team building →

As a general rule, not our regular classes. This avoids conflicts of interest and protects our recipes, which have been copied and sold without our permission before. Now and then we run classes open to everyone, so talk to us first. Chefs and food businesses can also book our consulting or chef training.

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Customer Reviews

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Meagan Olevano
Perfect class for team building

I first attended dumpling class in 2019 and had a fantastic experience. So I booked this class for our team building. It turned out to be the perfect choice: the recipe was simple enough to learn while bonding and something everyone could easily recreate at home. All 15 ladies on my team loved it, and as always, the food was amazing. We had an absolute blast.

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Mary-Rose Chirume
Rany and her team are rockstars!!

Had a wonderful afternoon and learnt so many tips and tricks about how to prepare and cook food the Korean way! Also, appreciated that they have all the special pantry supplies required for the recipes. Will definitely be attending other classes in 2024.

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Anonymous (Johannesburg, ZA)
Dietary Restriction: Halal
Korean fried chicken

Great class

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Alexa grant (Johannesburg, ZA)
Dietary Restriction: Vegan
Best ever

Did not know anything could taste this good !!!!

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Dominic Ribeiro (Johannesburg, ZA)
Fun, Informative, Delicious

The simplicity of the dishes makes it something that you know you will do again and again at home. It's not one of those classes that you'll do and then forget about.

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Gill Glover
A fabulous time

Attended with my friend to this class for the second time and still enjoyed massively. Rany, is amazing, patient and a wealth of information.

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Radhika Valjee
Brilliant!

I loved how versatile this class was for vegetarians- so much delicious options available. I also learnt so many new valuable things

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Afrin Ossman
Lovely class

Absolutely Loved the class! Rany is an amazing host and teacher!

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Nirri Nair
Attended three times and loved all.

I attended this class three times in 2023: with my children, my Exco team, and my colleagues. Apart from learning to make authentic, 100% plant-based KFC (nobody teaches that in SA!), it also allowed me to discover new aspects of people I thought I knew well. The class's focus on techniques, rather than just following recipes, letting me observe the quirky and personal sides of my companions. It was truly a delightful experience.

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Dino Poongan
Perfect platform to foster teamwork and camaraderie.

I don't consider myself a foodie, yet this was a hit for our executive retreat. Though initially skeptical, I loved how cooking facilitated instant bonding in our team. Rany's personable style got everybody fully engaged and having fun right away even lacking culinary skills. The incredible fried chicken we whipped up from scratch astonished us all. It was so popular I booked another session for my team's year-end. Having secret recipes to impress my kids is an unexpected bonus!

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Harald Vackier
Amazing

Learned a lot, not just about recipes but also theory - why certain ingredients are used and what they do. Already tried it at home and had amazing results.

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Karishma Pais
Dont miss this class!

This is the only KFC that we eat & cooking it does require an understanding of techniques that aren't as easy to learn from a video.

This was the first time I attended one of Rany's classes and I'm so glad that I did. Rany is a font of information and she provided so many tips & insights during the class.

While there were 10 of us in the batch, we all got the opportunity to practice every stage of the process ourselves. We made KFC 4 ways - Plain & with 3 different sauces. We learned to make the 3 sauces and an accompanying daikon pickle, so we learned to cook everything to make this a complete meal.

I can heavily recommend this class & I'm looking forward to attending the ramen class

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Tammy Makadooj
Rany rocks. Fun and delicious

I've tried Rany's KFC class recipes a ton. Learning to deep fry confidently with no mess was a game-changer. But it's was way more versatile than I initially thought: she taught four incredible sauces that work wonders for stir-fries, noodle dishes, and glazing. And those crunchy radish pickles are a hit with everything I eat. The class was fun and educational. Now I'm a home deep-frying pro, and my family's loving my cooking!