Culinary Tours on Asia & Pacific Cruises

Only on your Holland America Line cruise, time-honored tradition and a lively spirit of innovation inform the cuisines of Japan, China, Thailand, Taiwan and Singapore on our culinary tours. Explore Japan’s fascinating and diverse food culture with Brian MacDuckston, one of the world’s foremost ramen experts. Visit a wet market, then enjoy a uniquely Singaporean experience: eating in a hawker center. Take a food-hopping tour that explores Shanghai’s less- trodden streets, dining on everything from lamb kebabs to decadent desserts. In Taipei, visit a traditional market; learn to make the iconic soup dumplings, xialongbao; and experience the Ning Hsia Night Market, where you’ll sample five of the Market’s most beloved snacks. In Bangkok, join renowned chef Dwight Turner of the Courageous Kitchen on a hands-on shopping trip and cooking class; dine at Sra Bua, one of the city’s best Thai restaurants; or head out to the countryside to explore traditional Thai cuisine and culture.