The invention discloses a touring car with a folding cooking bench and a method. The touring car comprises a car body. The car body is sequentially provided with a car head, a carriage and a tailstockfrom front to back. A tail door is arranged at the rear end of the tailstock. Cooking bench sliding rails are arranged on the bottom face of the inside of the tailstock. The folding cooking bench isarranged at the upper ends of the cooking bench sliding rails. First rolling wheels are both arranged at the lower end of the left side and the lower end of the right side of the folding cooking bench. The folding cooking bench and the cooking bench sliding rails are connected together through the first rolling wheels. The using method of the folding cooking bench in the touring car includes the two steps of unfolding and folding. The folding cooking bench of the touring car can be pulled out or taken back from the tailstock, users can cook outside the touring car, cooking space is increased and cooking can be made more flexible and convenient. Storage space is increased through storage boxes and storage plates. There is no need for the users to leave the cooking bench and take goods, andtime and labor are saved. The folding cooking bench is unfolded in the using process, and wind and foreign bodies can be prevented from entering a gas stove. The folding cooking bench is folded when not being used, and space occupancy is small.