Thai Cooking Course

While there are cooking courses held throughout the country, Chiang Mai is one of the best places to learn how to make your own tom yum, green curry and mango with sticky rice. The city is filled with different schools offering half-day and full-day courses and whichever you choose, you’re sure to leave satisfied and with some new skills under your belt. All classes will take you to visit a local fresh market where they explain the produce and traditional ingredients commonly found in Thai dishes then it’s back to the kitchen where you’ll be able to choose which dishes you want to try your hand at. Of course phad Thai, fried rice and spring rolls are popular options, but many schools will allow you try making curry paste from scratch or the sweet and spicy somtam (green papaya salad). Vegetarian and vegan options are available everywhere as well. While you can’t go wrong with the school you choose, you can make the mistake of eating too much before your class. You’ll be eating plenty of food during the course of your class so make sure to go hungry and with an empty belly!

Note: There are cooking schools through the city as well as outside of town in the rice fields. All schools will pick you up and drop you back off at your guesthouse. Most classes start in the morning for day and half-day sessions or around dinner time for evening sessions.