Sompon teaching Thai cooking to a chef

The Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School has 5 different courses for you to choose from and you will learn the main techniques for cooking Thai food whichever course you attend.  The courses keep rotating, so please see our course schedule page to see which course is run on any day of the year.

All courses begin with a morning activity such as shopping at the market, and introduction to Thai ingredients, paste making, vegetable carving, or selection your own organic herbs from our herb garden.

After the morning activity you will cook 4 dishes. Each dish will be demonstrated to you by Sompon and his experienced staff, who all speak excellent English. They will give you tips about alternative cooking methods and substitutes throughout the demonstrations. Then it is your turn! You will cook each dish yourself and the teachers will be on hand to help and guide you with step-by-step instructions.

Once you have cooked 4 dishes, you will sit down to relax, in peaceful surrounds, to eat the fruits of your hard work. After lunch you will make 2 more dishes and then eat once again. Expect to be full by the end of the day.

You will receive a free cookery book to take home with you. It is in full colour and contains the recipes from all 5 courses.

COURSE SET-UP

 

Sitting in air-conditioned comfort while learning the basics of the day's lessons.

The teacher will demonstrate how to cook the dish first and give you lots of extra tips about alternative cooking methods and substitutes for each dish. Then it will be your turn. Each student will have their own specifically designed cooking station so that they do not have to share. We have over 250 woks and saucepans and over 40 stainless steel gas rings and work surfaces!  While you are cooking the teacher will be guiding you through the recipes step-by-step so that you are guaranteed to enjoy eating all the food that you have cooked for lunch.

The cooking areas are kept clean and all the cooking utensils are of the highest quality.  Only the freshest ingredients are used. The courses are designed to be fun and entertaining and we aim to make our courses a memorable experience for you with pleasant surroundings and hope that you will learn a bit about Thai culture as well as about Thai food.

COURSE LOCATIONS

The Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School  is unique in that it offers you a choice of 2 different locations.  Some courses take place at Sompon and Elizabeth's home which is just outside Chiang Mai in a peaceful and beautiful setting.

Other courses  take place at our restaurant, The Wok, which is in the heart of the city. Lunch is served in our shaded wooden house and garden. If you are worried about traveling time then why not choose to take the course here.

It is up to you  to decide which course you think is most suited to your needs. We hope that you will find at least one course that appeals to you and decide to do your cooking course with the Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School.

When you book the courses please let us know if you have a preference as to where you would like to take the course.