Seven dishes. You pick one soup, one stir-fry and one curry from three choices each, and everyone makes curry paste, pad thai, papaya salad, mango sticky rice and a herbal drink.

Is there a vegetarian option?

Yes. Vegetarian and vegan versions of the menu are available. Let us know when you book so the school prepares the right ingredients.

Yes, within about 4 km of the old city. Give us your hotel name and be in the lobby from 08:30. Hotels further out may be able to meet the group at a point in town, ask us.

How big is the class?

No more than ten people, and each person has their own cooking station.

Can I bring someone who does not want to cook?

Yes. A follower joins the market walk and the meal without cooking, at a reduced price.

Do I need breakfast first?

A light one is enough. You taste as you go and sit down to a full meal of seven dishes before the drive back.

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Half Day Morning Thai Cooking Class - The Best Thai Cooking Course

Morning cooking class on an organic farm outside Chiang Mai: market walk, homemade curry paste and seven dishes at your own station, with pickup from the old city area.

From฿1,000per person

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Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai

Half Day

Cooking & Food

Small Group (up to 12)

Solo Traveler Friendly

Hotel Pickup Included

Highlights

Walk a local market with your teacher and learn to choose ingredients
Pound your own curry paste from fresh herbs and spices
Cook seven dishes at your own station, including pad thai and papaya salad
Choose your own soup, stir-fry and curry from three options each
Small class of ten at most, with vegetarian and vegan versions on request
Free pickup and drop-off within 4 km of the old city

Duration

5 hours

Pickup

Included

A hands-on Thai cooking class for people who want to cook, not watch. The Best Thai Cooking Course runs from a small organic farm just outside the city, and this morning session picks you up after breakfast and sends you home after a long, late lunch of your own cooking. It suits couples, families and solo travellers alike.

The class starts with a walk through a local market, where your teacher shows you the herbs, pastes and vegetables that go into Thai cooking and how to choose them. Back at the school you pound your own curry paste from scratch and then cook seven dishes at your own station. You choose one soup, one stir-fry and one curry from three options each, and everyone also makes pad thai, papaya salad, sweet sticky rice with mango and a herbal drink. Spice levels are up to you. Vegetarian and vegan versions are available if you tell us when you book. You eat what you cook as you go, and what you cannot finish can be taken away.

Classes are small, a maximum of ten people, with one cooking space per person. Free pickup and drop-off covers hotels within about 4 km of the old city. Someone who wants to come along and eat without cooking can join as a follower at a lower price.

Pickup for this session is between 08:30 and 09:00, and you are back at your hotel around 14:00.

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Bookings open up to 150 days ahead; the latest date you can book is Sun 28 Feb 2027.

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