Cooking Schools in Chiang Mai

[webfact]

Cooking Schools in Chiang Mai
Learn to Cook Your Favorite Thai Foods in Chiang Mai!



Full story: http://chiangmai.thaivisa.com/cooking-schools-chiang-mai/

[zeichen]

I know the women in the photo and see her groups at the market all the time. Needless to say that nothing she cooks is authentic. All recipes and even the names of things are changed for a tourist market. Don't learn Thai cooking from anyone but Khun Yai

[nivram4491]

I know the women in the photo and see her groups at the market all the time. Needless to say that nothing she cooks is authentic. All recipes and even the names of things are changed for a tourist market. Don't learn Thai cooking from anyone but Khun Yai

Why Yai? Where Yai?

[uptheos]

I know the women in the photo and see her groups at the market all the time. Needless to say that nothing she cooks is authentic. All recipes and even the names of things are changed for a tourist market. Don't learn Thai cooking from anyone but Khun Yai

Why Yai? Where Yai?

I'd like to know too, have some guests coming who are interested.

[Gonzo the Face]

To all those who may have interest in learning Thai Cooking, I would like to recommend Kn. Nabian and the Thai Cookery. We send all of our folks wanting to learn to cook Thai to them. I can't say enough good about them and the guest when they come back are always more than pleased. I say simply the " Best"

G

[luther]

That's quite a list. Thanks, Webfact, whoever you are. In searching for a cooking school to send some friends in February, matching them up with the right situation is tricky. They are both excellent cooks with lots of knowledge of Asian food and ingredients, so the beginner courses with fifteen people making Tom Kha Gai are out. Generally there's too much "Market visiting", curry pounding, and tacked on desserts I'm sure many of the schools will let you improvise the menus if you pay for personal lessons, but I think they would all do themselves a favor if they made this option clearer on their websites.

Any comments on places listed in the original article?

A Lot of Thai
Address: 165 Chiang Mai-Lampoon Road, Soi 9
Tel: 089-954-4930
Web: http://www.alotofthai.com/

Asia Scenic Cooking School
Address: 31 Rachadumneon Soi 5, Chiang Mai 50200
Tel: 053 418 657
Web: http://www.asiascenic.com

Baan Thai Cookery School
Address: 11 Ratchadamnoen Road, Soi 5
Tel: 053-357-339
Web: www.cookinthai.com/

Basil Healthy Thai Cookery School
Address: 22/4 Soi 5 Siri Mangkalajarn Road, Chiang Mai 50200
Tel: 083 3320 7693
Web: http://www.basilcookery.com

Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School (Office)
Address:47/2 Moon Muang Road
Tel: 053-206-388, 053-206-315
Web: www.thaicookeryschool.com/

Cooking@Home Thai Culinary School
Address: 66/1 Moo 5, Soi 4, T. Sankhampaeng, A. Sankhampaeng, Chiang Mai 50130
Tel: 086 911 4143
Web: http://www.cookingathome-chiangmai.com

Four Seasons Cooking School
Address: Mae Rim-Samoeng Old Road
Tel: 053-298-181
Web: http://www.fourseasons.com/chiangmai/services_and_amenities/other_facilities_and_services/cooking_school/

May Kaidee Vegetarian & Vegan Cooking School
Address: 46/32 Ratwithi Rd, Sripoom, Chiang Ma
Tel: 0877175275
Web: http://www.maykaidee.com/cooking-school

Oriental Cuisine Thai Cooking School
Address: 84/377 Chotana Village, T. Chang Phak, Chiang Mai
Tel: 089 730 0229
Web: http://cookingschoolchiangmai.com

Siam Rice Thai Cookery School
Address: 211 Moo 13, Canal Road, Soi 5
Tel: 053-329-091, 084-177-3160, 085-038-8600
Web: www.siamricethaicookery.com

Thai Farm Cooking School
Tel: 081 288 5989
Web: http://www.thaifarmcooking.net

Thai Kitchen Cookery Centre
Address: 32 Loi Khroa Road, So1 T. Changklan, Chiang Mai
Tel: 053 272 569
Web: http://www.thaikitchencentre.com

Thai Orchid Cookery School
Address: 1/1 Soi 8 Prapokkloa Road, Chiang Mai
Tel: 053 418 349
Web: http://www.thaiorchidcooking.com

The Best Thai Cookery School
Address: 189/177 Chokwareehome, Sansai, Chiang Mai 50210
Tel: 089 755 2632
Web: http://www.thebestthaicookeryschool.com/

Traidhos Three Generation Cooking School
Address: 234 Moo 3, T. Huay Sai, A. Mae Rim, Chiang Mai, 50180
Web: http://cooking.threegeneration.org

Edited October 1, 2013 by luther

[terminatorchiangmai]

Try Red Chili cooking school for a real fun day with instructor Aon.

[Gonzo the Face]

The Masters course from The Chiang Mai Cookery. Kn Nabian designed it purposfully for exactly what you are looking for and Is himself the head instructor. Bit pricy, but what your friends describe is not the run of the mill.

If you have interest, look at Nabians credentials . They are not that of someone who went to another school last year or learned at home.

[Wavefloater]

For those who just want to dabble in Thai cooking, I found a good Thai cooking school that's FREE. It's called YouTube. Lot's of video instructions there. I just entered "youtube cooking Thai food" in Google and there were 32,400,000 results available. And if course, the results can be refined by specifying which Thai dish you care to attempt.

I've always wondered how beneficial it would be to learn how to cook Thai food if one wants to take those skills back to the Western world to use there. Seems to me that one needs a real "Thai kitchen" with gas ring and and tonnes of ventilation (to make sure he or she doesn't die of constricted breathing when the chilies and garlic hit a hot pan). Also, can we get the necessary ingredients in many US, Canadian or British towns?

Edited October 1, 2013 by Wavefloater

[tigerbeer]

is there a school that teaches baking cakes and pastry?

[Wavefloater]

As a cook of 25 yrs id say i can teach them more than most of the schools here---seems more like "Assembly"..not cooking...

I think that's a really good point. There are no sophisticated techniques like making a mousse or a souffle -- just doing the assembly and preparation for the most part. Then not much more than throwing the ingredients into a very hot oiled pan in the right order.

[ARISTIDE]

I think Thai food is all about understanding the history and the culture. There are very few basic herbs building blocks that make up countless Thai dishes. Galangal, kaffir lime leaves, and lemon grass. The 3 basic ingredients mixed with coriander, lime, garlic and red chili (prik chi fa), palm sugar, fish sauce, etc... will create true fresh Thai flavor from our own backyard garden. True method of cooking Thai rice is boil, drain, and steam not in rice cooker. I cook them traditional way most the time. And curry paste can be done without kapi or shrimp paste, salt should be added instead of rely too heavily on fish sauce to create the "Thainess" of the dish etc... Thai food should focus on fresh local ingredients in the garden, make them grilled or soup, never fry or bake. If they teach you how to stir fry vegetables or Pad Thai then they are not teaching heart and soul of Thai food.

Edited October 1, 2013 by ARISTIDE

[Chicog]

I don't see Gap's House there, but I've only ever heard good things about it. Stayed there but didn't do the course, unfortunately. It's inside the moat, near Thae Pae.

They have a comments section so you can see the reviews.

http://www.gaps-house.com/thai%20culinary%20art%20cooking%20school/index.html

[junglechef]

On the request for pastry schools I'm interested in info for classes in Thai also

As for Wavefloater's ideas of Thai cooking methods that might work for the basic street stall dish but listen to Aristide if your interested in the good stuff

[luther]

As a cook of 25 yrs id say i can teach them more than most of the schools here---seems more like "Assembly"..not cooking...

I think that's a really good point. There are no sophisticated techniques like making a mousse or a souffle -- just doing the assembly and preparation for the most part. Then not much more than throwing the ingredients into a very hot oiled pan in the right order.

I beg to differ. Several years ago a friend and I were stuck in Bangkok. We were wandering around and got to talking to a woman who was running a cooking class with her elderly mother. We signed up for a day. One dish we produced was a larb, but it was topped with battered and fried pak boong leaves (morning glory) They absolutely transformed the dish. There was plenty of technique vs just assembly.

I've lived in Thailand for 20 + years, and the one thing about Thai food I've come to realize is that the ratio of fish sauce, lime juice, palm sugar, etc. is a big part of the deal, but afterwards "assembly" is transformed into "technique" by many passionate Thai cooks/chefs.

My landlord is Thai. She kept bringing me larb moo and it was fabulous. I tried copying it. Some luck, but not really. I finally got her to take me to the source. Ironically, it was a roadside place I'd been to many times, just never order the larb. The Laotian couple made it. I watched. I've come closer, but am not there yet. It's subtle.

Juk is another one. Simple on the face of it, but how good would it have to be for you to eat it every day? There was a big middle class gathering in the market where I used to eat it at 5 am. Many of the Thais ordered a dozen or two servings to take home and make it through the week. I spent several hours learning the nuances. I make it at home often, but it took me a long long time to get it right. Khun L. passed the bar exam and became a lawyer.

[Gonzo the Face]

Khun L, then went on to become Khun L Sanders......

[Rice60640]

Would like to take a class in December too.

[KokoSKL]

A good cooking school not on this list is:

We Cook - Thai Home Garden Cooking School.

It's located a bit outside of town, at Ban San Sai Noi, on the way to Doi Saket.

It just opened last year and isn't very well known. But it was a very nice experience. The educational factor was very high, maybe because they keep the classes small.

They have a Facebook page with comments on it.