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Private Market Tour and Northern Thai Cooking Lesson with a Local

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Chiang Mai
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Duration
4 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
2 - 6 guests
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English, Thai
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Immerse yourself in Northern Thai culture with a local host in Chiang Mai. Enjoy a market tour and hands-on cooking class, learning traditional dishes and exploring authentic rural life.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

In this culinary adventure you will leave Chiang Mai and spend the morning learning about local northern Thai life with your host, Nid. Nid grew up in Lamphun, a small region an hour outside of Chiang Mai. An adventurous soul, she left to travel and cook in restaurants worldwide. Of all the cooks she has met, she says the best is her mother. She is passionate about bringing travelers to her home to learn about authentic rural life, learning to cook the classic northern Thai dishes she grew up eating. This is truly an 'off the eaten path' experience!

Sample Menu

MAIN
fried chicken, or laap pla duk (grilled minced fish salad)

What You Get

Market Tour
All taxes, fees and handling charges
Private tour including lunch with your host Nid
N/A
Transportation from hotels outside Chiang Mai
Alcohol

Good To Know

  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies or dietary restrictions, please advise at time of booking
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Your day begins at 9:00am with a pick you up at your hotel in Chiang Mai. You will then drive less than an hour to Nid's home village in Lamphun. On the way, stop at a local market to learn about the regional produce and pick up ingredients before continuing to Nid's family home to begin cooking. In a hands-on cooking lesson you will learn to make several dishes alongside Nid and her mother. Chop, mince and pound a beautiful Northern Thai meal. Your meal might include steamed fish in banana leaf, Nid’s special fried chicken, laap pla duk (grilled catfish salad), and banana flower curry. Experience a delicious side of Thai cuisine you’ve never seen - or tasted - before. After lunch Nid will drive you back to your hotel in the afternoon. Note this is a private experience with a local at her family home. It is an off the beaten path experience where you can get outside of central Chiang Mai, driving through the countryside to a real family home and farm. Cooking is done in their open-air kitchen and you will sit on the ground on mats, cooking food on woks on traditional charcoal grills.

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Your host will pick you up from the concierge desk of your Chiang Mai hotel.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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from  $360.13 
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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Indochina Time.
Free cancellation (48 hours notice)
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
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