Thai and Akha Cooking Class in Chiang Mai

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6 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 8 guests
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English
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Master the art of Thai and Akha cuisine in Chiang Mai. Experience hands-on cooking with our native Akha chef. Includes market tour and hotel transfer. Immerse in culture and flavors.

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

Experience Details

Learn how to cook Thai and Akha dishes during your holiday in Chiang Mai with our master chef, a native Akha people. You will learn some unique cooking style and dishes, plus the history and culture of this ethnicity. Light refreshments, tour to local market (for morning class) and hotel transfer is included.

Sample Menu

STARTER
Start by two Appetizers
The class will start by preparing the famous Papaya Salad and the perfect Fried Spring Rolls.
DESSERT
Making two Desserts
Mango Sticky Rice and Pumpkin in Coconut Milk
MAIN
Three Akha Dishes
In Akha traditions, every meal must have a Chilli Sauce (Sapi Thong), one Salad, and one Soup.
MAIN
Pick one out of four Curry and Curry Paste
You can choose one of the four most popular Thai curries; Red curry, Green curry, Panang curry, or the Massaman curry.
MAIN
Pick one out of three Soup
You can choose between the Chicken & Coconut Milk (Tom Kha Gai), the Hot and Sour Prawn Soup (Tom Yum Gong), or the Clear Soup & Egg Tofu
MAIN
Pick one out of four Stir-Fried
You can choose Pad Thai, Chicken with Cashew Nut, Chicken with Hot Basil, or Sweet and Sour Vegetables.
MAIN
Everyone can choose their own menu individually
All recipes can be adapted to be cooked: Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten-Free. Alternative solutions are available for any food allergies.

What You Get

Hotel pickup and drop-off (only within 3 km from city area)
Local market tour (only for morning class)
Individual cooking station
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Come with empty stomach
  • Wheelchair accessible

What You’ll Experience

Morning Cooking Class + Market Tour Thai Akha Kitchen will take you to the Local Market to see the real lifestyle of local people + Cooking Thai and Akha foods. Evening cooking class excluding Market tour only cooking. Why choose Evening Cooking Class? Fits around a busy day schedule First home-cooked Thai dinner in Thailand. No need to worry or plan where or what to eat for dinner just come and cook! It’s cooler in the evening, actually a much better time to be cooking.

Meeting & Pickup

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Our Cooking School has moved to a new Garden location since January 2020. Our new location is just 5 minute walk from Chiang Mai South Gate, so it is 15 minutes walk from the center of the old city. For more info, please visit our website page: Pick-Up Area and Meeting Point
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14/10 Soi Rat Chiang Saen 2 Ko., Soi Rat Chiang Saen 2 Ko., Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai Chang Wat Chiang Mai, Thailand, TH, 50000

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Meeting Point for Walk-In: Morning Cooking Class: Meeting at Wat Pan Whaen Temple, by 9:00 am There is where we meet before starting the market tour. Evening Cooking Class: Meeting at Cooking School Location by 5:00 pm
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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A great evening
June 18, 2025
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Our family all really enjoyed this cookery evening. Everything was really well planned and hygienic. The hosts were very funny and spoke English clearly, so it was easy to follow instructions. You ...read more

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好吃
June 15, 2025
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很有特色的菜,菜單豐富,份量足吃不完,適合大胃王,推薦想嚐嚐泰式菜和阿卡菜的可以來玩玩喔!好吃又好玩!

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Thai Akha Cooking School
June 13, 2025
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it was so much fun and we made so much with the time we had! it was so nice how they had everything ready for us right when we needed it. our chef/teacher, Aon, was so sweet, funny, and insightful!...read more

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June 13, 2025
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Great class learning to cook several different Thai dishes. The food was amazing!! My family enjoyed the experience a lot.

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I can recommend this to everyone
June 12, 2025
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We chose the morning class. You will go to the market where you will get an explanation about the ingredients and products you will cook with. We found this very interesting and educational. On ar...read more

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