Ann is a young and dynamic cooking instructor who has spent many years teaching Thai cooking classes in the USA and Germany (she speaks fluently English and German). Her Thai cooking lessons are for up to four students per day, and generally include a visit to the local market as well as detailed information and tips about herbs and spices, all of this in a very pleasant atmosphere. The course ends by sampling the dishes prepared during the class.

The Sarojin is a splendid luxurious resort located on Pak Weep Beach, some 10km north of La On Village. The culinary classes at The Sarojin will take you first to the fresh market where you will learn more about the ingredients used in Thai cuisine and the alternative ingredients to replace them in case they would not be available in your country. All along the course, you learn about the importance of sampling everything while cooking to be sure to reach the perfect savour. Apart from Thai cooking classes, the Sarojin also dispenses fruit carving courses, as well as a captivating ‘catch, cook, and dine’ activity which gives you a great insight on the local culture.

The Thai cooking classes at the Garden Restaurant are pretty well organised. You have to choose first three dishes from the long list of Thai traditional cuisine, then go to the local market located at short distance to pick the ingredients necessary to concoct your chosen dishes before to learn how to prepare them with the restaurant’s chef. Once ready, you’ll enjoy the degustation before to receive a certificate as well as the written recipes of your three Thai dishes.

Dispensed by the resort’s Thai restaurant sous chef Khun Karoon Sinbaen, native of the nearby Bangsak village, Thai cooking classes at the Manathai Khao Lak are a professionally thought out affair which allow you to learn the preparation of a four-course Thai dinner in about two hours. Popular Thai dishes such as Tod-Man-Pla (deep-fried fish cakes), Tom Yam Goong (hot and sour shrimp soup), Kai Phad Med Mamuang (stir-fried chicken with cashew nuts), mango with sticky rice dessert, and more are in the program of this Thai cooking class rewarded by a certificate after you’ve completed the course.