The 7 Home Cooking Classes in Thailand That Earn Their Price

1.Benny’s Home Cooking Chiang Mai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 328 reviews · from $55Our pick

Spend about six hours with Benny and her team, starting with a local market tour and food tasting before cooking at her home. Choose dishes from several menu categories, make curry paste, cook a full Thai meal, and take home a recipe book. Pickup is offered in central Chiang Mai, with vegetarian and allergy-friendly options available.

“We had a fantastic day at Benny's cookery class. I am allergic to chilli and alerted Benny prior to the class. She had adapted every recipe for me so that I had the most amazing food without any worries. The day was really well planned wRead more”

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2.Koh Samui: Thai Cooking Class with Samui Local Family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 131 reviews · from $77

Geng and O lead a four-hour Thai cooking class at Go Samui Cook, beginning with a guided visit to Big Buddha Market. You’ll learn about local herbs, extract coconut milk, prepare curry paste, and cook four dishes from a weekly menu. Hotel pickup, ingredients, recipes, fruit, and refreshments are included.

“This was our highlight at Koh Samui. The people where so friendly, helpful and knowledgeably. We learned a lot, the food we created was the best food we had at the island. To everyone who is deciding if that cooking class is for you: do it :-)”

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3.Lanna Home Cooking Class at Give Green Farm House

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · 4 hours · from $56

Join Lanna for a four-hour Chiang Rai cooking class that begins at a local market and continues at her family-run organic farm and restaurant. Choose a Thai food theme, prepare several dishes with personal guidance, taste garden ingredients, and take home recipes. Pickup and drop-off in Mueang Chiang Rai are included.

“I loved everything about this experience. The visit to the wet market was educational and tasty, with Lanna stopping to get us to taste local treats along the way. The cooking school is excellent and Lanna is a perfect teacher. Her patience and sense of fun brought out our creative selves - we each cooked 5 fishes and they were delicious. A perfect experience in a perfect setting!”

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4.Private Thai Home Cooking Lesson (since 2004)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 52 reviews · from $91

Meet Angsana at On Nut BTS Station for a private Thai cooking lesson in her home. Visit Onnuch Freshmart, choose dishes from more than 100 family recipes, cook with fresh ingredients, and enjoy the meal afterward. The four-hour class suits up to six people and includes recipe PDFs.

“Angsana met us at the station and immediately put us at ease with her warm friendly personality. I had asked to be taught specific things and she obliged. The premises were spotlessly clean, the afternoon was fun and educational and tRead more”

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5.Chiang Mai Home Cooking Class with Garden Tour & Hotel Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $109

Pea welcomes you to her traditional teak home, where you’ll tour the garden, gather Thai herbs, and prepare four Thai-Chinese dishes from scratch. Her son John handles hotel transfers. Choose lunch or dinner, with vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, and gluten-free options available.

“Amazing cooking class with Pea. Both her and her son were so kind and welcoming. We made four dishes in total all incredibly delicious. Pea even gave us a grater which are difficult to find in the UK so that we could try the recipes at home. Lovely experience.”

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6.Lean cooking in A Thai atmosphere with Cookventure Home Cooking Studio

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $37Best value

Apple, the owner and chef of Cookventure Home Cooking Studio, picks you up in Chiang Mai, takes you through a market in the Old City, then guides you through five Thai dishes at her warm Lanna-style studio. You cook at your own station, eat in the garden or dining room, and leave with a 24-dish recipe book.

“Excellent experience I had with Apple! She is skilled, kind and cheerful. I enjoyed the 3 hours we spent grocery shopping at the market, cooking and eating our delicious food! If you're in Chiang Mai, it's a must with Apple!”

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7.Traditional Northern Home Cooking Experience with Raunkaew Yanon Family

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $100

Spend four hours with the Raunkaew Yanon family south of Chiang Mai. Tour their teak home and rice barn, gather ingredients from the garden, and cook a Northern Thai meal for lunch or dinner. Hotel or port pickup, a guide, insurance, and private group access are included.

“My family of 6 had an amazing time . This was one of our favorite excursions we did on our Thailand trip. The pick up and drop off was seamless. We got to join the family and learn about their family and history. We loved the cooking with theRead more”

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