6-Hour Akha Tribe Culture and Cooking Class in Chiang Mai
Description
Part of the rich culture of Thailand is ingrained in all its delicious traditional dishes. In this activity, join a fun and informative tour that will take you on a local market trip where you'll source all your ingredients for your scheduled cooking class! Choose either a morning or evening course and embark on a journey that will introduce you to the Akha people - a community that immigrated to Thailand in the 1900's - as well as their traditions and a combination of both Thai and Akha cuisine. In the cooking course, you'll create 10 delicious dishes that you will get to eat after the session. During your meal, stuff yourself silly with the soup, spring rolls, stir fry dishes, and more, straight from your kitchen station.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
• You can also get picked up from your hotel in Chiang Mai town. • The exact pick-up time will be confirmed by email after you have made the booking. • Please plan to meet your driver at your hotel lobby at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled pick-up time • If you arrive more than 10 minutes late or after we have moved from your hotel, you may be considered a no-shows
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- The activity is able to accommodate special dietary requirements (allergies, gluten intolerance, vegetarian diets, or other dietary needs)
- Appetizers: Papaya Salad, Spring Roll
- Desserts: Mango with Sticky Rice, Pumpkin in Coconut Milk
- Akha dishes: Sapi Thong (tomato dipping sauce), Akha Salad, Akha Soup
- Stir fry: Sweet & Sour Vegetables, Cashew Nut with Chicken, Chicken with Hot Basil, Pad Thai
- Soup: Chicken in Coconut Milk, Hot & Sour Prawn Soup, Clear Soup with Egg Tofu
- Curry Paste and Curry: Chicken Green Curry, Chicken Red Curry, Panaeng Curry, Massaman Curry
- In any case, if your booking isn't matched with reality when you show upfront (such as child's age, child's height, the number of people and etc.), you are responsible to pay the additional charge upfront for the show/tour.
- On the rare occasion that we should be required to cancel a tour, we will inform you in advance and offer a different tour date, an alternative tour or provide a full refund.
Reviews(3)
On was an amazing teacher and made the class so fun. Come hungry because it is a ton of food! Easy recipes and nice to have the recipe book.
Thank you for your lovely review. We’re glad to hear that the class fun and engaging. We really appreciate your recommendation and hope to have the opportunity to welcome you on another tour in the future. Best regards, Tawan Oh-hoo Team
What an incredible day this turned out to be! My husband evening cooking class and I can honestly say it exceeded every expectation. We made 10 different dishes, and let me tell you, keeping track was like counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... 11 if you include the amazing welcome drink they started us with. The spring rolls, the stir fry, that incredible soup - each dish was better than the last. Here's where it gets interesting - halfway through our cooking session, we got hit with a sudden flash flood! Water was rushing down the street, and we were all laughing and scrambling about. But honestly? It just made the whole experience more memorable. The staff handled it like absolute pros and we just kept cooking and having a blast. By the time we sat down to eat everything we'd made, we were absolutely stuffed. I mean STUFFED. The food was phenomenal - that perfect blend of Thai and Akha flavors that you just can't get anywhere else. We could barely move afterward but couldn't stop talking about how amazing everything tasted. Even with Mother Nature throwing us a curveball, this was hands down one of the highlights of our trip to Thailand. The culture, the food, the laughs, the unexpected adventure - it all came together perfectly. Highly recommend!
Thank you for sharing this incredible review. We’re absolutely delighted to hear that the evening cooking class exceeded your expectations and became such a memorable highlight of your trip. Thank you for your heartfelt recommendation, and we hope to welcome you back again for more delicious memories in the future. Best Regards, Tawan Oh-Hoo Team
Excellent and useful cooking class, easy to understand for those of us who are not experts in the kitchen and the chef clearly explains the various dishes.
