Authentic Northern Thai cooking class in Chiang Mai in a countryside home

Host offerings

Notes: The experience cost includes transportation to and from Hang Dong with pick-up and drop-off from a central Chiang Mai hotel. Your full-day experience lasts about 6-7 hours and includes a market tour, cooking lesson and lunch, as well as a tour of Lyn’s organic farm. Please be sure to include your hotel name on the reservation form so Lyn can arrange for your pick-up. (Pick up from hotels located outside of Chiang Mai city center can be arranged at an extra cost, please email reservations to find out more).

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Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.

• Set 1. Koaw Soi (Coconut chicken noodles), Abb Moo (grilled pork wrapped in banana leaf), Naam Prick Oong (tomato chili dipping paste Northern Thai style) and Kanom Krok (Coconut Thai Pudding)
• Set 4. Saa Yod Makham On (fresh tamarind leaf spicy salad with minced pork), Kaeng Aom (Chiang Mai red jungle curry with pork, chicken or beef), Tom Yum Jin Kai (Northern Thai style spicy soup with free range chicken) and  Kabong (deep fried pumpkin Lanna style)
• Set 3. Laab Pla (Chiang Mai Northern Thai style minced fish spicy salad), Abb Moo (grilled pork wrapped in banana leaf), Tom Som Kai Muang (hot and sour chicken soup with fresh tamarind leaves) and Kanom Wong (Chiang Mai Donuts)
• Set 2. Kaeng Hun "Kaeng Hung Lay (Burmese style pork belly curry), Sai Aou (Chiang Mai Sausage), Naam Prick Noom (Green chili Northern Thai style dipping relish), Kaow Naew Lamyai (sweet sticky rice with longan - seasonal)

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GOOD REVIEWS
{ "ambassador" : [{"author_name" : "Petra ", "rating" : 5, "body" : "The experience with Panphailin in Chiang Mai was exceptional from A to Z. Not only is she a phenomenal cook and owns her own beautiful cooking school and organic garden outside of Chiang Mai center, but she is also a warmhearted, funny and a welcoming person. She picked me up on time at my hotel and took me to a local market where she answered and encouraged all of my questions and explained the different local ingredients. Then she showed me around in her huge organic garden where she plants and harvests most of the vegetables she uses for her cooking. She let me try different plants and explained everything to me in perfect English. She is very patient and polite and always made sure I felt at home. She let me help her prepare the food, always explaining the details and I learned a lot. The cooking school is beautiful, clean and she even owns special traditional stoves where she cooked the meals. She makes sure to take into account your taste (spicy or not), your allergies and preferences. The food she cooked was just delicious, healthy and tasted amazing. I would recommend her to everybody who visits Chiang Mai for an extraordinary culinary and cultural experience. \r\n"}], "trip_advisor" : [{"author_name" : "paulbE6293PA", "rating" : 5, "body" : "We loved our traditional Lanna cuisine experience with Traveling Spoon. Our host, Lin, was warm and charismatic, while also beinh super informative and knowledgeable. We began with a pickup at our hotel, then stopped by a covered market where we purchase a wide range of food that Lin planned to incorporate into our meal including jackfruit, green mango, and a chicken. Then, we went to Lin's demonstration kitchen, which was set up with woodfired cooking and prep stations for all of us. We spent several hours preparing local Lanna dishes, much of which included homemade curries using ingredients from Lin's beautiful organic garden (turmeric, etc.). The setting was gorgeous, Lin was a great teacher, and the food was absolutely out of this world. I highly recommend. Note, we did this experience with two families comprising six teenagers (ages 12 to 19); and the kids loved it."}, {"author_name" : "MRGBGG2015", "rating" : 5, "body" : "What an amazing experience! Lin picked us up from our hotel and took us to a very local market to buy a few ingredients for our class. We saw quite a few interesting types of vegetables, meat/seafood (live eels) and Lanna specialties. Lin was great with explaining everything and answered any questions you had; great local insight! From here, Lin drove us to her home which has a beautiful garden. Once you walk through the garden, her prestigious cooking school kitchen appears! We cooked 3 dishes and 1 dessert (which you pick before the class); from beginning to finish, took about 4-5 hours. The food was very flavorful and most importantly - spicy! Lin catered to our love for spice and the heat was spot on! Lin sat with us for our meal and taught us how to eat the Lanna way. Additionally, Lin had 3 other staff members helping clean and prepare, which made for a more enjoyable and relaxing experience. Would highly recommend Lin and Love Chiang Mai cooking school! 10/10."}, {"author_name" : "Malorie T", "rating" : 5, "body" : "My friends and I arrived in Chiang Mai and wanted to do a traditional cooking class and heard about traveling spoon through a referral. Lin arrived at the hotel exactly at the scheduled time and was very accommodating as two people in our party had dietary restrictions (one seafood allergy/one pescatarian). She discussed with us possible meal options in hopes of leaving everyone satisfied and happy. We had an amazing time with her shopping in the market and then we headed back to begin our cooking class. We created a 4-course meal from scratch including appetizers and dessert. The food was amazing!!!!!!!!!! Lin made sure we were all comfortable with her great sense of humor and wonderful conversations. This experience was not only enjoyable but memorable. Lastly, she left us with a parting gift and the leftovers the next day were even better!! This cooking class is highly recommended as Lin was an awesome and knowledgeable host."}, {"author_name" : "muteone", "rating" : 5, "body" : "My sister and I had a truly amazing and enjoyable time shopping and creating a meal from scratch with the guidance of Lin and her assistants. She makes you feel very comfortable and empowers you to traditionally prepare the region's cuisine. We are both Gluten Free and she conferred with us at length to determine what menu we should make. It does take up some time FYI. She picks you wherever you are in town. But truly one of the most memorable parts of our trip. "}, {"author_name" : "Peter C", "rating" : 5, "body" : "We had a great afternoon/evening and a fantastic meal that was the highlight of the trip food-wise. Lin and Rain were so wonderfully friendly and helpful introducing us to the cuisine as well as the culture and it was a spectacular way to kick off our trip, feeling like we were visiting friends in a country where we don't actually have any."}] }

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