Min and May will welcome you to their cooking studio, which is set up in a beautiful garden in the backyard of a café. The kitchen and dining area are out in the open, in the middle of the garden, surrounded by nature! After you chat about the food and culture in depth, you will sit down with Min and his family to enjoy traditional Inthar and Shan cuisine that may include dishes such as brown bean soup, kim-paung-khaw (spring onion tempura), tomato salad or eggplant salad or tea leaf salad and steamed fish wrapped in banana leaves. End your meal with seasonal fruits and tea or coffee.
In your Chiang Mai cooking class, you will join Min and his wife, May to cook popular Shan dishes in his open, outdoor kitchen in the middle of the garden. This is a hands-on class, where you will learn to make 2-3 Burmese dishes from scratch. Learn about Inle food, culture and their way of life during your two-hour cooking class with Min before sharing the meal you helped prepare with him.
Pick up and drop-off from your central Chiang Mai hotel is included in the price of your booking. Please write your hotel name and address when creating your booking. Min can also prepare a lactose free, gluten free, vegetarian and vegan meal, on request, so please inform him while booking your Chiang Mai cooking class online. Please note on days when Min is unavailable, his wife May will host the experience alone.
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.
Brown bean soupKim-paung-khaw (spring onion tempura)Tomato salad or eggplant salad or tea leaf saladSteamed fish wrapped in banana leavesSeasonal fruits and tea or coffeeMin learned to cook traditional Shan cuisine from his mother and is eager to share his family recipes. Most of the dishes he offers are only prepared at home and cannot be found in restaurants. Min had been a local guide in Myanmar for many years and recently moved to Thailand. He is excited to showcase his Burmese food and culture. Min is full of interesting information about Myanmar, its people, food and culture.
"Mr. Min was an incredible host. He picked me up right at my accommodation and we went to a local market together. He explained every ingredient we purchased together in great length, and I left the market feeling as though I had some basic knowledge of everything we were about to cook. We then climbed aboard his modest boat and headed to his home in the middle of Inle Lake! His brother drove the boat, and his sister helped prepare the meals. A cooking class with Mr. Min is definitely a family affair and was great fun. Anyone making their way to Myanmar needs to experience his class for themselves! Mr. Min provided me with loads of information on the country and the food. I loved the green tomato salad. I hate tomatoes, and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this particular dish. It was seasoned with a delicious peanut sauce and so easy to make. I loved this class because even though all of the dishes are of Shan descent, they are all easily made anywhere in the world."
"I loved my cooking experience with Min! We made so many yummy dishes and I really got a feel for the main local ingredients. Min explained each step well and answered all of my questions. There was a bounty of vegetarian dishes Min made accommodations for me. I absolutely loved cooking over the water and boar ride to and from my hotel on the gorgeous lake. I highly recommend this experienced, extremely unique and a HUGE highlight of my time in Myanmar!"
"Very professional presentation and communication beforehand. Fun class. Excellent food. I’m so glad I signed up for this. "
"Also Mr. Min ist ein perfekter Reiseleiter und Koch. Sein Kochstudio mitten am See ist sensationell. Mehr als 8 Gerichte wurden zubereitet, deren Zutaten zuvor auf einem der 5-Tages-Märkte per Boot gemeinsam eingekauft wurden."
