Our Experience At Thai Farm Cooking School In Chiang Mai, Thailand

Considering booking Thai Farm Cooking School while visiting Thailand? Here’s everything you need to know about this Chiang Mai experience!

Dane and I are both foodies, so it should come as no surprise to any of you that when we faced with an opportunity to attend Thai cooking classes during our time in Chiang Mai, Thailand, we jumped on it. We chose the Thai Farm Cooking School, located about 45 minutes from our hotel. The Thai Farm Cooking School team picked us up from our hotel, took us to a local market to acquire ingredients for the day, took us on a stroll of their farm (all the fresh vegetables you can imagine) and then introduced us to our cooking stations for the day!

I would be remiss in not mentioning they gave us the most refreshing glass of lemongrass tea and we haven’t stopped dreaming of it since. Today I’m sharing everything about our experience, what you can expect and whether or not I think you should book it. So grab a seat and let’s get cooking at the Thai Farm Cooking School in Chiang Mai, Thailand!

Thai Farm Cooking School In Chiang Mai, Thailand

Like I mentioned, the very first stop once they picked us up was the market. We had a small group of us and we all went together to look at a few different stands and then we got time to explore the market on our own for just a little bit. There were so many amazing things to see (and smell) – I probably could have stayed there all day!

The Chiang Mai Market

Thai Farm Cooking School Farm

Next up: A visit to the farm. Everything was so fresh (no chemicals or pesticides) that we noshed on herbs and veggies straight from the garden — It was incredible! Although admittedly, it was very, very hot, so just know that ahead of time going into it 🙂 We eventually adjusted and they offered plenty of water and tea to drink/cool us down.

And then the part we had been waiting for…it was time to cook! I have to brag for a moment here…Dane totally rocked out cooking school. Was it his idea initially? No. But he understands my love for cooking and happily obliges to my crazy ideas. I love him even more for this! At the end I think even he was impressed with how much he enjoyed our time at Thai Farm Cooking School, not to mention how freaking delicious all the food was!

We made curry paste, green curry, yellow curry, jasmine rice, sticky rice, chicken pad thai, spring rolls, cashew chicken, sweet and sour chicken and Thai coconut soup — all of which tasted AMAZING! The focus on Thai food is using fresh, simple ingredients that pack a ton of flavor.

And just when we thought we couldn’t possibly eat another bite — it was time for dessert! Sweet sticky rice with mango and bananas with coconut. So stinking good! My mouth is still watering dreaming of this delicious coconut sticking rice!

If you couldn’t tell, we loved our time at Thai Farm Cooking School and for the super affordable price (I think it worked out to around $40USD per person for the entire day), it was probably the best deal we encountered during our time in Thailand. We learned so much, ate like royalty and the whole Thai Farm Cooking School staff is so generous and kind. We would go back in an instant and it was one of the best things we did during our entire trip.

2023 Update: We STILL talk about this experience as one of the very best things we did in Thailand and as we look toward hopefully coming back to Thailand, we would without a doubt book it again.

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