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The 10 best khmer cooking classes, gathered in one place. What each one actually involves, who runs it, and what you can expect to pay.
Siem Reap Khmer cooking class with tuk-tuk pickup, market shopping, and a small-group 4-course feast of classics like Fish Amok and Tom Yum.
“Kong was great, he showed us around the market and was a great instructor overall. You could sense he worked with passion.”
Small-group Khmer cooking class at Paper Tiger in Siem Reap: market tour, hands-on lessons, and lunch or dinner with digital recipes.
“If you are interested in learning how to shop for ingredients then chop and cut everything needed to cook the most amazing Khmer meal, with the bonus being when it's time to eat and share with you family or friends the amazing meal that you created. This is a once in a lifetime experience with…”
Siem Reap cooking class in a local home: tuk-tuk pickup, market shopping, and 4-course Khmer meals like Fish Amok and Tom Yum.
“amazing experience! Soria and Kong were fun and very knowledgeable. I chose food I want to make and Kong helped me cook it step by step. in the end everything was super delicious!”
Shop Khmer ingredients at a wet market, cook three classic dishes with a private chef in Phnom Penh, and take recipes home.
“The class was great but I was the only person. The food was excellent. Since iw as alone, I asked if my driver could join me to dine but they said no. It would've been nice just to not eat alone and throw away half of the food.”
Shop Psar Chaa with Sophia, cook 3 Khmer dishes in a lake-side garden pavilion, and eat your meal with a take-home recipe book.
“We had such an amazing cooking class with Chef Prey and her lovely assistant Sophai. Cooked 3 yummy dishes. We received a book full of Cambodian recipes as a souvenir. It was so enjoyable! We had so much fun. Thoroughly recommended! Do support them!”
A 3.5-hour Cambodian cooking class in Siem Reap with tuk-tuk transport, village walks, hands-on Khmer dishes, and pondside lunch.
“I had an amazing time with Sophie and her team. It was really great to start the day at the market and learn about all the local produce before the class. The explanations were really clear and it was great to be told alternatives to ingredients that I might not find at home. I was…”
Siem Reap cooking class with market tour and Chef Dee. Pick a starter, main, dessert, then cook and eat in a garden pavilion.
“This is a highly recommend and excellent activity. The tutor was very knowledgeable. The kitchen was very clean. We were provided with cold water throughout the activity. Dee adapted some of the recipes to allow us to change this to vegetarian. It was most enjoyable and highly recommended. The good was delicious?”
Private Khmer cooking class in Siem Reap: shop at the market, cook a 3-course meal with a chef, and eat what you make.
“I had such a wonderful time with this cooking lesson! Our teacher was terrific and I met some wonderful people, not to mention that the food was DELICIOUS! I recommend taking a cooking class. It is a lovely way to enjoy a culture and to learn about how local foods are made. I really enjoyed…”
Shop a Battambang market, cook 3 real Khmer dishes in a local home, and ride a tuk-tuk. 4 hours, $25, with a veg option.
“Martine was an absolutely spectacular guide. He explained everything so well and it was clear he had a lot of knowledge of Cambodia today and it's history. By coincidence he also understood what it meant to be gluten free so I actually got to try treats that were safe for me! I would highly recommend…”
Hands-on Khmer cooking in Siem Reap with a friendly chef, your own station, and lunch included. Private 2.5-hour class for $35.
“This was an amazing cooking class. Sokha is a great teacher. She worked with each of us to make sure we understood what we were doing. We each had our own ingredients to prepare, our own burner and our own pot. We made the recipes with her guidance. All three Read more”
