Khmer Cooking Class in Cambodia: Market to Table

Shop the market, then cook and eat what you prepared

A hands-on cooking class in Cambodia where you visit a local market, choose your menu from 15 dishes across starters, mains and desserts, then prepare and taste three courses with an English-speaking guide. The class runs 2.5 hours and includes pickup.

The Experience

The morning starts at a local market where you walk through vegetables and fruits grown in Cambodia, picking out ingredients for the dishes you've chosen. Your guide—someone with more than 10 years of teaching experience—points out what makes each one work and why certain produce matters for Khmer cooking. This is not a tour of the market; it is a working visit where you gather what you will cook.

Back in the kitchen, you prepare a starter, a main course and a dessert from a menu of 15 options. The starters include fresh spring rolls with chicken or a vegetarian version with tofu. For the main, you might make amok—the national curry dish built from fresh herbs—with your choice of fish, chicken, vegetable or tofu. Dessert could be banana flambéed in passion fruit juice and rum. You do the work yourself: chopping, mixing, cooking. The guide walks you through each step.

When you finish cooking, you sit down and taste what you made. Pickup is included, and the class runs 2.5 hours from start to the last bite.

What’s included

• In-person guide in English.
• pickup.
• market visit.
• preparation of three dishes (one starter, one main course, one dessert from your choice of 15 options).
• tasting of what you cook.

Good to know

Infant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Khmer gourmet cooking class

Is this one for you?You do the cooking yourself rather than watching, so this suits anyone who wants to learn by handling the knife and the pan instead of observing. The guide leads you through each step, which means no prior cooking experience is needed—just a willingness to work in the kitchen.

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Top questions

What dishes can I choose to cook in the Khmer cooking class?

You pick one starter from six options (including fresh spring rolls with chicken or vegetarian tofu), one main from six options (including amok curry with fish, chicken, vegetable or tofu), and one dessert from three options (including banana flambéed in passion fruit juice and rum).

Do I cook the dishes myself or watch a demonstration?

You prepare all three courses yourself in the kitchen. The guide with over 10 years of teaching experience walks you through each step.

Is the market visit included in the cooking class?

Yes; the class begins at a local market where you shop for fresh vegetables and fruits from Cambodia before returning to the kitchen to cook.

How long does the cooking class take?

The class runs 2.5 hours total, including the market visit, preparation and tasting of your finished dishes.

Is transportation to the cooking class included?

Yes, pickup is included with the class.