Krabi Thai Cooking Class: 5 Dishes & Fruit Carving

You Pick Five Dishes to Cook in an Open-Air Kitchen in Krabi

You choose five Thai dishes to cook hands-on in an open-air kitchen with a professional instructor, learning techniques for soups, curries, stir-fries, appetizers and desserts using fresh market ingredients. The class caps at twelve people so you get individual attention at your own station. You eat what you cook, take home a recipe book and certificate, and hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Hands-on Thai cooking class

• Pick-up from hotel
• Prepare fresh local ingredients
• Learn about Thai herbs and spices
• Cook five chosen Thai dishes
• Practice basic fruit carving techniques
• Enjoy the meal you prepared
• Receive culinary certificate
• Drop-off at hotel

The experience

There's something about standing in front of a wok that's not yours, about to learn how to make pad thai from someone who's spent a decade in five-star kitchens, that makes you realize you've been eating Thai food wrong the whole time. You arrive at Aonang Thai Cookery School and the instructor, Sow, walks you through the market ingredients laid out on the counter (fresh basil, lemongrass, galangal), and suddenly the spice combinations that seemed mysterious when you ordered takeout start to make sense. The class stays small, never more than twelve people, so you're not standing in the back watching someone else's wok.

The structure is simple: you choose five dishes across the categories (a soup, a stir-fry, an appetizer, a salad, a curry paste or curry, and a dessert), and then you cook them. Not watch someone cook them. You get your own station, your own wok, and Sow moves between students offering guidance without hovering. The ingredients come fresh from the local market that morning, no artificial coloring or flavoring in the kitchen, and you learn the technique for each one as you go: how to bruise the basil to release the oils, when the oil should smoke, how to know when a curry paste is ready. If you want everything vegetarian, vegan, spicy or mild, the school adjusts without fuss. You're not locked into a set menu.

After you finish cooking, you eat what you made. That break from the beach, that meal you prepared yourself in a kitchen that smells like real Thai cooking, changes how you think about the whole thing. You leave with a recipe book, a certificate, and the knowledge that you can actually make this food at home. Hotel pickup and drop-off in the Ao Nang area are included, so you don't have to figure out transport or timing. You just show up ready to cook.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off in the Ao Nang area, hands-on instruction from a chef with 10 years of experience in five-star hotels and restaurants, fresh market ingredients prepared in an open-air kitchen, the choice of five dishes across soup, stir-fry, appetizer, salad, curry and dessert categories, food tasting, drinking water, a complimentary recipe book, and a certificate of completion.

Options for this experience

3 options

Guide in English09:00

Guide in English13:00

Guide in English17:00

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Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDepartures at 09:00, 13:00 and 17:00

AgesAdult (9 to 80 years) · Under 9: can't be included in the booking

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.Operator's directions: “Or, you can also get picked up from anywhere in Krabi. An extra charge will be applied for transfer in some Krabi. (To be advised)”

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather or if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Oh-Hoo

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to learn Thai cooking in a small group without arranging your own transport or choosing from a fixed menu: the hands-on format and individual station mean you're actually cooking, not watching, and the hotel pickup takes the logistics off your hands.

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Top questions

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24h before the start.

Can I choose vegetarian or vegan dishes?

Yes. All dishes can be prepared vegetarian, vegan, spicy or non-spicy to suit your preferences.

How many people are in each class?

Classes are limited to a maximum of 12 people, so you receive individual attention from the instructor.

What's included in the cooking class?

The class includes food tasting, drinking water, a recipe book, a certificate, a friendly Thai cooking instructor, and free hotel pickup and drop-off in the Ao Nang area.

Do I need cooking experience?

No. The class uses a hands-on approach and is suitable for all physical fitness levels and cooking backgrounds.

What dishes can I choose from?

You select one dish from each category: soup (prawn, chicken coconut, creamy), stir-fry (pad thai, cashew chicken, holy basil), appetizer (spring rolls, fresh rolls, golden bags), salad (papaya, glass noodle, larb), curry paste or curry (massaman, green, red, panang), and dessert (sticky rice with mango, fried banana, banana in coconut milk).

Is hotel pickup included?

Yes. Free pickup and drop-off from your hotel in the Ao Nang area are included.

Are the ingredients fresh?

Yes. Ingredients are fresh from the local market each day, and no artificial coloring or flavoring is used in the kitchen.