Thai Cooking Class in Phuket: Learn to Make Curry & Pad Thai
You make coconut milk and curry paste by hand, the way locals do it.
A Thai cooking class in Phuket where you visit a local market, harvest vegetables from the garden, and cook four signature dishes under instruction from a local chef. The class runs 4.5 hours in the quiet Kata area, a ten-minute walk from Kata Beach, with free hotel pickup from Patong, Karon, or Phuket Town. You take home a recipe book for 15 Thai dishes and souvenir photos from the class.
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Thai cooking class and market visit
- Visit local fresh market
- Buy fresh ingredients
- See tropical fruit and veggie garden
- Collect vegetables from garden
- Make coconut milk traditionally
- Make curry paste traditionally
- Cook Thai dishes with local chef
- Enjoy food cooked by yourself
- Receive recipe book and souvenir photos
What’s included
- Local market tour with your guide.
- fresh ingredients you select and buy together.
- access to the tropical fruit and vegetable garden.
- instruction in making coconut milk and curry paste by hand.
- four Thai dishes you cook yourself.
- jasmine steamed rice.
- a full meal of the food you've prepared.
- recipe book covering 15 Thai signature dishes.
- souvenir photos from the class.
- free hotel pickup and drop-off from Patong, Karon, or Phuket Town.
- accident insurance.
Times
- Every day No fixed time
Before you book
Operated by The Guide Thailand Co., Ltd
Prices and times updated 16 days ago
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The experience
The day starts at a local fresh market near Patong where you walk through stalls with your guide and buy the ingredients you'll cook with later. You'll see how locals shop for produce, fish and spices, and the guide points out what makes each one right for Thai cooking. From there you head to the kitchen in Kata, stopping first at a tropical fruit and vegetable garden where you can pick vegetables to bring into the class.
Once you're in the kitchen, you learn directly from an experienced local chef. The class covers four dishes (Tom Yum Koong, Pad Thai with Prawn, Chicken Green Curry, and Mango with Sticky Rice are among the options), and you make each one yourself. You'll make coconut milk in the traditional way and prepare curry paste by hand, not from a jar. The chef shows you the technique, then you do the work. By the end of the afternoon or morning, depending on which class you choose, you sit down and eat what you cooked.
You leave with a recipe book covering 15 Thai signature dishes so you can cook these at home, plus souvenir photos from the class. The kitchen is in a quiet part of Kata, reachable by a ten-minute walk from Kata Beach. Free pickup and drop-off are included if you're staying in Patong, Karon, or Phuket Town. A small extra charge applies for pickup from Patong area if you're booking alone.
Is this one for you?Book the morning class if you want the market at its busiest and the afternoon free. Choose the afternoon class if you prefer a later start and an evening meal. Either way, the market visit comes first, so you understand the ingredients before you cook with them.
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Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Youth (11 to 17 years); Child (5 to 10 years). Children under 5 can't be included in the booking.
What dishes do I learn to cook in the Thai cooking class?
The class covers four dishes you make yourself, chosen from options including Tom Yum Koong, Pad Thai with Prawn, Chicken Green Curry, Mango and Sticky Rice, Panang Curry with Chicken, Pad Se-Ew, Papaya Salad, Fried Banana, Spring Rolls, and Masaman. Your chef will guide you through each one.
Do I pick the ingredients myself, or are they ready when I arrive?
You visit the local fresh market with your guide first and buy the ingredients together, so you see what goes into your dishes and understand where it comes from. You also have the chance to pick vegetables from the garden before cooking starts.
Is hotel pickup included in the price?
Free pickup and drop-off are included if you're staying in Patong, Karon, or Phuket Town. A small extra charge applies for solo bookings from the Patong area. Pickup from Kata and Karon is free regardless of group size.
What time does the class run, and how long is it?
Two classes are offered daily: Morning Class from 09:00 to 13:30, and Afternoon Class from 14:30 to 19:00. Both run 4.5 hours and include the market visit, garden time, cooking instruction, and a meal of the food you've made.
What do I take home after the class?
You receive a recipe book with 15 Thai signature dishes so you can recreate what you learned at home, plus souvenir photos from the class. The recipes cover the full range of dishes taught in the program.
Thai Cooking Class in Phuket: Learn to Make Curry & Pad Thai
4h 30m · EN
from US$ 85 per person
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