Khum Lanna Cooking Class
November 17th, 2009
If you come to Khum Lanna for the Khum Lanna cooking class, it is a one and a half to 2 hours drive north from Chiang Mai, Thailand. Tourists usually stop by Khum Lanna on the way to somewhere else and people usually stay only for lunch or for a short time. No one stays at Khum Lanna for a long time because there is nothing to see but fresh air, fields and farms.
People are relaxed at Khum Lanna and even though they run tours at Khum Lanna, most people don’t speak English there and don’t take tours seriously. If you book a tour for Khum Lanna cooking class and there is something left out, then it is normal.
Picture of the kitchen at Khum Lanna where they use to teach tourists Thai cooking.
The staff at Khum Lanna choose what you will cook, you cannot choose. They already cut and picked all the ingredients for you but they will take you to their garden to show you different plants but you don’t pick them though. If you are worried about flies and hygiene, don’t go to Khum Lanna to learn cooking. There are flies (sometimes alot of flies) on your raw food, cook food and even drinks. But, the people at Khum Lanna did not seem to mind the flies and insects. They are used to them and they will think you are weird for worrying about flies and hygiene.
They will guide you through how to cook about 5-6 dishes including dessert. All you need to do is cut and chop and then fry and stir. They mix the sauce and pure most things making it very easy for you. But, when you try to duplicate the methods elsewhere, it is not easy because you have different ingredients and the book they give you afterwards with ingredients did not show what you did in your class, but something different.
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