Duration:
3h
Discover the exquisite cuisine of Thailand, whilst learning about the culture and history of its people. Join our cooking classes and master the art of creating delectable Thai salads, entrees, curries and rice.
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Unleash your inner chef and master the art of creating vibrant, healthy Thai dishes that will delight your friends and family! 🍳
Join Otao Kitchen’s immersive cooking lessons and gain an expert understanding of authentic Thai ingredients, balanced flavours, and traditional techniques. In our intimate, hands-on classes, you will learn to prepare, cook, and plate stunning Thai dishes that taste as incredible as they look—all within a fun, social, and supportive atmosphere. Refreshments, premium wine, beer, and detailed recipes are all provided so you can effortlessly recreate your culinary masterpieces at home. 🍷
Conclude your delicious adventure by raising a glass of sparkling wine to celebrate your newfound skills before sitting down to enjoy the spectacular feast you’ve created together. ✨
Highlights of the Experience- Expert Chef Tuition: Enjoy a fully hands-on Thai cooking experience guided by a professional chef.
- Flavour Fundamentals: Learn the essential balance of sweet, sour, salty, and spicy Thai ingredients.
- Personalised Cooking: Discover how to adapt traditional recipes to suit your personal palate.
- Pro Tips & Techniques: Learn invaluable kitchen secrets, shortcuts, and professional skills.
- Intimate & Social: Cook in small group sizes designed for a highly interactive and social experience.
- Celebration Feast: Sit down to enjoy your delicious creations, perfectly paired with sparkling wine.
- Take-Home Recipes: Take home the authentic recipes from your class to impress future dinner guests.
- Phrik Nam Plaa: Traditional savoury fish sauce dressing
- Kaeng Khiao Wan or Kaeng Phet: Authentic green or red curry paste made from scratch
- Tod Man Khao Pod: Crispy, golden fried corn fritters
- Som Tam: Refreshing and zesty green papaya salad
- Kaeng Khiao Wan Kai or Kaeng Phed Phet Yang: Fragrant green curry chicken or rich red curry duck
Teacher Anan is knowledgeable and humorous. Enjoyable and well-organised class. Food made is also delicious and quite authentic. Teacher Anan made crafting Thai curry from scratch less daunting. I feel more confident tackling Thai curries now. — Janice F.”Hard to get anything wrong!”
Hands-on participation—Chef guided us through with clear instructions (some humour!) and demonstrations which made it hard to get anything wrong! We were able to enjoy the delicious dishes we made with a glass of wine. — Jack B.
On the Day
- This hands-on experience lasts for approximately 3 hours.
- Enjoy a complimentary refresher drink on arrival.
- Thai Cooking Class Recipes: Demonstration of the recipes by your Chef.
- You are required to work with one another in the class.
- Full Culinary Experience: Tastings, making your entree, mains, salads, and desserts.
- Feast Together: Sit and eat together at the end with a glass of sparkling wine.
- Sauces: Fish sauce, soy sauce, sweet chilli, chilli sauce, rice vinegar, shrimp paste, coconut cream, and milk.
- Spices: Dry chilli, cumin, coriander seeds, cinnamon, cardamon, slaked lime.
- Fresh Spices: Chilli, ginger, galangal, garlic, kaffir lime leaf, coriander roots, lemongrass, shallot, pandan.
- Herbs: Vietnamese mints, Thai basil, spring onion, mint, perilla, Chinese chives.
- Vegetables and Fruit: Pineapple, sprouts, red cabbage, carrot, daikon, cabbage, papaya, wong bok, mushroom, tofu, iceberg, Thai eggplant, mango, banana.
- Meat and Seafood: Chicken, beef, pork neck, duck, shrimp.
- Dry Goods and Starch: Palm sugar, dry shallot, rice stick, sugar, pepper, salt, peanut (option), tomato paste, dry shrimp.
- Thai cooking classes are a perfect solution for your Christmas Party, Birthday party, Anniversary, Hens Party, Bucks Party, Team Building Cooking, Work lunch and dinner or Corporate event. We can organise this Cooking Class at your home or any chosen venue for 50+ people.
- We can cater to different dietary requirements – please let us know.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Booking Terms – Public Classes
This is a summary of our Terms & Conditions. By booking, you accept them for everyone in your booking.
- Payment: Your place is confirmed on full payment at the time of booking.
- More than 14 days before your class: One free transfer to another date, or a credit valid for 12 months.
- 7 to 14 days before: Transfer to another date on payment of the $49 per person change fee, subject to availability.
- Less than 7 days, or non-attendance: No refund, credit or transfer of date. You may send someone in your place at no charge – just let us know their name and any dietary requirements before the class starts.
- All changes and cancellations must be requested in writing and are effective only once we confirm them.
- Illness, bereavement or other exceptional circumstances: We may waive these conditions at our discretion and may ask for supporting evidence. Please don’t attend if you have symptoms of an infectious illness – let us know and we’ll do what we reasonably can to move your booking.
- If we cancel or reschedule (e.g. minimum numbers not met): You may choose a full refund, a credit or a transfer to another date.
- Arrival: Please arrive 10 minutes before the start time. Classes start on time; late arrivals may join, but we can’t repeat content already covered and no refund or credit applies.
- Requirements: Dietary requirements must be advised at least 10 days before the class. Our kitchen is not allergen-free.
- Closed-toe, flat, non-slip shoes are required. Participants under 16 must be accompanied by a supervising adult, unless the class is advertised as a children’s or family programme.
- Bookings made through a third-party platform are also subject to that platform’s terms; refunds and changes must be arranged with them.
Australian Consumer Law: Nothing in these terms affects your rights under the Australian Consumer Law. Full Terms & Conditions apply.
