All courses taught in English by passionate chef-owners Oun and Kae. Providing you with a complete outlook on all the authentic flavours and secret techniques Thailand has to offer.
The best cooking class in Chiang Mai! Oun & Kae are amazing teachers.
Loved the individual station! Learned so many secret techniques.
About Us
Sa was dee krub / kha!
Oun and KaeOwners & Certified Instructors
Why Us
Everyone has their own dedicated gas burner, wok, and prep station. You cook every dish yourself from start to finish.
Learn the ancient art of grinding fresh Thai herbs, lemongrass, and galangal using heavy granite mortars and pestles.
Walk through the bustling Chiang Mai morning market. Taste, smell, and identify fresh ingredients before cooking.
Discover traditional Thai fruit and vegetable carving techniques to garnish and present your dishes like a Thai chef.
Never feel crowded. Small groups ensure personalized guidance, friendly banter, and hands-on assistance throughout.
Hassle-free transportation to and from your hotel located within 3 km of the Chiang Mai Old City moat.
Bring Thai culinary mastery to your home, villa, or hotel
We offer a full range of services to teach how to cook Thai food at home and hotel! Thai dishes will be taught and served directly to your table. Please contact us if you are interested in a private bespoke session.
Courses
We offer three classes daily - a morning session, afternoon session, and an evening session. Our morning & evening sessions begin with a guided tour of the local fresh market to handpick fresh ingredients together. Afterward, we will head back to our kitchen, where everyone will enjoy a hands-on cooking experience and prepare their own authentic dishes from scratch.
Menu
Select 1 authentic dish from each category to prepare at your individual station, plus everyone learns our heavenly Mango Sticky Rice!
Thailand's iconic stir-fried rice noodles with tangy tamarind, pressed tofu, crushed peanuts, crunchy bean sprouts, and fresh lime.
Tender chicken breast wok-tossed with roasted crunchy cashews, sweet bell peppers, onions, and mild roasted chili sauce.
Silky wide rice noodles wok-seared with sweet dark soy sauce, tender Chinese kale, egg, and fragrant white pepper.
Pad Ka Prao Gai is classic Thai holy basil stir-fry with your choice of protein, flash-fried in a hot wok with fresh garlic, fiery bird's eye chilies, and savory sauces. Served over hot jasmine rice.
Our namesake dish! A sensational broth infused with fragrant lemongrass, crushed galangal, kaffir lime leaves, fresh lime, and juicy prawns.
Velvety, rich coconut milk infused with fresh young galangal, lemongrass, shallots, mushrooms, and tender chicken.
Comforting clear broth noodle soup with seasoned pork, aromatic cilantro root, crispy fried garlic, and fresh Asian herbs.
Crispy hand-wrapped spring rolls filled with seasoned glass noodles, wood ear mushrooms, and shredded carrots, served with sweet chili dip.
Crisp shredded green papaya pounded in a clay mortar with garlic, bird's eye chilies, green beans, peanuts, lime, and palm sugar.
Refreshing crushed local cucumbers tossed in a zesty lime and garlic dressing with roasted peanuts and fresh coriander.
Laab Gai is vibrant and refreshing Northeastern Thai chicken salad. Minced chicken tossed with fresh mint, coriander and shallots dressed in a zesty lime and fish sauce vinaigrette. Finished with toasted rice powder for a signature smoky crunch.
Pounded from fresh green bird's eye chilies, shallots, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, coriander root, and fragrant kaffir lime peel.
A warm, spiced red curry paste featuring dried red chilies, roasted coriander and cumin seeds, peanuts, and aromatic shallots.
Northern Thailand's iconic curry paste flavored with fresh golden turmeric, black cardamom, dried chilies, and roasted spices.
An exquisite, aromatic Thai culinary essential. This versatile paste features an authentic balance of fiery dried red chilies, earthy herbs, and warm spices. Perfectly balanced and ready to unlock rich, deeply layered flavors in your home-cooked curries and stir-fries.
Creamy aromatic coconut milk simmered with your handmade green paste, round Thai eggplants, bamboo shoots, and sweet Thai basil.
Thick, luxurious red coconut curry cooked with your hand-pounded paste, topped with finely julienned kaffir lime leaves.
The pride of Chiang Mai: tender egg noodles in a rich golden coconut curry broth topped with crispy fried noodle nest, pickled mustard, and lime.
Red Curry or Gaeng Phet is a rich, classic Thai curry simmered in creamy coconut milk with a flavorful red chili paste. Cooked with your choice of protein, eggplants, pea eggplants and fresh Thai basil. Served with hot jasmine rice.
Warm coconut-infused sweet sticky rice served with sweet golden ripe mango slices, drizzled with salty coconut cream and crunchy mung beans.
Reviews
Read genuine feedback from guests who cooked with Oun and Kae in Chiang Mai.
More Spicy, More Sexy, More Fun!
Had an amazing time at Tomyumthai Cooking Class in Chiang Mai 🌶️✨ “More Spicy More Sexy” perfectly describes the fun atmosphere! Such a memorable experience from start to finish. The chef and his wife were incredibly welcoming and showed such great hospitality the entire time. The class was hands-on, entertaining, and easy to follow, and the food we made was absolutely delicious. You can really feel their passion for cooking and sharing Thai culture. Lots of laughs, great energy, and amazing flavors all around. Highly recommend this experience to anyone visiting Chiang Mai. Would definitely come back again!
Super friendly hospitable host. Williing to share his life experiences with you. Even helped us to book a car transport to sticky waterfall. Cooking is done in his house which is very homely and cosy. The cooking process is super easy to follow and the dishes prepared were very very delicious! Easily customisable for vegetarian (no alliums, non spicy). Highly recommended! I can see why its 5.0 stars on klook for everyone else
I absolutely loved cooking with Oun! It was a small class, which made it more educational and informative. We got to choose the dishes to cook and cooking in his home was a unique way to learn more about Thai culture. And the dishes we made were simple with complex and very yummy flavors. I highly recommend this experience!!
We had a wonderful time with Un and his wife. From the moment we arrived, we felt incredibly welcome. Their kindness, warmth and simple hospitality made the whole experience feel like sharing a meal with friends rather than taking a cooking class. Everything is very well organised, while remaining relaxed and accessible to everyone, even if you are not an experienced cook. Un explains everything clearly and makes cooking Thai food seem easy and enjoyable. And of course, all the dishes we prepared were absolutely aroi — delicious! 😋 A truly lovely experience that we would highly recommend to anyone looking for an authentic, friendly and convivial Thai cooking class. Thank you, Un and your wife, for this wonderful moment! Jérémie, Christelle & Manonประทับใจการสอนของเชฟอุ่นและเก๋มาก สนุกและอร่อยทุกเมนู!
Best cooking experience in Chiang Mai. We had a great time and learn a lot about Thai cuisine and ingredients used. We also had a great teacher and with their instructions, we were able to prepare all the dishes without any trouble. If you are looking for a Thai Cooking School, you won't regret joining them on their class. They will take you to the market to look for the ingredients and then will teach how to prepare each dish one by one. If you are joining with someone else, you can also learn to prepare different dishes if you want. At the end of the class, the will share a cooking book with the recipes they have so you can prepare them any time.
This was such a good half day activity. Would recommend to everybody who likes to eat and who likes to cook. We were guided trough all the cooking steps very clearly and it was a pleasant ambience. We also learned about the different ingredients used in the thai kitchen. We also tried some fresh local fruits.
Honestly the most amazing morning. Perfect from start to finish. Very clear instructions in perfect English. Highly recommended!
We had a great time with Oun as our cook. The market was nice to see and highly recommend this class. Instructions were clear and we got pictures and a recipe book afterwards for free!
Oun was our driver and chef for the day and he was a delight! He made everything enjoyable and easy for the students.
The chef and his wife are just amazing. We had a great time, laughed a lot and cooked absolutely delicious dishes.
Really great in-depth instruction on how to cook the very best Thai dishes. Oun is a very witty and very funny cooking master. 11/10 would attend again!
Thank you so much, Oun and Kae for a wonderful experience. The recipes and food are 'Aroy' (delicious) and the company was delightful. We will see you next time we are in Chiang Mai!
Dee and JanCape Town, South Africa
Oun and Kae, we enjoyed the dinner in your new location congratulations! Thank you for taking us to the local market and teaching us how to cook many wonderful yummy flavours and treats. God speed! Khob Khun ka.
CrystalColumbia, South Carolina, USA
We had a really exciting and funny time at the Tom Yum Thai Cooking School. Finally, I know how to cook typical Thai dishes and I hope I will find all the ingredients back home. Thanks a lot for that special day!
MichelleAustria
Delicious food and a wonderful teacher. This was a much smaller, more intimate class. We had a great time and learned so much about authentic Thai flavors.
Claire Haughey AspenColorado, USA
We had a lot of fun and learnt a lot, the teacher was attentive and answered everything we could thank to Oun. I would recommend the class highly!
Jez CoxUnited Kingdom
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A glimpse inside our cheerful kitchen, market excursions, and memorable moments with our international guests.
Downloads
Students enrolled in Tom Yum Thai Cooking School can access and download our official full-color recipe book and class photos.
Comprehensive step-by-step authentic recipes: curry pastes from scratch, Pad Thai, Tom Yum Kung, Khao Soi, sauces, and dessert secrets. (1.99 MB PDF)
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