Taking a cookingclass while traveling is always a great idea! This time I took a cookingclass in Bangkok at Silom Thai Cookingschool. I’m not a great cook and I tend to just imagine all sorts of things thrown together. In my mind, I have the most delicious dishes that I got to know during my travels. Often a dish tastes quite good, but whether it is how it’s supposed to be or how I tasted it in its country of origin… hmm, no.
I love learning about other cultures while traveling! You learn about the use of different ingredients that you wouldn’t normally just pick up yourself. Simply because you’re not familiar with their use, how to prepare them, and what exactly to do with them!
Good preparations will save a lot of time 🙂
Because I would love to take that great taste with my to my house I started to take cookingclasses while abroad. I want to take one in every country I visit. That way I can get a bit of the culture back to my house and enjoy it later on again. While I was in Thailand I got a cookingclass in Bangkok offered through TBEX Asia. This class was given at Silom Thai Cooking school in Bangkok.
Silom Thai Cookingclass in Bangkok – Thailand
With a whole group of fellow travelbloggers we went to the neighbourhood where the class was given. First we walked on the local market, to see the vegetables, meats and fruits and ofcourse buy the last groceries for the class. In most classes this is done and it gives you a great view on what you can buy and gives you the oppurtunity to ask questions about strange products we don’t know at home 🙂
Visiting a Local Market is always a part of a Cookingclass
When we got to the school we all sat down at this long table. We got a small introduction by the ‘teacher’ or ‘cook’ and we went upstairs. There were the cookers set, there were at least 20 cookers set for people to cook at. Two long tables with space in between where our cook could walk and help us when necessary. Also nice to have someone standing besides you…and in front of you. If I missed a step I could peak at those two for answers 😉 We started to cook simultaneously and that can go quite quick especially when you need to make picture too!
The first dish we got to cook was a delicious Thom Ka Kai. The cook started to cook and it went so quick, all the ingredients were already set in front of our cooker. When we started to cook we had to insert the ingredients quickly which were placed in front of the wok. It had to be done in the right order to get that one great flavour right! I love the Thom Ka Kai so I was eager to taste it. Unfortunately there are a couple of ingredients that aren’t available in Holland, at least not fresh.. so the taste will always be different at home.
After the soup was done we poored it in a bowl and went down to eat. It was as great as I expected!
We also got to make the following delicious dishes:
Oh…when I look at these dishes I feel like getting back on a plane to Asia and eat my heart out! When you prepare a dish at home it always has a different angle in taste… how often you try to get that same balance of flavours…and how easy at seemed to be while making it in the class…
The Delicious Dishes of Silom – Cookingclass in Bangkok
When we left we all got that great recipe booklet to try and make it at home. All kinds of dishes are explained in a step by step manner and you can try to make it at home. I loved it and did try to make the Thom Ka Kai at home, for christmas dinner with my family. They all loved it!! Even though I missed just the finishing Thai touch on it 🙂
My family obviously didn’t knew that one and loved my soup!
When I was back in Bangkok, I chose Charlie House in a different part of the city. I really liked that place too! It was within walking distance from the busy Khao San Road via the Pinklao Bridge, with a view of the Rama III Bridge. The street with many shops and eateries was really nice!
Or stay delightfully by the river at the IBIS Bangkok Riverside. I stayed there during my last visit to Bangkok, and I quite enjoyed it. It is a hotel with many children, but I still found it relaxing to cool off every afternoon at the medium-sized pool.
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Hé, ik dacht dat ik hier ook op gereageerd had, maar kennelijk niet. Ik heb ook een kookworkshop in Thailand gedaan, heel lang geleden al. Ik krijg meteen trek als ik dit zie. Ik rúik het bijna. Mmm… ik vind de Thaise keuken de lekkerste keuken die er is!
Hé, ik dacht dat ik hier ook op gereageerd had, maar kennelijk niet. Ik heb ook een kookworkshop in Thailand gedaan, heel lang geleden al. Ik krijg meteen trek als ik dit zie. Ik rúik het bijna. Mmm… ik vind de Thaise keuken de lekkerste keuken die er is!