THAILAND – Chiang Mai – Half Day Cooking Class at Baan Hongnual Cookery School

Description

Fifteen minutes away from Chiang Mai city, Baan Hongnual Cookery School is located in a countryside village and offers lessons on famous Thai cooking. The house has been designed in the Lanna style and is surrounded by a nice garden, where the Thai herbs are grown and used for the cooking lessons. The half-day cooking class starts at a local market to purchase fresh ingredients. Then, back at the school, the instructor demonstrates how to prepare and cook the ingredients used for the first dish, providing step-by-step guidance along the way. The tour ends after the cooking instruction, enjoying the fruits of cooking labour and receiving a booklet as a souvenir.

Can be combined with

Thematic Leisure

• Chiang Mai – Tea plantation experience at Araksa

Groups

• Chiang Mai – Support a good cause by painting an elephant

Selling points

• To cook delicious Thai Food, Thai Sweet.
• To prepare and present during the cook, various local species
• To preserve this culinary art for future generations
• A souvenir: an apron and certificate to take home
• A funny moment for family and kids

Level Of The Excursion

The Impact Of This Excursion

Social/cultural Impact

Economic Impact

Additional Information

Positive Impacts

• The cooking class highlights traditional Northern Thai recipes, promoting cultural preservation and appreciation for local culinary heritage.
• The inclusion of a market visit supports the local community by contributing to the income of small-scale vendors.
• Guests gain a deeper understanding of local ingredients and cooking techniques, fostering cultural exchange and awareness.

Negative Impacts

• Transportation to the market contributes to carbon emissions.

Conclusion

The cooking class effectively supports cultural preservation and local economies, but transportation contributes to carbon emissions, impacting environment sustainability.

Time And Transportation

Duration

4 hours

• Lunch: 09:00 – 13:00
• Afternoon: 16:00 – 20:00 without visit of market

Min pax

1

Max pax

42

How to sell it

• Possible to privatize
• Recommended to do it in the morning
• Low budget
• Family friendly (kids who share cooking station get 50% off)
• Recommended for  FIT, GIT and MICE (max 42 pax) –  42 cooking stations, low budget
• Good price/quality ratio.
• Friendly and welcoming host
• Professional supplier.
• Hands-on experience: Learn every process by actually doing it, (From buying the ingredients to cooking your own meal)
• Traditional Thai cooking class with friendly host and warm welcome
• Flexible if tight program (shorter duration possible)
• The house is decorated in a traditional lanna style.

Why this activity

• To offer a Group activity in Chiang Mai , low budget  but with quality of service
• Baan Hongnual Cookery School is a charming place with great natural surroundings not far from Chiang Mai

Good to combine with

• Any afternoon sightseing in Chiang Mai area
• Visit of Wat Phrathat Doi Suthep

Do not combine with

• Departure/arrival day (except if early arrival or late departure time)

Market suggestion

Competitor comparison

• Offered by all competitors

Pros

• Easy to book with supplier
• Easy to combine with other leisure activity
• Easy to organize

Cons

• Professional supplier/school: different from local house which arranges cooking classes in their own kitchen
• If not private class, several groups can be booked at the same time
• Only 1 English speaking teacher per 15 pax!

Information

• Fixed time: 09:00-13:00 or 16:00-20:00
• 42 students maximum per class (42 cooking stations, same room)
• 1 English speaking teacher per 15 pax
• Half day: 4 menus (3 main meals and 1 dessert)
• Full day (09:00-20:00): 6 menus (4 main meals, 1 dessert, 1 appetizer)
• Kids are welcome, there is no age limit or guideline, parents need to decide if the kid is able to cook by themselves or not. If kids join with parent or just only look, they are charged 50%, if they cook independently they are charged as adult. Easia guideline for cooking independently 12 years old.

Alerts

• Sales inform Operation if dietary restrictions

Important information

• Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated to, but need to be informed in advance.

Price range

From 25 USD (10 pax)

Quotation guideline

ERP  – Activity – Baan Hongnual Cookery school –  Half day cooking class at Baan Hongnual Cookery school
SIC or private + option Full day 

Inclusion

• Transfer from/to hotel in Chiang Mai (SIC only)
  
• Visiting the local market nearby to buy ingredients
• Steamed rice
• Recipe book, offered to each student at the end of the class
• Coffee, tea, cool water

Exclusion

• Transfer from/to hotel (for hotels outside the city and for private bookings)
• Soft-drink and beers

Possible Extra

Private transportation with Easia Supplier
Full Day cooking class ( but not recommended)

Important notes

• For group bookings, if no “private” class required by sales, please ask school if there is any other group booked at the same time. If yes, it is better to inform guests and ask for the best cooking space/room.
• Transportation from/to hotel included for the join-in tour: approx. 9h00-13h00 for morning session, 16h00-20h00 for dinner session
• For Private transportation : Meeting point at Nong Hoi local market at 09h30 (for morning session) or 16h30 (for dinner session)
  

Special Guide notes

• Guide Should have knowledge about food and dishes
• For Private transportation : Meeting point at Nong Hoi local market
• Give information to the guide if dietary restrictions with name of the travelers
  

Different Choice

• The Best Thai cookery school: more capacity (up to 80pax), suitable for GIT and series

Contact

• Bang Hong Nual Cookery
• Tel: 053 423 335
• Mobile: 0818850391 (Owner of Cookery School)
• http://www.baanhongnual.com/

English

Half Day Cooking Class at Baan Hongnual Cookery School
Start your half-day cooking class at the local market where you will purchase fresh ingredients for the class under the guidance of your instructor. Next, you will head to Baan Hongnual where your instructor will demonstrate how to prepare and cook the ingredients used for your first dish. You will be provided with step-by-step guidance along the way. After you prepare each dish (3 meals and 1 dessert), taste your creations! At the end of the class, you will receive a recipe booklet as a souvenir.

French

Cours de cuisine d’une demi-journée à Baan Hongnual, une école hôtelière
Retrouvez votre instructeur au marché de local pour y acheter les ingrédients frais pour le cours de cuisine. A Baan Hongnual, il vous montrera comment préparer et cuire les ingrédients de votre premier plat. Chaque étape sera expliquée et, après la préparation des 3 plats et du dessert, place à la dégustation ! A la fin du cours, vous recevrez un petit livre de recettes en souvenir.

Spanish

Curso de cocina de medio día en la escuela culinaria Baan Hongnual
Comience su curso de cocina de medio día en el mercado de Nong Hoi local donde comprará los ingredientes frescos para la clase bajo las orientaciones de su instructor. Después se dirigirá a Baan Hongnual, donde su instructor le mostrará cómo preparar y cocinar los ingredientes utilizados para su primer plato. Se le ofrecerá una guía paso a paso durante el proceso. Después de que prepare cada plato (3 platos y 1 postre), ¡pruebe sus creaciones! Al final de la clase, recibirá un folleto con recetas como recuerdo.

Italian

Mezza giornata da cuochi con Baan Hongnual cookery school
La lezione comincerà con una visita ad un mercato locale, dove potrete imparare a selezionare i migliori ingredienti per le vostre ricette Thailandesi. Dirigetevi poi alla scuola di Baan Hongnual, dove il vostro chef-insegnante vi mostrerà la preparazione di ogni piatto per poi lasciare a voi il turno di mettervi alla prova. Ogni allievo sarà seguito passo per passo nella creazione di ogni piatto. Concludete la vostra lezione di cucina in bellezza accomodandovi e gustando in tutta tranquillità il frutto dei vostri sforzi! Durante una breve pausa pomeridiana, gusterete the, caffè o infusi. Al termine della lezione riceverete un libretto di ricette in memoria dell’esperienza.

German

Halbtägiger Kochkurs an der Baan-Hongnual-Kochschule
Beginnen Sie Ihren halbtägigen Kochkurs auf dem örtlichen Markt, wo Sie unter Anleitung Ihres Lehrers frische Zutaten für den Kurs einkaufen werden. Anschließend fahren Sie nach Baan Hongnual, wo Ihnen Ihr Lehrer zeigt, wie Sie die Zutaten für Ihr erstes Gericht zubereiten und kochen. Dabei werden Sie Schritt für Schritt angeleitet. Nachdem Sie jedes Gericht (3 Mahlzeiten und 1 Dessert) zubereitet haben, probieren Sie Ihre Kreationen! Am Ende des Kurses erhalten Sie ein Rezeptheft als Souvenir.

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