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The 12 Best Cambodian Cooking Classes

12 reviewed

Fish amok steamed in banana leaf, lok lak, a kroeung paste you pound yourself. The classes below start at a market stall or a village garden and finish at a table you helped lay. Here is what each one teaches, the class size, whether the market trip and transport are included, and how much you will eat by the end.

Khmer Cooking Class at a Local’s Home in Krong Siem Reap

Khmer Cooking Class at a Local's Home in Krong Siem Reap - Market Shopping With Your Host, Not a Random Food Tour

Award-Winning Cooking Class Experience with Professional Teacher

Award-Winning Cooking Class Experience with Professional Teacher - The kitchen at Paper Tiger, instruction you can follow

3.Award-Winning Cooking Class Experience with Professional Teacher

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 745 reviews · from $22

Cook Khmer classics in Siem Reap with Paper Tiger. Market walk, hands-on amok and curry cooking, lunch or dinner, recipes to take home.

“Great experience! Working in a small group, you have the opportunity to visit the market nearby to learn about local produce and then return to the special kitchen to prepare a three course meal that you then get to enjoy. This was a reallRead more”

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Khmer Cooking Class Half Day (AM or PM)

Khmer Cooking Class Half Day (AM or PM) - Back at the School: Cold Towel, Recipe Sheet, and a Chef Demo

4.Khmer Cooking Class Half Day (AM or PM)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 316 reviews · from $31

Phnom Penh half-day Khmer cooking class with a market tuk-tuk stop, three dishes, and take-home recipes from Banana Cooking Class.

“What a great experience! I feel confident in buying from the markets now. Air conditioned, top class facilities, great recipes! My accomplice said the main course was the best he had eaten in the 10 days we’d been here (I agree). Chef Lom Ang Peark was so good to work with. I’ve taken cooking classes in Vietnam, Thailand and Bali (Indonesia) and this one is right up with the best!”

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Cambodian Village Cooking Class

Cambodian Village Cooking Class - The Garden Pavilion Kitchen: Where the Hands-On Work Actually Clicks

5.Cambodian Village Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 265 reviews · from $32

Tuk-tuk to Psar Chaa market, then cook 3 Khmer dishes with a small team at a garden pavilion, plus meal and take-home recipes.

“Great fun with excellent direction from Sophia and her chef Not at all. Scary for inexperienced people such as me A lot of fun shopping in the marketplace picking our produce to go back and cook The cookbook is so practical Recommend you try this you will not regret your decision”

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Cambodian Cooking Class from Siem Reap

Cambodian Cooking Class from Siem Reap - Market Stops and Ingredient Picking (The Flavor Foundation)

6.Cambodian Cooking Class from Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 190 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $32

Hands-on Khmer cooking in a Siem Reap village. Meet a local family, shop ingredients, cook classic dishes, then eat by a pond.

“Must do experience! I enjoyed going through the market at the start and learning about all the ingredients. The guide and chef were amazing 😊”

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Siem Reap Cooking Class

Siem Reap Cooking Class - Chef Dee and the Garden Pavilion: What the Hands-On Lesson Really Teaches

7.Siem Reap Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 170 reviews · from $35

Khmer cooking class in Siem Reap with a market tour, hands-on lessons, and Chef Dee, ending with the three dishes you make.

“We had a wonderful experience with Dee. Our tuk-tuk driver took us to a local market and talked to us about the vegetables being sold in the market. He then took us to Dee's home, where she has a lovely covered cooking porch insidRead more”

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Khmer Gourmet Cooking Class

Khmer Gourmet Cooking Class - Picking Your Menu: Six Choices and a Three-Course Game Plan

8.Khmer Gourmet Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 145 reviews · from $21

Khmer Gourmet in Siem Reap is a private market-to-kitchen cooking class where you choose from 6 menus, cook 3 courses, and eat.

“I had such a wonderful time with this cooking lesson! Our teacher was terrific and I met some wonderful people, not to mention that the food was DELICIOUS! I recommend taking a cooking class. It is a lovely way to enjoy a culture and to learn about how local foods are made. I really enjoyed going to the market to learn about the spices and produce that would be going into my food.”

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Battambang: Cooking Class and Market Touring

Battambang: Cooking Class and Market Touring - The market tour: where your Khmer meal starts

9.Cooking Class and Market Touring

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 80 reviews · 4 hours · from $25

Hand-pick fresh ingredients at a local Battambang market, then cook 3 Khmer dishes in a home kitchen by tuk-tuk, plus a sweet finish.

“Our guide was very informative and attentive to our needs. We were taken through central market - interesting place. We went to the Railway and stood on the lines. We saw the post office and walked back on the now closed to traffic riverside full of people enjoying the weekend. Would recommend if you want to see a bit of Phnom Penh off the beaten track and rack up your walking steps.”

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Phnom Penh’s Hands-On Khmer Cooking Class in the Countryside

Phnom Penh’s Hands-On Khmer Cooking Class in the Countryside - Ferry time on the Mekong, then a provided tuk-tuk

Khmer Cooking Class in Cambodia

Khmer Cooking Class in Cambodia - Meeting at Sambo Khmer and Thai Restaurant, Wat Damnak

11.Khmer Cooking Class in Cambodia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $35

Khmer cooking class in Siem Reap with chef Sokha. 2.5 hours of hands-on lessons, lunch included, private group, $35.

“A really fun learning experiencing preparing such tasty traditional food! The dishes were actually quite simple to prepare so easy to remember once you get home. The staff were a delight and very accommodating!”

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Battambang: Cooking Class and Market Touring

Battambang: Cooking Class and Market Touring - The market tour: where your Khmer meal starts

12.Cooking Class and Market Touring

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $18Best value

Battambang cooking class with a tuk-tuk market tour, hands-on Khmer dishes in a local home, and hotel pickup for $18.

“Gives you an overall view of the city, that gives you a feel for the city and an orientation of were things are located. The guide could have been a little more engaging in general Cambodian life other than that he told you lots of historical information”

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