Learning How To Cook Lao Food at Tamarind Lao Cuisine cooking school in Luang Prabang, Laos
Whenever I put on an apron I feel like a bit of a fraud. Lately, we've taken a lot of one day cooking courses including learning how to make Thai food, trying our hand at Vietnamese cuisine and thumbing our way through Khmer delicacies; however, my confidence in the kitchen is not exactly sky high. Regardless, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to try making our favorite Lao dishes when we found out Tamarind (our favorite restaurant in Luang Prabang) offered one day classes.
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We were thrilled when our Songthaew, carrying our entire cooking class, pulled up into a tranquil garden setting far away from the city center.
Compared to other cooking classes this was aimed at a more advanced level. Our Lao instructor would give a quick demonstration at the display table and then send us off to try our best at recreating the magic ourselves. Audrey certainly kept up to speed whereas I was constantly falling behind. At one point, when were were making a curry sauce for our steamed fish dish 'Mok Pa' I looked down and realized I only had only created half the sauce compared to Audrey. I couldn't help but chuckle at my clear cut culinary shortcomings.
The difference between Thai and Lao food was hammered home emphatically by our Lao cooking instructor: We don't put much sugar in Lao cooking like Thai food. You taste Thai food and it tastes milky and creamy and sweet because they add lots of coconut milk and lots of sugar. That is why the food tastes like that. Lao food is very different tasting like lots of herbs and lots of texture. This is Laos food. This does not mean Thai food is not tasty. Thai food is very tasty but our food tastes different.
Overall, our experience at Tamarind cooking school was pleasant; however, compared to other cooking schools I felt it lacked a bit in terms of personal instruction and one on one help. For culinary wizards, this wouldn't be problematic, but for me it manifested in more than a few failed dishes ;)
Here we are visiting a market again and that can only mean one thing - we are taking a cooking course yet again. Today we are going to be learning how to make Lao food and our first stop is Phou Si market. It is the biggest market in Luang Prabang and apparently it opens up at four in the morning.
For our cooking class today it's an awesome surprise - we've got this lush garden setting. It feels like we're just walking into someones backyard.
In Laos his wife and daughter cook for the family not the husband and son. This is culture.
We don't put much sugar in Lao cooking like Thai food. You taste Thai food and it tastes milky and creamy and sweet because they add lots of coconut milk and lots of sugar. That is why the food tastes like that. Lao food is very different tasting like lots of herbs and lots of texture. This is Laos food. This does not mean Thai food is not tasty. Thai food is very tasty but our food tastes different.
Now time to try your tomato dip. I made mine really spicy accidentally because I thought we were cooking this. I'm making a little ball with the sticky rice. Voila! I'll dip it in here. How is it? It has a real kick to it but it is so good. It has lemon juice, hot peppers, garlic. I like it.
I'd like to point out that Sam and I are making the exact same dish. This is his sauce. This is mine. What are you missing? Just about everything.
We're making the Mok Pa fish and you are going to show us how to wrap it.
What a work of art Audrey. Amazing! Oh, be quiet. It is going to taste amazing.
Here we have our buffalo salad. We stir-fried some buffalo meat and we also added bean sprouts,banana flowers, string beans, hot chilies and mint leaves. We're going to be rolling this up in lettuce leaves. It's kind of like a little fresh roll.
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Tamarind Cookery Course Luang Prabang Laos
I love a local cookery course when travelling with a camera and have done so in Italy, Malaysia and Cambodia. However, the Tamarind Cookery School in Luang Prabang excelled themselves. Great customer service from start to finish.
The course lasts around 6 hours. You are taken to the local market, Phousi, (which is amazing) and learn about the local ingredients. As you can see, rat is a local ingredient but not included in your recipes ????. Then, you move onto an exquisite location for the course itself. Sit who was our guide and teacher was amazing - excellent English among other languages and good jokes too!
You are shown the recipes and process first, then return to your bench to prepare with help from Sit. You cook over open coals with help again from Sit and the team. Our recipes included fish steamed in banana leaf/lemongrass stuffed chicken/buffalo salad/locals dips / sticky rice. The groups are no larger than 12 people. You then enjoy your fayre and eat together.
A bargain at less than £25 per person.
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Tamarind Cooking School in Luang Prabang, Laos
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Tamarind Cookery Course, Luang Prabang, Laos
Travelling with a camera to the Tamarind Cookery Course. Ingredients and sticky rice.
Tamarind Cookery School , Luang Prabang, Laos
I love a local cookery course when travelling with a camera and have done so in Italy, Malaysia and Cambodia. However, the Tamarind Cookery School in Luang Prabang excelled themselves. Great customer service from start to finish.
The course lasts around 6 hours. You are taken to the local market, Phousi, (which is amazing) and learn about the local ingredients. As you can see, rat is a local ingredient but not included in your recipes ????. Then, you move onto an exquisite location for the course itself. Sit who was our guide and teacher was amazing - excellent English among other languages and good jokes too!
You are shown the recipes and process first, then return to your bench to prepare with help from Sit. You cook over open coals with help again from Sit and the team. Our recipes included fish steamed in banana leaf / lemongrass stuffed chicken / buffalo salad / locals dips / sticky rice. The groups are no larger than 12 people. You then enjoy your fayre and eat together.
A bargain at less than £25 per person.
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A great day out from Luang Prabang is learning to cook Lao style at Tamarind Cooking School. Owner and chef Joy made it so much fun and we couldn't believe what we managed to produce ourselves!
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Eating Lao Food and Lao Cuisine for lunch at Tamarind Restaurant in Luang Prabang, Laos
To satisfy our craving for Lao food we headed over to the ever popular Tamarind restaurant for lunch where we sampled traditional Lao cuisine in a relaxed setting nearby the Nam Khan river in Luang Prabang, Laos. Having made Thailand our base for several months, we were curious to see how Lao cuisine would compare with its 'spicy' and 'sweet' Thai counterpart. After sampling Lao food at several different restaurants we realized a few key differences:
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Firstly, it's not nearly as sweet as Thai food. Coconut milk and sugar are used sparingly.
Secondly, Lao food makes more usage of herbs and natural leafy ingredients. Even meat dishes tended to be infused with copious amounts of spices and herbs.
For lunch today we are eating at one of our favorite restaurants in Luang Prabang - it's called Tamarind. It focuses on Lao food, so we're going to be showing you some traditional dishes.
This over here is called Nam Mak Kham and it is a Tamarind cooler and you get a nice little bamboo straw and it is a really sweet and sour drink. It is refreshing but a little tart. I really like it. It's so good!
Next up we have our dipping platter. This over here is coriander pickle, next we have an eggplant dip and tomato dip. We have a paste made from buffalo skin, we have some seaweed chips and then some vegetables that we can eat with the sauce. Let's dig in. That all goes together of course with our sticky rice.
Sam is going to demonstrate for us. This is how you eat it. You just kind of put together a little ball like that and then you can pick a different dip. I'll try the buffalo sauce here. You put it together just like that and you pop it in your mouth. Delicious! Is it a bit spicy? Oh yeah! This one is really spicy.
Finger food! Finger food! That is a huge ball. Little ball. That is not little. Okay, I will go with the aubergine. She has got her happy face on. It is so good. It is not just aubergine.
This is the second plate we've ordered. Again, here we have a vegetable pickle, this is a pork salad that also has banana flowers, we have a pork sausage and here is some buffalo jerky - Sam's favorite. Oh, yeah! Over here we have some little lettuce rolls that are stuffed with different dips, different sauces, so we'll be trying those.
Buffalo jerky time! I've broken off a little piece of this buffalo jerky and this is my favorite. Chewy, right? Yeah, it is very chewy like any kind of jerky but this is probably the sweetest jerky I've ever had. I can't remember ever tasting anything quite this sweet in jerky form.
We've ordered so much food we almost forgot about this next dish. It is time for me to do the honors. I'm going to unveil our steamed fish, which comes wrapped in a banana leaf. It is called Mok Pa. Let's see what is in here. It's like opening a present. I know, it's like Christmas on a plate. Oh, Wow! There it is. You can see the steam coming off of it. It is going to be good. It comes with a side of vegetables, so let's not forget about those.
Now for dessert we are having something that is called Khao Gam. It is purple sticky rice that has been cooked in coconut milk and it also has banana and sesame seeds on top. Down here! It looks amazing! If that weren't enough, we get a little shot of Tamarind sauce which we can pour over top.
I'm going to try it the natural way without the tamarind sauce first. It is so fragrant. Nice and sweet? Very sweet. You can definitely taste the coconut and it is a nice sticky rice with a bit of a nutty texture. I like it.
Let's try this with some tamarind sauce and a big chunk of banana. Oh my, it is so good. The tamarind gives it a kick and a bit of spice. It is still really sweet.
That splendid feast came to just over $18 USD, 151,000 Kip which we think was excellent value. It is a bit of a gourmet type of restaurant. It is right by the river. You've got awesome views from here.
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Luang Prabang Cooking Class: Delicious Lao Cuisine
For our first time in Laos, we decided to take a cooking class in Luang Prabang, the culinary capital. This Luang Prabang cooking class is one of the best way to understand Lao cuisine and the local flavors.
This Luang Prabang cooking class takes place at the Heuan Chan Heritage House. With our cooking instruction Keo, we learned how to make six traditional Lao foods.
This Luang Prabang cooking class video focuses on the five Lao foods we found to be the most surprising.
Khao Chii - Grilled sticky rice cakes
Jaew - Dipping sauce
Tom Jaew Hed -Mushroom soup
Au Ka Lampi -Cabbage stuffed with pork
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For an introduction into Lao cuisine and cooking, we could not have asked for more. The class was intimate, just the both of us, and for more than four hours, we talked, ate and had a great time.
Keo, our warm and generous cooking instructor made us feel right at home. Her teaching style is relaxed and loose and we greatly appreciated our conversations about Lao foods.
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The Heuan Chan Heritage House is located in the old quarter behind Wat Xieng Mouane. You’ll find it at the tranquil gardens at Xieng Thong Village.
Classes are offered daily starting at 3:00pm. This includes a tour of the heritage house and learning how to cook 4 - 6 dishes
Cost: $39.00 per person
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