Traditionele markttour en privé Laotiaanse kookcursus met een lokaal

I participated in the market tour and cooking class (not for dinner, but for lunch). I can confidently recommend this experience. The Phosy Market tour is an incredibly stimulating place, filled with fascinating sights such as an impressive variety of vegetables I had never seen before and exotic meats from unusual animals. Si and his wife kindly guided us through these details, which can be a bit challenging for foreigners to understand on their own. In the cooking class, you can experience the process of creating pure and authentic Lao home-cooked dishes. Unlike its neighboring countries, such as Thailand or Vietnam, Laos doesn’t have a strong dining-out culture, making it hard to encounter genuine Lao dishes like those prepared at home (this is just my personal observation). What I found particularly valuable was the opportunity to truly understand and savor authentic Lao cuisine through the cooking process and lunch. This amazing experience was made possible by the hospitality and warmth of Si and his family. I believe this activity will greatly help you gain a deeper understanding of Lao culture.

Amazing experience! We often book cooking lessons when we travel as it's the best way to experience local culture.; especially the experience of going to a local's home. Husband and wife, Si and Nee, were so authentic, welcoming and informative. We cooked, chopped, boiled, and grilled in their wonderful, functional and clean outdoor home kitchen with mountains in the background. All was explained to us, including first walking through the market to buy our vegetables. Si speaks English very well, Nee is still learning, but she's a trained chef and had no problem helping and guiding us. We learned so much about food and culture and enjoyed many laughs. Our reward was to sit down, family style, in their outdoor dining area and eat our delicious meal. Their daughter and son joined us for awhile and it helped complete the picture of a Lao family cooking and eating together. Tuk-tuk transportation, included in the price, made getting back and forth very easy. We lived in other parts of Asia for several years and have always felt a true travel experience is something like what Si and Nee gave us. We highly recommend this.

Our hosts for the day were Si's wife and brother-in-law, as Si was called away for a family emergency, but his family proved to be very friendly, patient and welcoming. We started the day with a market tour, which was very interesting and where our dietary preferences were taken into account, before making our way to the family's well-kept home, where we then prepared food and cooked in their fantastic outdoor kitchen for a couple of hours before sharing lunch with our hosts and two delightful kids from the family. The whole experience was great. The only thing I would note is that in the blurb it said hotel pick-up and return was part of the price, but we had to pay for it separately. Only a minor gripe though, as the class on the whole was fantastic.