Thai Cooking and Fighting

Yesterday morning we attended one of the many Thai cooking schools in Chiang Mai. We were picked up around nine and started our day at a local market. Our teacher taught us about all kinds of Thai herbs, vegetables, and proteins. We sampled some tropical fruit and traditional snacks, some of which were great while others were unappetizing. When our visit was over we headed back to the kitchen to prepare six different courses.



The local market



Our snacks

Our first course was Phad Thai. Our instructor quickly explained how to prepare all of the produce and other components, but other workers had already done most of the work for us. After a few of our own chops and cuts we headed out to the woks to cook. We watched the instructor cook his own meal, then we followed right after. The woks were a bit hot so the Phad Thai turned out well, but was a little crispy.


Yum! Phad Thai

The same process followed for our next five dishes. We learned out to make and wrap spring rolls, then made chicken coconut soup, green curry with chicken, fried bananas, and green curry paste. It was great to eat each course that we prepared and we had a lot of fun making them. Overall, our experience was a success. Maybe we can show you what we learned when get back.






Chicken coconut soup



Grinding some curry paste



Green curry with chicken

After the cooking course we relaxed for a few hours before heading to Muay Thai event in town. We met up with our travel buddies Aldo and Gabriela at the stadium and watched the night's fights. It was interesting to see how dedicated the fighters were and how the event is more than just a fight to those involved. We saw action-packed fights before we said goodbye to our friends and headed back to the guest house.







Today we woke up for, sadly, our last day in Chiang Mai. We had a massive breakfast of banana pancakes, fruit and yogurt, and homemade peanut butter toast. After gorging ourselves we explored the city before relaxing with massages, shakes and cards. This evening we picked up a couple of suits that I ordered and had a couple beers at a local pub. Tomorrow we have an early afternoon flight to Bangkok where we will enter chaos and excitement.

Location:Moon Mueang Soi 1,Mueang Chiang Mai,Thailand