Morning and afternoon classes

The two morning classes start with a visit to a local market to see fresh Thai ingredients and how they are used. The afternoon class swaps the market for the Sompong Indoor Market, an air-conditioned room where students can smell and handle the ingredients before cooking. In every class the instructor cooks each dish first and students taste the original before making their own, and the cooking studio itself is air-conditioned.

What you cook

The Popular Menu covers tom yum goong, pad Thai, mango with sticky rice and a curry of the day, red, green, Massaman or Panaeng, made with a homemade paste. The Thai Favourite Menu, a morning class, swaps the curry for stir-fried holy basil with a fried egg and green papaya salad. Students also learn a little traditional fruit and vegetable carving, including a tomato rose, and take home a step-by-step recipe book.

Private classes and team building

The school takes one private booking a day, with a custom menu and a morning market trip, and runs a team-building format called Cooking Clash, a kitchen competition for company groups.

Sources: Sompong Thai Cooking School, about us, morning class, afternoon class. Checked September 26, 2026.