Cambodia Cooking School Recommendations

Various participants at our Cambodia Cooking School have written about their experiences on their weblogs. Here you see a selection of these entries. For other independent reviews of our cookery course please visit the guestbook.

Arjen and Merrilee: "First we went to the market to buy our ingredients. It was so great to have a guide through this experience after spending the last 1.5 months wondering what everything was! I was really happy to spend the day at the cooking class. It was great fun to have a better understanding of all the beautiful food we've been eating. This day truly "hit the spot!"

Lorna and Joan: "Everything was really delicious and we had a beautiful view over the Mekong. If anyone wants to come visit, this is a great activity and lots of fun. It is run completely in English and only costs $20.00 for the whole day (including transportation, food, and cookbook)."

Chris & Victoria: Our wonderful teacher was a genius in the kitchen!

Coming2Cambodia: "The class is actually held not at the restaurant, which is small, but at a house out on a peninsula. This place provided more space, a great peaceful atmosphere, and a beautiful view."

Steph Lloyd: "Matt and I think that the cooking class was the perfect way to start our vacation. We learned so much about traditional Khmer food and got to interact with Samien. She was such a great person to basically introduce us to her country, food and culture. She is hilarious! Anyway, we loved the cooking class and would highly recommend it. It was great seeing another side of the country that you don't normally see on a sightseeing trip. "

Jeff & Becca: "This class was different from the 10-20 person classes in Thailand: slower pace, longer relishing of our creations, and more intimate conversations. Chanton was our teacher in both Cambodian life and Cambodian food."

Joe Matava: "The highlight for me was making the red curry paste used for both fish dishes by hand using mortar and pestle. Both dishes came out wonderful. They are much more subtly flavored than the red curry dishes I’ve had in Thailand. The homemade curry paste smelled so wonderful – much better than the packaged stuff."

John Mccollum: "Unlike the Russian Market and Central Market, which sell a little bit of everything, this market was all about food. Every kind of vegetable, herb, meat, sauce, condiment one could grow, raise or make in Cambodia was available for purchase from one of the thousands of vendors. After we made some purchases at the market, we drove across a bridge to a large house on the banks of the Mekong. For the next few hours we cooked, we ate, we drank, we laughed."

Ambiguo: "The cooking classes offered through Le Frizz restaurant was one of Chris' favourites."

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The Cambodia Cooking Class is recommended by:
Meridiani (Italy)	Food & Travel (UK)	Untamed Travel (Thailand)	fah Thai (Thailand)	Food Special Cambodia Daily	AsiaLife Phnom Penh