Hi!
I'm Nong Lawson. I'm from Chiang Rai in North Thailand, and I offer
tailored Thai cookery lessons in your own home.
They can be one-to-ones, or you can invite up to three friends (assuming your cooker has four rings!) and I'll teach you how to cook the most popular Thai dishes authentically.
The food
Think of a combination of Chinese food, with its emphasis on rice and noodles, and quick stir-frying to seal in nutrients, and Indian food—but without the heavy, greasy feeling of Indian curry, and more spice than Chinese. Read more about Thai food.
What you need
Each student will need:
- a sharp knife (and I mean really, really sharp!)
- a chopping board
- a good quality frying pan, or saucepan with a lid, depending on the lesson's core dish
- a sense of adventure and a hearty appetite—or invite a friend round at trhe end of the lesson to help you eat your masterpiece!
It's also vital that you get freshest, best quality ingredients you can lay your hands on. If you want really authentic food using ingredients imported from Thailand, I recommend www.thai-food-online.co.uk.
What I provide
- Careful, patient and fun demonstrations of how to prepare, cook, taste and serve your food for a fully-authentic Thai experience
- Worksheets for each dish to remind you of the method and suggested variations
- Lists of ingredients in preparation for the next lesson
- A knife-sharpener (I've never yet visited an English kitchen with a truly sharp knife!)