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Traditional Market Tour and Private Laotian Cooking Class with a Local

4.9(13)Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 13 reviews5 hFree cancellationBy Traveling Spoon
Traditional Market Tour and Private Laotian Cooking Class with a Local

About this activity

Learn about food, culture and everyday Laotian living as you share a food experience with this former monk and his family.

Si will pick you up from your hotel and take you to Luang Prabang's largest fresh market, Phosy Market. Together with his wife Nee discover local fruits and vegetables that you might not have seen before. With a few market fresh ingredients in hand, drive to Si and Nee's home to learn to cook an everyday Laotian meal.

Learn to cook traditional Laotian cuisine from Nee, Si's wife who learned to cook watching her grandmother cook traditional Laotian family favorites. You will chop, stir and cook on wood fire as you learn to cook three dishes from scratch. After cooking, enjoy the Laotian meal you helped prepare at the family's indoor or outdoor dining table (weather dependent). Your meal includes authentic homemade dishes such as charcoal-grilled whole fish, bamboo shoot soup and stir-fried pumpkin with pork eaten with sticky rice.

What's included

  • ✓Alcoholic beverages
  • ✓Bottled water
  • ✓Home-cooked meal
  • ✓Alcoholic Beverages
  • ✓Private market tour and cooking class with your host Si
  • ✓Lunch
  • ✓Local host
  • ✓Gratuities
  • ✓Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Not included

  • ✕Pickup and drop-off from hotels outside of Luang Prabang

Meeting and pickup

  • Please meet your host at Phosy Market, Luang Prabang's largest fresh market. Exact address and contact details can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.

Good to know

  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Since our hosts prepare for your experience up to two days in advance, for a full refund, cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the start date of your experience

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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