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The 15 Best Cooking Classes in Cambodia

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Fish amok steamed in banana leaf, a proper lok lak, and the prahok nobody warns you about. These 15 classes are priced and honest about how much you cook versus watch, and which ones start at the market.

Khmer Cooking Class at a Local's Home in Krong Siem Reap - From the market to the garden kitchen
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Khmer Cooking Class at a Local’s Home in Krong Siem Reap

1.Khmer Cooking Class at a Local’s Home in Krong Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,731 reviews · from $27Our pick

Join local guides such as Sorya, Sivorn, Kong, or Sky for a market visit and hands-on Khmer cooking class outside central Siem Reap. Choose four dishes, including fish amok, tom yam, salads, tempura, and dessert, then eat what you prepare. Tuk-tuk pickup and drop-off are included.

“We loved our cooking experience with Kong! It was a fun way to learn about Khmer food. They were very organized, so even though we each made 4 separate dishes, we were able to go through them quickly.”

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Siem Reap: Khmer Cooking Class at a Local's Home - The tuk-tuk ride sets the tone
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Siem Reap: Khmer Cooking Class at a Local’s Home

2.Khmer Cooking Class at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,108 reviews · 3 hours · from $29

This three-hour Siem Reap class begins with a tuk-tuk ride and local market visit, then moves to a home kitchen and garden. With English-speaking hosts such as Kong, Sorya, and Sivorn, you choose four Khmer dishes, cook them with guidance, and sit down to eat.

“Just loved cooking traditional Cambodian delicacy. Food is the biggest emotion,and so imbibing the culture through food is awesome”

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Award-Winning Cooking Class Experience with Professional Teacher - The market visit near Pub Street
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Award-Winning Cooking Class Experience with Professional Teacher

3.Award-Winning Cooking Class Experience with Professional Teacher

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 745 reviews · from $22

At Paper Tiger in Siem Reap, a professional teacher such as Sopheap, Sinuon, Channy, or Rith leads you through a market visit and hands-on Khmer cooking class. Choose dishes such as fish amok, chicken curry, beef loc lac, salad, and dessert, then eat what you prepare and take home digital recipes.

“A hands on way to acquire some Khmer food cooking skills with an enthiastic teacher who made the lesson fun.”

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Khmer Cooking Class Half Day (AM or PM) - From market basket to cooking station
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Khmer Cooking Class Half Day (AM or PM)

4.Khmer Cooking Class Half Day (AM or PM)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 316 reviews · from $31

Meet Chef Lom Ang or another Banana Cooking Class instructor, ride by tuk-tuk to a local market, choose fresh ingredients, then cook three Khmer dishes at your own station. The four-hour class includes a meal, recipes, certificate, and a morning or afternoon schedule.

“We started with a fun little tuk tuk ride to a _local_ market for some shopping. Then we got into prep and cooking. I received clear directions and the reasons for those directions. Although I cook a lot back home. I feel like the instructions were appropriate for inexperienced Cooks as well. I got a lot of great cultural context and conversation beyond just the recipes, which really made the class worthwhile for me.”

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Cambodian Village Cooking Class - Cooking beside the lake
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Cambodian Village Cooking Class

5.Cambodian Village Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 265 reviews · from $32

Visit Psar Chaa with guide Sophia, select Cambodian ingredients, then cook fresh rice-paper spring rolls, Cambodian curry, and bananas in palm sugar with a local chef. The small group, open-air pavilion, lake view, tuk-tuk transfers, drinks, and recipe book make this a practical half-day introduction to Khmer food.

“Loved every minute of this experience from the friendly tuk tuk driver pick up (excellent English) to caring host/manager Sophia and head chef Sunat (??). Rather than cancel on me (the only booking) , they provided one of my best days in CaRead more”

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Cambodian Cooking Class from Siem Reap - A market visit and the ingredients behind Khmer food
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Cambodian Cooking Class from Siem Reap

6.Cambodian Cooking Class from Siem Reap

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 190 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $32

Ride a tuk tuk from Siem Reap to a rural cooking school, visit a local market or family home, then prepare Khmer dishes with a local chef. Small groups, patient instruction, recipe book, and lunch with a drink are included. Classes are capped at six people.

“It was a morning well spent. I was picked up from my accommodation and driven in a tuk tuk to a bustling market just out of town. Met by my very professional guide who walked me through the market and we shopped for our ingredients. Sofia was wonderful. We then went to a house with a well equipped kitchen and was given great instructions on making a 3 course lunch. The chef was very experienced and we discussed many aspects of cooking. It was delicious. I would highly recommend this activity for anyone interested in local cuisine. I know I’ll be able to make the curry paste at home now.”

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Siem Reap Cooking Class - Choosing three Khmer dishes
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Siem Reap Cooking Class

7.Siem Reap Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 170 reviews · from $35

Spend three hours learning Khmer cooking with Chef Dee in Siem Reap. Visit a local market, choose a starter, main course, and dessert, then cook them in a garden pavilion. Pickup is offered, groups are limited to eight, and no cooking experience is needed.

“Since I didn't have a class there were no memorable parts! If I had been told before the event that would have been OK but I was not informed until I rang to find out what was happening.”

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Khmer Gourmet Cooking Class - Choosing your three-course menu
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Khmer Gourmet Cooking Class

8.Khmer Gourmet Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 145 reviews · from $21

Choose a starter, main, and dessert, then visit Siem Reap’s Old Market with a local chef before cooking and eating your three-course Khmer meal. Teachers such as Narong, Saroun, and Naphom guide you through each step in English. Hotel pickup can be arranged.

“Very well organized and staff were fluent in English. We each had our own cooking stations. Choices as to what we cooked and it was all very delicious.”

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Battambang: Cooking Class and Market Touring - Starting with a market trip at 9:30 AM
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Battambang: Cooking Class and Market Touring

9.Cooking Class and Market Touring

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 80 reviews · 4 hours · from $25

Start with a 9:30 AM tuk-tuk pickup, then explore a Battambang market with an English-speaking guide before cooking two savory Khmer dishes and one dessert in a local home. Vegetarian cooking is available. Eat your three-course meal, then ride back to your hotel.

“It was too hot to do a walking tour! Otherwise our guide, KA, was great.”

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Phnom Penh’s Hands-On Khmer Cooking Class in the Countryside - Cooking Chicken Amok in a Family Home
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Phnom Penh’s Hands-On Khmer Cooking Class in the Countryside

10.Phnom Penh’s Hands-On Khmer Cooking Class in the Countryside

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · from $35

Meet Sophors at Arey Ksat after a short Mekong ferry ride from Phnom Penh. Ride by tuk-tuk to the market, choose fresh ingredients, tour the garden, and cook three Khmer dishes, including chicken amok, with her family in a private village setting.

“This was a great opportunity to learn something about Cambodian daily life as well as cuisine, as the location is outside the city in a more typical large village. We visited the market to buy ingredients, so were able to ask questions about the Read more”

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Khmer Cooking Class in Cambodia - From welcome to first ingredients
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Khmer Cooking Class in Cambodia

11.Khmer Cooking Class in Cambodia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $35

At Sambo Khmer & Thai Restaurant in Siem Reap, chef Sokha guides you through traditional Khmer cooking in a private, hands-on class. You get your own ingredients, burner, pot, and work station, prepare three dishes, and eat the results. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free needs can be arranged.

“This was an amazing cooking class. Sokha is a great teacher. She worked with each of us to make sure we understood what we were doing. We each had our own ingredients to prepare, our own burner and our own pot. We made the recipes with her guidance. All three Read more”

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Battambang: Cooking Class and Market Touring - Starting with a market trip at 9:30 AM
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Battambang: Cooking Class and Market Touring

12.Cooking Class and Market Touring

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · from $18Best value

Start with 9:30 AM hotel pickup, then ride by tuk-tuk to a Battambang market to choose fresh ingredients. At a local home, an English-speaking host guides you through two savory dishes and dessert before you eat your meal and return to your hotel. Vegetarian cooking is available.

“Gives you an overall view of the city, that gives you a feel for the city and an orientation of were things are located. The guide could have been a little more engaging in general Cambodian life other than that he told you lots of historical information”

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3-Hour Siem Reap Guided Cooking Class and Market with Pick up - Seeing Cambodian ingredients at a local market
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3-Hour Siem Reap Guided Cooking Class and Market with Pick up

13.3-Hour Siem Reap Guided Cooking Class and Market with Pick up

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · from $32

Join chef Dee for a three-hour Khmer cooking class in Siem Reap. Start with a local market visit, choose fresh ingredients, then prepare a starter, main dish, and dessert with clear guidance. Pickup and return transport are included by tuk tuk or minivan.

“Dee we love you.This was the highlight of our trip after the temples.Learning to cook in an open kitchen with its own incredible garden to source ingredients and local market.We laughed and learnt and Dee respected our wish to use bottlRead more”

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Cambodian Cooking Class - The tuk-tuk pickup sets the tone
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Cambodian Cooking Class

14.Cambodian Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 25 reviews · 3 hours · from $35

Start with hotel pickup by traditional tuk-tuk, shop for fresh ingredients at a local market, then cook four Khmer dishes in a local home. Guides including Kong, Sky, Sorta, and Sivorn teach in English, with Fish Amok among the possible dishes and a shared four-course meal afterward.

“Super activité à faire, surtout en basse saison quand il noy a oas grand monde. Personnel gentil et clair”

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Kampot Countryside: Authentic Khmer Cooking Class - Arriving at Eco Lotus Kampot
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Kampot Countryside: Authentic Khmer Cooking Class

15.Kampot Countryside: Authentic Khmer Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 21 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $24

Join an English-speaking guide such as Samon for a market visit and hands-on Khmer cooking at Eco Lotus Kampot. Prepare three dishes and dessert with a local family, gather garden herbs, then eat beside rice fields with Bokor Mountain views. Vegetarian meals can be arranged.

“We were picked up more than 1.5 hours too late. Apparently the agency forgot our booking and the tuktuk driver's child had to see a doctor. If they would have informed us about the delay in advance, it would not have been such disappointment, as we would have stayed longer by the pool. But due to a lack of communication, we felt neclected as a customer and our enthusiasm for the class was below zero by the time we got picked up. The lady/chef tried to be nice but her sweat shirt said she loves money and that's what we sensed. We went to the market for groceries. Seeing the…”

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