The day started with everyone being picked up at their guesthouses (total of 9 in the group) and taken to Chiang Mai train station where we took the train to a lovely old train station in Lamphun province, 20 mins outside of Chiang Mai. Old school dutch style bikes awaited us so we could cycle 15 mins to the cooking school, stopping by a shallot, chilli and garlic packing depot to have a look around.
The cooking school is at a lovely old house – we cook outside in a pretty shaded area and each person gets their own station. we have an organic garden where you pick all your own herbs, limes and papaya that will be used in your recipes – loads of fun and highly educational.
We got to do some more cycling (with our Thai farmer hats on) after dropping off our bags and picking our herbs - around the farmlands to pick some kale and see how everything is grown. Then we cooked and cooked and cooked (everyone chooses from the selection what they would like to cook) in sets of two courses at a time, with lots of eating in between!And at the end of the day we all piled into the back of a Songthaew and were driven back to the guesthouses, stopping for a beer (or coke) for the road. We were so full we only managed to share banana roti for dinner (you have to try these in Chiang Mai - delicious!)
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