Parawan's Thai cooking classes on Koh Tao

Hi I'm Parawan and I live on Koh Tao and teach my Thai cooking classes at my home on Koh Tao, which is the next island along from Koh Phangan in the Koh Samui archipelago and I'd love for you to come and take a Thai cooking course with me either here or online.

I'm originally from the north east of Thailand in Kalasin, I studied and worked in Bangkok before moving down to Koh Tao over 10 years ago where I live with my family.

I love Thai food and I love cooking, but until recently I hadn't run my own cooking school, although I did help a friend of mine out here with their Koh Tao Thai cooking class teaching her cooking lessons when she was busy or was away on holidays. I really enjoyed teaching people how to cook authentic Thai food like Pad Thai, Spring rolls and their favorite Thai curries like Massaman curry, Green curry or Phanaeng curry also know as Panang curry and so decided to open my own Thai cooking class.

I opened my Thai cooking school and started teaching people to cook Thai food here in my kitchen on Ko Tao in September 2019 with small groups with a maximum of 4 people in a class as there really wasn't the space in my kitchen to teach a cooking courses for more people than that.

In March 2020 I finished converting the roof space of my house into a purpose built area for my Thai cooking classes where I can comfortably be able to teach up to 7 or 8 people each with their own prep area and cooking station as you can see in the picture.

Thai Cooking Classes on Ko Tao

When you come to take a cooking class with me you will learn to make three different dishes. We can also offer vegetarian or vegan cooking classes, that's no problem as almost all of the dishes can be made as vegetarian or vegan options, just let me know in advance and I can ensure that you have the required ingredients. If you also have any alergies then just let me know and I can adjust recipes accordingly.

You can see the different Thai food options that are available to cook on the food options page here.

As well as my standard cooking courses that you can book into and whoever books in first for a particular class gets to pick the menu for the whole class to make I do also offer the option to book in private classes here on Koh Tao.

Online Thai Cooking Classes

You can also take an online Thai cooking course with me and for that all you need to have is a device with a camera, be it a computer, laptop, tablet or even a smartphone to use. I have two cameras set up here so that you can see me preparing each dish and another camera so you can see me as I am explaining to you what to do as I am doing it. You can see more details about the different cooking course options available here.

I hope to see you soon to learn to cook some of your favorite Thai foods here at my Thai home cooking class on Koh Tao, if you have any questions or would like to book in then contact me either via the WhatsApp or Messenger links on this page or via the contact page and I'll be happy to help.

Amazing! Booked onto the class only the night before as the weather wasn't looking great. Couldn't be more accommodating and made us fell very welcome in her home! You're able to chose what Thai dishes you want to learn! This was great for me as I love a Massaman curry! Well surpassed my expectations and went above and beyond with showing us 4th dish and running the class late for us! If you're thinking about it booking on you won't regret it!

Liam Henshaw

Hey, thank for the great day. It makes so much fun! Also the conversation with you, you give me some more information of the ingredients. The best was, that i can choose my own meal.

Ben

We had a fantastic afternoon here. We were able to pick our three favorite Thai dishes and learn how to cook them. She was so warm and welcoming and it was a lovely relaxed setting in her kitchen. We have done a few cooking courses over the years and this was the most relaxed and fun. The food was really tasty. I would recommend to anyone who has a spare few hours and enjoys home Thai cooking

Katie Brooks

What a great way to spend your morning learning to cook Thai style with Parawan. The lesson is interesting and entertaining, starting with picking some fresh fruit/vegetables from the plot, to combining all the ingredients with some fantastic local spices and creating beautiful dishes which you will enjoy upon completion. Great for vegetarians and vegans too, Highly recommended!

Manuel Santana Lopez

Really enjoyable experience with great food at the end! This is a excellent way to make authentic Thai food from an experienced chef. This food tastes great and was done step by step online while I was 8000miles away. Por makes it easy to follow and is very helpful in providing corrections to my technique and cooking. This was a lot of fun to do and I really feel I've improved in my cooking. Recommend

David Cullen