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| Learn how to turn these Thai ingredients into a deletable meal! (photo courtesy of flickr.com) |
Just can’t get enough of the delicious and exotic food you ate at the Koh Samui restaurants you’ve visited? Would you like to learn how Thais prepare their famous food delicacies? Thailand is famous for its exotic and delicious food offerings and now you can learn how to prepare and cook them while you’re vacationing in Koh Samui.
Thai cooking lesson is one of the Koh Samui attractions that you can
include in your travel itinerary while in Koh Samui. One of the best places to learn how to cook
Thai food is at the ShaSa resort, where you can learn how to cook from the
comforts of your own room. It does not
matter if you have no background in Thai cooking, as the lessons are practically
easy and quick to learn.
Another place that people like to go to learn
to cook Thai food is at the Samui Institute of Thai Culinary Arts or SITCA, professional
chefs will help you fulfil your dream of learning how to cook Thai food. Two daily classes are offered at the
institute. The classes are small and
last for 3 hours. You can even invite
some of your friends to enjoy the Thai meal that you will be preparing. You can choose the type of course you want by
logging online and browsing through the institute’s calendar. You can go for the 6-day intensive cooking
course or if you want to have it longer, there is also the 12-day intensive course.
In various Koh
Samui restaurants, tourists are treated to fascinating and intricate food
carvings. Now you can also start
learning how the Thais do it. SITCA
offers courses to help tourists learn how food carving is done. At the institute, you can enrol for the
1-hour crash course on food carving or you can opt for the 3-day comprehensive food-carving
course if you want to learn more. The 3-day comprehensive course includes an
instructional book that you can take home, some carving tools, and the
apron. Because this course is very
popular among tourists, it is advisable to book in advance before all the slots
are taken.
Other Koh
Samui attractions and lessons that you can also enjoy include lessons on
Thai language, yoga, and massage.Learning
a few Thai phrases can greatly help while vacationing in Samui and Mind Your
Language Thailand can help you with it You
can enrol for the 2-hour group lessons for beginners or you can choose the
30-hour Thai language course.
If you want to learn how to do the Thai massage
then you need to enrol at Tamarind Springs Massage Academy. The academy has beginner lessons for
reflexology and Thai massage. For yoga
enthusiasts, there are yoga lessons and yoga training courses you can take
advantage of while in Koh Samui.
Water sports such as sailing and diving are
also some of the Koh Samui attractions
you can try. The Samui Ocean Sports
& Yacht Charter offer sailing experiences like no other. Diving in the nearby Koh Tao Island is also
exciting. If you’re a beginner, you can
call one of the island’s diving academies such as the Discovery Divers for
beginner lessons.
Even during the rainy season, there is much to
see and do in Koh Samui. From learning
how to cook delicious Thai food made famous by Koh Samui restaurants to learning several water sports and other
activities, Koh Samui is truly a haven for travellers.
