Khmer Cooking classes

How to describe Cambodian cuisine? Answering that question probably won’t be an easy job, even for hardcore foodies. Cambodian cuisine is influenced by Chinese and Indian cuisines; it has a bit of Vietnamese and Thai character on some of its dishes, and also has, although vaguely, French influence.

In the past millennia, Cambodia has political links and invaded by its surrounding countries. Each one of its former invaders brought along their culinary traditions and ended up enriching the local culinary tradition.

To understand first hand about the secret of authentic Khmer culinary tradition, take half a day from temple climbing to learn Cambodian cooking in some of Siem Reap’s finest cooking schools.

All cooking schools are lead by trained chefs who are devoted to the authenticity of the divine Khmer culinary tradition.  Walk with them to the traditional wet market and learn about the fresh ingredients, how to prepare and incorporate them in Khmer cooking.

We suggest the following cooking schools in Siem Reap:

Cooking Class at the Angkor Village Hotel, a 4-hour cooking class where you can learn two standard and vegetarian dishes.

At the Raffles Grand Hôtel D’Angkor, you can learn the Royal Khmer Cuisine from the hotel’s Executive Chef. The 2,5 session cost US$ 75.

Le Tigre de Papier is a household name in Siem Reap. There are 3 different sessions of Beginner Khmer Cooking course each day.