No, we don’t mean for you to master the language in a few short hours. What we are talking about is a little piece of Thailand to take back home after your vacation in the Kingdom. The two most accessible forms of “culture” and the most famous exports of Thailand are Thai Traditional Thai Massage and Thai Fine Cuisine. A few days of lessons introduce you to these fine arts, something you can take back and enjoy many times over. Who knows, it maybe a start of a new and lucrative career back in your home country.
Thai Traditional Massage This therapeutic and highly soothing form of massage purportedly evolved from rishis (forest-dwelling Brahmin hermit ascetics) who relieved the physical stress of extended periods of meditation by adopting certain postures. Wat Pho is the best known centre for massages and massage tuition. Major hotels also offer Thai massage services. For more information, call Thai Massage School Tel: 0 2221 3686, 0 2662 3551, 0 2221 2974 or www.watpomassage.com LEARNING TIME : 9.00 AM To 4.00 PM with Lunch Break at noonMaster the Art of Thai Cuisine at The Thai House Cooking www.thaihouse.co.th If you enjoy Thai food and would like to spend up to three fun-filled days learning the many secrets of Thai cooking, take advantage of the compact courses offered by The Thai House Cooking School with options of a 1-day, 2-days or 3-day course. These courses are designed for participants with little time but who wish to attain the basic knowledge it takes to create menus for home entertainment or simply to enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal. In these sessions, discover how to blend fresh herbs and spices using traditional utensils such as the mortar, pestle and the coconut grinder. You’ll also learn about the great variety of fresh vegetables, some of which are picked fresh from the gardens. The cooking classes are held in an outdoor classroom in the midst of an orchard of mango, banana, papaya and coconut trees, and a kitchen garden of fresh herbs and spices used in the recipes. Lessons featuring brief lectures, the preparation of ingredients, hands-on cooking demonstrations and time for discussion and enjoying the fruits of success are conducted in an open air kitchen. The main topics covered in the course are soups, salads, curry pastes and curried stir-fried dishes, decorative fruit and vegetable carvings and desserts. Upon completion of the 3-day course, you’ll be able to prepare a complete dinner menu of your own. To ensure productive sessions and for all participants to enjoy a positive learning experience, the maximum class size is limited to 10 participants per session. For the 2 and 3-day courses, an excursion to the traditional open-air market is part of the total learning experience so you’ll also learn how the fresh ingredients are selected.
Thai cooking course are so popular the Thai cuisine enthusiasts can select among a variety of schools offering the course. It is probably best if you choose the one that is closest to your hotel to avoid the hassle of engaging the notorious Bangkok traffic.
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