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Siem Reap Countryside Cooking Class
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#3 of 94 Classes & Workshops in Siem Reap
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7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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Siem Reap Countryside Cooking Class is a non-profit-cooking class. These activities to support the Orphan Children, Poor families in remote area. Are you a food lover? If the answer is Yes then the Cambodian authentic food "AMOK" you should try! Visit me at The Siem Reap Countryside Cooking Class, meet with the truly local people and try more local dishes with the village chef. Learn more about local daily living life by visit the local market, cook the dishes together with village chef, taste your own hands-on creation dishes. There are two times in a day: - Morning Class: 8.00Am to 12.00Pm - Afternoon Class: 2.00Pm to 6.00Pm. We will cook most popular local three dishes (One Starter, One Main Course & One Dessert). Siem Reap Countryside Cooking Class is a Unique Day Trip to escape away from the touristy place. Learn more Cambodian Cuisine and Culture, See more Real Cambodian Daily Life. It is more than just experience. This is a GLUTEN FREE CLASSES.
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Hands-on cooking experience with Mastercook! Kids loved it!
Apr 2023
Our family of six decided to take a break from the busy city and journey into the beautiful countryside to take a cooking class. We learned to make three dishes: banana blossom salad, chicken amok, and pumpkin custard. The local chef explained each step that we were preparing. The chef helped all of our kids chop properly with various knives. While the meal was cooking on the fire, we saw a couple rice fields, local animals (played tag with a calf), and an old coconut tree. When the meal was ready, we ate the wonderful foods together. It was good to teach our children & to support this orphanage through the cooking class. Thank you so much, Mastercook Phatlan and Chef Thy!
Written May 9, 2023
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Emma Maris
Brussels, Belgium15 contributions
Authentic and amazing cooking class with a great cause
Jul 2022 • Couples
Ben’s countryside cooking class is not only an excellent and authentic cooking class - it is also an important social project.
After Ben and his driver picked us up at our hotel, we set course for a local market half an hour from Siem Reap. Ben took us around the stalls, explaining what is what, how it’s all used and what it tastes like. We were the only tourists around there and the people were very friendly.
Then we arrived at the cooking school, which is also the site of Ben’s social project: he cares for 15 orphans and helps 68 children get proper education. It’s amazing work and it is overly clear how invested Ben is in this. He invited two of the girls to come practise their English with us. They were absolutely charming, and very motivated to learn.
We learned to make banana blossom salad, vegetarian (on my request) amok and a dessert with fresh coconut milk and eggs in a pumpkin. Everything was delicious and Ben answered all of our questions.
Ben then dropped us off at our hotel, and we talked some more about his project. It’s a touching story. We’re so happy to have been able to contribute a little - and to have learned more about Khmer cuisine and culture.
This is an experience we’ll never forget. We definitely recommend it. Thanks again, Ben!
Joos and Emma
Written July 28, 2022
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Ben C
Dear Emmamaris, Thank you so much for your review. I am very glad that you like the experience and thanks for supporting us. It was our great honor to host you with our traditional Cambodia Cuisine and thank you for giving us the opportunity to show you the Cambodian Daily Living life. Thank you once again for your support and we wish you with all the best and have a happy travel. Best regards Ben
Written October 30, 2022
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David M
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Good introduction to Cambodian food market and Cambodian cooking
Feb 2023
We thoroughly enjoyed our Countryside Cooking Class. Ben picked us up by Tuk Tuk in Siem Reap, and took us out to his village. We headed to the local market. Ben was of great value here, particularly as he is a chef, and was able to talk with both of us about many of the different fruits, vegetables and other foods. While there wasnt any "action" with local children being supported at this place on the day, it is well set up to support kids in need. The cooking class itself (only the 2 of us), was fun, clear to follow, and educational. On the day we produced the banana flower salad, coconut milk custard fulled pumpkin, and chicken amok. We look forward to practicing these dishes in the coming weeks. Ben is a very friendly and approachable person, with good English and communication skills.
Written February 11, 2023
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Katie B
California23 contributions
Wonderful Country Cooking Class
Feb 2023 • Couples
We thoroughly enjoyed our Countryside Cooking Class with Ben! He was a great and patient instructor with wonderful cooking knowledge to share. His English was very good. We have been to another cooking class but this was far superior. We did the work with him as he was instructing us which really made it possible to repeat especially with the recipes he sent us afterwards! Prior to the class, he brought us to the market and explained many many ingredients, and about them. He answered many questions about their culture which we really appreciated. The food was very yummy snd quite the meal! Thank you!!!
Written February 11, 2023
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Caitlin R
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Cooking for a cause!
Jan 2023
Excellent cooking class set in the countryside! There are many cooking experiences available in Cambodia but you can book this one knowing that it is both an excellent cooking class AND supports a great cause. Booking, pick up and follow up were all prompt and efficient. Our guide was chatty and friendly, taking an interest in the group. Class included a trip to a local market where we were given the chance to look, smell and taste a number of products. Cooking instructions were clear and food was cooked over fire!
Very tasty food, can fully recommend this class.
Written January 31, 2023
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Alex D
Montreal, Canada4 contributions
Super nice cooking class and market visit
Apr 2022 • Couples
We took this cooking class as this place was recommended by a friend of ours. We really liked our experience, from the market visit to the cooking class itself, the teacher was really good to explain everything in details to us! We would recommend anybody to go there, the people there are doing a great job helping kids in need in the area. We did 3 recipes and it was all delicious. They send us the recipes by email after the course. 5⭐️
Written May 5, 2022
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Ben C
Dear 462alexd, Thank you so much for your support to our cooking class, I am very glad that you like the experiences and thanks for allowing us to show you the real / truly Cambodian Cuisine with the daily living life. Thank you once again for your support and we wish you with all the best and happy travel. Ben
Written October 30, 2022
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Yennn17
Dubai, United Arab Emirates5 contributions
Nice way to spend the morning
Jan 2020 • Couples
Very smooth booking, communication and pick up. It was nice to hear Ben's personal story too whilst he showed us around the market and throughout the cooking experience. We were traveling with another couple and the class was organised in a way that there was good interaction within the group, making the time fly by. It's set in a clean, shaded Countryside house, so good to be able to see something outside the main town. Some negative reviews has said 'its not a cooking class, more like prep' well, a lot of cooking is prep and I personally found it enough of a class that I could recreate these dishes back home from memory.
Some of the reviews (criticism) seems harsh/unfounded. We had a really great time and I would recommend this to anyone who's in Siem Reap for a bit of time and want a relaxing alternative to the markets and temples.
Written January 19, 2020
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Ben C
Dear Yennn17, Thank you so much for your review to our cooking class and very much appreciated for your support to our local community. It was such a great pleasure to host you and show you around my lovely country & the countryside (a way out to see deeper than just a tourists attraction). I am very glad that you found us and like the food and the experiences. Throughout this real hands-on cooking, i strongly believe that you can recreate the Khmer food at home with the recipes given though. Wishing you with all the best and happy travel Ben
Written February 5, 2020
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Richard E
18 contributions
Awesome experience for food lovers - and for social people!
Feb 2022
With a small group of 4 persons we have spent a full afternoon and evening with Ben and his cooking chef team. Firstly we visited the local market and got to know the many different ingredients the Cambodian people use to cook their fantastic food.
After that together we created three wonderful courses and ate them together afterwards.
Ben uses a part of the money he earns with his cooking class to take care for homeless children and teach them. So this cooking class is not only good for you :-)
Written February 25, 2022
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Ben C
Dear RechardeN940AQ, Thank you so much for your review our cooking class. I am very glad that you like the experiences and thanks for visit and support. Our cooking class, show you the real / truly Cambodian Authentic Food with the traditional cooking method (using woods / charcoals) to cook. On behalf of Siem Reap Countryside Cooking Class, I would like to thank you for your support and wish you with all the best and happy travel. Ben
Written October 30, 2022
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Harvey H
Cambridge, UK8 contributions
Best cookery course I could imagine and for a great cause
Jul 2019 • Solo
After wondering what to do in Siem Reap, I decided to do a cooking course.

Ben managed to accommodate my booking even thought it was only 3 hours before the start, I was very happy, and that was the moment I knew it would be a lovely day.
He does this because anyone that goes on the course is directly helping him provide for about 100 orfans which he looks after.

On the course I learnt how to cook a bunch of delicious dishes and did a market tour with just me and Ben. I also got to learn about his life and his story is the most interesting one I've ever heard.

Overall a very personalised and lovely day for a great cause!
Written January 7, 2020
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Ben C
Dear 20harveyh, Thank you so much for your review to our community cooking class. Thank you once again for coming to support our charity-based cooking, this would allow us to have more chance to support more children in the coming year. Very much appreciated for allowing us to host you for the Khmer Food and I am glad you like it. Wish you with all the best and happy travel. Ben
Written January 17, 2020
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Ed M
Toronto, Canada5 contributions
An excellent experience
Apr 2023 • Solo
I am so glad that I booked this cooking class. Ben is a great teacher, the cooking class and food were wonderful and it supports a great cause. It was a wonderful way to spend and afternoon. First a tour of the market and then preparing and cooking a number of traditional dishes in an outside kitchen over a wood burning fire. There were only four of us at this class. Ben has sent me the recipes and I look forward to cooking them at home. I highly recommend Ben and Countryside Cooking Class!
Written May 9, 2023
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