Amazing Race Food Tour

The first part of your adventure will start in the Khlong Toei Market which is famous for its authenticity. It’s one of the places in Thailand where you can really connect with the locals, the life in Thailand and Thai Culture. The Market is open clock round and is actually the #1 Market in Thailand for fresh products. Indeed, new arrivals of ingredients happen every 4 hours.

Your goal will be to find a list of ingredients in the market. Be mindful, some ingredients like fruit and vegetables needs a certain level of ripe and freshness is always key when you pick something. It’s already a great way to connect with Thai people and to learn more about Thai Food. In particular the production and transit of ingredients and their taste qualities. 

The flavors, the colors, the unique smell in the air create a truly unique experience that you won’t find elsewhere.

Once you have your ingredients, you will make a short trip to your cooking location where a certified chef is waiting for you to start a cooking class. The cooking class focuses on cold dishes like Som Tum. It’s a really great way to get introduced to Thai Cuisine. The chef is helpful and will make sure to share his experience. He will also supervise the cooking class to help those meeting trouble and keep the entire event is enjoyable for everyone.

Don’t forget a sense of competition is planning. The team with the tastiest and most appealing dish will gain extra points! Which means the quality of the ingredients bought in the previous part will play a key role.

This Quick Cooking Class is once again an excellent mean to have a lot of fun with your peers. It will stimulate your communication as well as your creativity. You are assured to pass a great time while learning a lot on Thai Cuisine!

Next on the menu is a Blind Degustation. You and the other members of your team are going to be blindfolded, before having a degustation. Your goal will be to find what products you ate out of a list. The more products found, the more points you will get!

It’s a particularly pleasant time for the participants. You may be surprised by how much your opinions are diverging with your teammates. Good communication is key to ensure you make the right choices.

In addition, you will need to focus a lot during your degustation. In fact, the competitiveness of the event is here to motive yourself to use 100% of your capacity. You will probably focus on the taste like never before. And that’s an excellent way to learn more about Thai Cuisine. You will gain a deep understanding of the ingredients and of their taste while having an entertaining time.

Fruit Carving or kae sa luk is a traditional Thai Art, finding its roots in the Sukhotai Dynasty during the 14^th Century. Originally, the fruits were only used to decorate the tables of the royal family but nowadays, this art greatly democratized, which means you will be the next to have the pleasure to practice it!

Your goal will be to carve some fruit to make it appealing, beautiful, and decorative. It’s the perfect moment to show off your individual skill and your creativity. Fruit Carving is also an essential aspect of Thailand Culture and what’s a better way to discover it than to practice it?

Just like you may carve your fruit into a blossom, we believe this part of the event is perfect to blossom your creativity and to deepen your relationship with the other. It’s a rather calm and peaceful moment where you will be able to connect with nature and your group.

At this point of the event, you will have a plethora of new knowledge and thoughts on Thai Culture. The last thing we can do for you will be to teach you a bit of Thai, so the next time you would like to interact with Thai on your own, you will be able to do it! It will be a great help to help you connect with Thai people after the end of the event.

This part of the event generally take place in a Food Court and your first challenge will be to find the desired dish in the profusion of food stand. It’s a good occasion to experience the diversity of Thai cuisine. Once you find your dish, you will have to order it on your own. We give some helpful sentences beforehand, after what, the task is up to you!

Getting this introduction to Thai will allow you a lot of freedom in Thailand. It’s a great entry point to further develop your understanding of the language, which will than allow you to have a better understanding of the culture.