Cooking class

The cooking class lasted for most of the afternoon; we learned how to choose vegetables at the produce market and prepare 5 Thai dishes, including tom yum soup, green curry, phad Thai, spring rolls, and the most delicious dessert known to humanity: sticky rice with mango.  After this class, it would be very reasonable for the parents to expect the students to be able to prepare a delicious Thai meal for them.

In preparation for the cooking class, the chefs took us to the market to show us how to choose vegetables for our dishes.  Here Chef Jae is giving Franny a very close smell of pandana leaves.

Chef Jae is explaining the differences among types of Thai chilis.

Here's half of our class in the market.

Emily, Alex, Annie, and Katie squeezing coconut shavings in water to make coconut milk.

Our half of the class in the classroom.  Nice aprons, huh?

The ajarns took their turn cooking.

Savannah, Anna, Jaime, Rebecca, Blaire, Moose, Abby, Gabby, and Max (R-L)

Annie, Emily, Colin, Kyle, Alex, Luke, and Alyssa (L-R).

Everyone chuckling at Colin's mishap... scooping his green curry onto the stovetop instead of his serving dish.

Phad Thai!

Franny and Moose with their green curry chicken.

Max with Phad Thai

Rebecca's green curry.

Gabby's Phad Thai

Katie's green curry.

Alyssa's green curry.

Anna and Abby's green curry.

The students agree that the best cooks by far were the ajarns, and here they are with their delicious Phad Thai.