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Host: Seav

Siem Reap, Cambodia

USD
$62-$74 per person

Cambodian cooking class Siem Reap with a professional chef

Host offerings
  • Cooking studio
  • Professional cook
  • Pets
  • Vegetarian
  • Alcohol
  • Transportation
  • Cooking class
  • Market visit
  • Food tour

Meet Seav

Chef Seav is extremely passionate about Cambodian food and excited to share his love for the cuisine with travelers. He learned to cook at the age of 12 while helping his mother in the kitchen prepare meals for the family. Under the careful, yet encouraging watch of his mother, Seav learned to adjust his dishes as per the liking of three different palates: that of his mother’s, his sister’s, and his brother’s. Even though his first meal resulted in burnt rice, his mother gave him a cookbook and encouraged him to keep trying. Years later, Seav pursued this passion by studying culinary arts at a French training school and graduated as a chef in 2009.

"I would like to share the tastes, smells, colors, and experience of Cambodian dishes with my guests."

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

Cooking experience: (2-12 guests) You will be picked up from your hotel in a tuk-tuk and driven 15 minutes outside the city to the venue of your cooking class. Unlike a typical Traveling Spoon experience that takes place in a home, this unique experience with Chef Seav takes place at his restaurant in a lodge. The lodge is tucked away in a local village and is surrounded by a beautiful, natural garden. You will be greeted at the reception and then guided to the cooking station, set up in an open restaurant. Enjoy a refreshing lime-infused drink while choose three dishes to cook in your Siem Reap cooking class. Then walk to a local market to pick up a few ingredients before you start cooking your Khmer meal.

Next, join Chef Seav at the cooking station for your two-hour cooking class. Don an apron and chef’s hat and get ready to learn to make three local Cambodian dishes. Chef Seav describes to you the herbs, vegetables and other ingredients used in Cambodian cooking, before you cook together an appetizer, a main dish and a dessert. The two hours will fly by as you prep, chop, taste and stir ingredients. Enjoy your meal served in the lodge's restaurant. Please note that there will be other guests at the restaurant but they will not join you at your table.

Notes: Chef Seav can offer vegetarian and vegan meals on request.

Please note that since the experience takes place at a lodge restaurant, there will be other guests present in the restaurant during your experience. However, your Traveling Spoon cooking class and meal will be private and other guests will not join you. Also, Seav will not join you at the table for your meal.

Pick-up and drop-off in a tuk-tuk is included in the price of your experience so please include your hotel name and address when making your booking. A driver will be arranged to pick you up and drop you off at the end of your experience.

Languages spoken: English

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Green salad with crispy noodle
  • Tranditional fish Amok
  • Banana in coconut syrup
PERSONALLY VETTED REVIEW
A Traveling Spoon ambassador visited this host. Here is their personal review.

Chef Seav and his staff are a passionate team of Cambodians who are eager to share their culinary skills with guests visiting Siem Reap. From the beginning Chef Seav started describing his background and journey to becoming a chef; he is very patient, adaptive, and passionate. I was very grateful that he was able to improvise and adjust my dishes to accommodate my allergies.

Frieda, Traveling Spoon Ambassador

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Seav

$62-$74 USD

per person
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  • 100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back
  • Credit card is not charged until the host confirms your booking
  • Private experience
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $74 $62
Transportation
 $0 per car
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $74 $62
Transportation
 $0 per car
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 8:30am-12:30pm

Meet Seav

Chef Seav is extremely passionate about Cambodian food and excited to share his love for the cuisine with travelers. He learned to cook at the age of 12 while helping his mother in the kitchen prepare meals for the family. Under the careful, yet encouraging watch of his mother, Seav learned to adjust his dishes as per the liking of three different palates: that of his mother’s, his sister’s, and his brother’s. Even though his first meal resulted in burnt rice, his mother gave him a cookbook and encouraged him to keep trying. Years later, Seav pursued this passion by studying culinary arts at a French training school and graduated as a chef in 2009.

"I would like to share the tastes, smells, colors, and experience of Cambodian dishes with my guests."

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

Cooking experience: (2-12 guests) You will be picked up from your hotel in a tuk-tuk and driven 15 minutes outside the city to the venue of your cooking class. Unlike a typical Traveling Spoon experience that takes place in a home, this unique experience with Chef Seav takes place at his restaurant in a lodge. The lodge is tucked away in a local village and is surrounded by a beautiful, natural garden. You will be greeted at the reception and then guided to the cooking station, set up in an open restaurant. Enjoy a refreshing lime-infused drink while choose three dishes to cook in your Siem Reap cooking class. Then walk to a local market to pick up a few ingredients before you start cooking your Khmer meal.

Next, join Chef Seav at the cooking station for your two-hour cooking class. Don an apron and chef’s hat and get ready to learn to make three local Cambodian dishes. Chef Seav describes to you the herbs, vegetables and other ingredients used in Cambodian cooking, before you cook together an appetizer, a main dish and a dessert. The two hours will fly by as you prep, chop, taste and stir ingredients. Enjoy your meal served in the lodge's restaurant. Please note that there will be other guests at the restaurant but they will not join you at your table.

Notes: Chef Seav can offer vegetarian and vegan meals on request.

Please note that since the experience takes place at a lodge restaurant, there will be other guests present in the restaurant during your experience. However, your Traveling Spoon cooking class and meal will be private and other guests will not join you. Also, Seav will not join you at the table for your meal.

Pick-up and drop-off in a tuk-tuk is included in the price of your experience so please include your hotel name and address when making your booking. A driver will be arranged to pick you up and drop you off at the end of your experience.

Languages spoken: English

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Green salad with crispy noodle
  • Tranditional fish Amok
  • Banana in coconut syrup
PERSONALLY VETTED REVIEW
A Traveling Spoon ambassador visited this host. Here is their personal review.

Chef Seav and his staff are a passionate team of Cambodians who are eager to share their culinary skills with guests visiting Siem Reap. From the beginning Chef Seav started describing his background and journey to becoming a chef; he is very patient, adaptive, and passionate. I was very grateful that he was able to improvise and adjust my dishes to accommodate my allergies.

Frieda, Traveling Spoon Ambassador

Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $74 $62
Transportation
 $0 per car
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
Cooking Experience + Meal
 Not offered $74 $62
Transportation
 $0 per car
*Does not include 3% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 8:30am-12:30pm
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    Some hosts offer transportation as an optional add-on for travelers. Typically this is round trip transportation with pick up and drop off at your hotel. Pricing is quoted per car. Specific instructions for transportation will be provided in your confirmation details when your booking is confirmed.

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