Tamarind also offers popular cooking classes and Lao gourmet events - great fun with a group of fellow travellers. Vegetarian menus created on request.
These events are available any time Monday to Saturday, lunch or dinner. Please note that bookings are required! Click on the events listed below to find out more.
 Lao cuisine relies heavily on the freshest produce and incorporates a range of intriguing flavours, many unfamiliar to the western palate. We start with an early morning tour of Luang Prabang's major food market where we investigate these ingredients and explain their uses. At our stunning lakeside location you then prepare and cook six different dishes under supervision, then sit down to enjoy them in our open-air pavillions. Recipes are provided for you to take back home...
For more information, please email Caroline: info@tamarindlaos.com. Bookings can be made in person in our shop; by phone in-country (020 77770484); by text message (+85620 77770484); or by email (info@tamarindlaos.com). Please note that bookings by email should be made at least four days in advance of desired date. Classes tend to fill up two days in advance.
250,000 KIP (US$31) PER PERSON
Ruth Reichl, celebrated New York Times food writer and editor of American Gourmet magazine, attends a Tamarind cooking class.
Link: Gourmet
Tamarind's Restaurant meals with food explanations by our staff:
 Join other travellers at a convivial communal table for a dipping platter entree. The main course is a whole fish, marinated in local herbs, stuffed with lemongrass and barbecued in banana leaves, served with fresh vegetables, herbs, noodles and sauces.
We’ll demonstrate the Lao custom of wrapping the fresh ingredients into a leafy parcel and eating with your fingers.
Dessert is local purple sticky rice, served in coconut milk with a signature tangy tamarind sauce and seasonal local fruits.
90,000 KIP (US$11.25) PER PERSON
Larger groups of four or more can book our Deluxe Pun Pa Banquet for any evening: Includes our dipping platter entree and seasonal fruits.
90,000 KIP (US$11.25) PER PERSON, MINIMUM 4 PEOPLE
 Enjoy a spread in the style that you would encounter in a Luang Prabang home: all the flavours of Laos in a hearty lunch. It's a shared meal, buffet-style of local specialities:
- traditional eggplant and meat stew
- our Luang Prabang version of laap (the Lao national dish) - made with pounded meats & herbs
- mok pa fork - steamed fish in banana leaves
- accompanied by sticky rice, side dishes and dipping sauces
- Luang Prabang salad
100,000 KIP (US$12.50) PER PERSON, MINIMUM 2 PEOPLE
A degustation-style menu which will lead you through some of the more adventurous Lao foods: from the slightly unusual through to the more exotic. Try foods usually only found in local markets and private homes... or out in the jungle!
Small servings of each dish and clear explanations will ensure a wide variety of tastes and textures. Tell us how adventurous you are and we will adapt your experience to accommodate. Ask us for more details.
120,000 KIP (US$15) PER PERSON, MINIMUM 2 PEOPLE
Joy took BBC's Tropic of Cancer on a tour of some of the more 'adventurous' items in Luang Prabang's morning market. You may find some of these in your meal! Link: Youtube
 A guided session through Luang Prabang's food market, explaining the many unusual fruits, vegetables and other delicacies on display. Learn where produce comes from and how it's used.
100,000 KIP (US$12.50) PER PERSON, MINIMUM 4 PEOPLE
 We are happy to accommodate your interest in Lao cuisine and its traditions. Please don't hesitate to ask us about other ways you can enjoy your stay in Luang Prabang: we can organise picnics, birthday cakes, food tastings, excursions. Just email info@tamarindlaos.com
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