AMITATHAI COOKING
CLASS
“
These canals used to house nobles
and palace employees,” says Motri,
the soft-spoken gentleman who’s the
coordinator at Amita. It is only Tuesday
but it feels more like a Saturday, with
the Hong family of Hong Kong and
Regula from Switzerland enjoying
the scenic 30-minute tuk-tuk boat
tour provided as part of the package,
passing the Moral Uplifting Temple on
the left and Chinatown on the right.
As the boat veers left into the city
of canals, Bangkok starts to resemble
a tropical island more than a modern
megalopolis, with mango trees in one
garden and a rambutan tree in another.
Some of the traditional Thai houses are
Pick your own
mango and make
it into a salad!
B A N G K O K C O O K I N G S C H O O L S
Instructor Tam
(
in sarong) shows
students how to
pick a mango in her
own garden; (inset)
instructor Tam
starting her class in
the open-air kitchen
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