Thai Classic Favorites
2025-09-13 14:30 - 17:00, 2026-03-14 14:30 - 17:00, 2026-05-10 14:30 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | Kallayanee’s Kitchen, 1455 McTavish Road, North Saanich, British Columbia, V8L 5T3, Canada
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Thai Spring Rolls
Hot and crunchy, these delectable Asian appetizers are a great opener for any meal.
Thai Coconut Soup
Everyone enjoys this smooth and comforting coconut soup with chicken.
Phad Thai
A popular spicy noodle dish that you can make as hot as you like.
Vegetable Stir Fry with Cashews and Chili
Cashews grow naturally in Thailand and are enjoyed year round in dishes like this
Red Curry Chicken
A deeply satisfying blend of red curry paste, Thai Sweet Basil and coconut milk.

Thai Spring RollsPhad Thai NoodlesThai Coconut SoupVegetable Stir Fry with Cashews and ChiliRed Curry Chicken

Bangkok Street Food
2025-10-05 14:30 - 17:00, 2026-03-21 14:30 - 17:00, 2026-05-02 14:30 - 17:00
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Thai Golden Cups
Delicious little cups of Thai delight with a secret filling made from coconut milk and lime water.
Tom Yum Won Ton Soup
A surprisingly light version of Thai Won Ton is a refreshing start to a wonderful meal.
Basil Pork & Eggs
Holy Basil is the secret ingredient that makes this ground pork dish with eggs so special!
Spicy Ribbon Noodles
These noodles are among Thailand’s most popular, and everyone has their special recipe.
Coconut Jungle FeatherBalls
This has been praised as our most tantalizing Thai dessert of all. Coconut flakes are a marvellous imitation of feathers!

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Spicy Southern Delicacies
2025-10-18 14:30 - 17:00
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Beef Salad with Grapes
Combined with lemongrass, lime leaves, mint, and chillies, this is a delicious combination of flavours.
Thai Won Ton
Tasty snacking is guaranteed with this spicy combination of pork and a ginger dipping sauce.
Thai Traditional Rice Soup
Oyster mushrooms and cilantro are the secret ingredients in this delicious Thai comfort food.
Chicken Massaman
Chicken thighs simmered in coconut milk and special Massaman curry make this dish irresistible.
Eggplant Salad
Red onions, lemon juice and pork beautifully complement the eggplants in this delightful dish.

Tiger Prawn Salad with Snow PeasLeaf-Wrapped ChickenThai Traditional Noodle SoupBarbecue PorkMekong Salad Rolls

Royal Crimson Feast
2025-10-19 14:30, 2025-10-19 14:30 - 17:30
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REMAINING NUMBER OF PLACES IN THE CLASS: 12

Thai Salad Rolls
Thai salad rolls are a delicious, healthy appetizer that are easy to make and prepare ahead of time. The key to these rolls is the correct preparation of rice paper, which we shall demonstrate.
Hot and Sour Smooth Tiger Prawn Soup
The flavours of lemons and limes gently liven a soup with an evaporated milk base combined with a Thai mixture of spices and herbs.
Royal Crimson Chicken
Tender chicken is battered in a mixture of tapioca, eggs and chillies and deep fried to a golden brown before being smothered in a delicious sauce.
Red Yellow Curry
This curry comes from the south of Thailand. We call it “Red Yellow Curry” because we try to make it with Red Snapper, a wonderful local fish.
Mixed Vegetables with Chilli Sauce
Green pepper, red peppers, onions, green beans and garlic make a delicious combination.

Royal Thai Crimson ChickenThai Salad RollsHot & Sour Smooth Tiger Prawn SoupMixed Vegetables with Chilli SauceRed Yellow Curry

Drunken Noodles Party
2026-03-15 14:30 - 17:00, 2026-04-04 14:30 - 17:00
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Drunken Noodles
Soused in chili garlic and oyster sauce, chicken breasts and noodles make a great combination.
Beef and Basil Stir-Fry
Beef tenderloin stir-fried in oyster sauce with the rich taste of Thai Basil, spiced with chillies.
Chicken with Rice and Dipping Sauce
One of Thailand’s favourite traditional dishes, it’s the sauce that makes the difference!
Thai Prawn Cakes
A delicious treat, deep fried in a tasty batter and served with sweet vinegar.
Hot & Spicy Vegetables
Spicy red chillies and garlic make these vegetables a flavourful accompaniment to main dishes.

Drunken NoodlesBeef and Basil Stir-FryChicken with Rice and Dipping SauceThai Prawn CakesHot & Spicy Vegetables

Samui Island Festival
2026-03-22 14:30 - 17:00

Chiang Mai Street Food
2026-03-28 14:30 - 17:00
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REMAINING NUMBER OF PLACES IN THE CLASS: 12

Steamed Buns
Steamed buns are one of Thailand’s most popular street foods. The most favoured buns are those with a BBQ pork filling. However, other fillings are also popular, including Red Bean buns. The same dough can be used for each kind of bun and, apart from the fillings, the techniques for making each kind of bun are identical.
Creamy Fish in Coconut Basket
This is a very unique Street Food. The banana-leaf basket makes a very special container for the fish
Spicy Pork Twizzlers
Tangy pork balls, hot out of the wok, are savoury morsels bursting with secret Thai spices and sauces.
Thai Dessert Pancakes
Known in Thailand as Roti, these pancakes originated in India and have been modified for Thai tastes.

Thai Steamed BunsThai Steamed BunsMarinated BBQ pork chunks for bun fillingA handful of delightful deliciousnes!And a big bite of a fluffy bun and its yummy fillingSpicy Pork Twizzlers popping out of a hot wokSpicy Pork Twizzlers sprinkled with cilantro and red chilliesFish in a creamy basketFish in Creamy BasketsThai Dessert Pancakes, or RotisThai Dessert Pancakes with a chocolate topping

Thai Classic Favourites
2026-03-29 14:30 - 17:00
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Papaya Salad
A spicy popular favourite in Thailand, just right with barbecue chicken and other tasty dishes.
Sweet and Sour Ground Pork with Shrimp
Surrounded by fresh seasonal vegetables and simmered in Thai herbs and spices — a tasty treat!
Barbecued Chicken
Marinated in a special combination of Thai spices, this dish is ideal with Papaya Salad and Sticky Rice.
Crispy Rice Noodles
These can be served as an accompaniment to other di=shes, or as a stand-alone main dish.
Sticky Rice
A traditional favourite, this is made for eating with fingers, dipping in sauces and with other dishes.

Authentic Thai cooking classes in North Saanich on Vancouver Island.A surprising combination of flavours lifts asparagus and bean sprouts to a new taste sensation.A Kallayanee's Kitchen photograph. Kallayanee's Kitchen: The best Thai food you can learn how to cook — on Vancouver Island!Sticky RiceSweet and Sour Ground Pork with ShrimpMy Thai Seafood Festival class on Tuesday was a delicious, mouth-watering success, with a wonderful assortment of gifts from the sea. On the menu were Tiger Prawn Curry, Fish in Spicy Coconut Cream, and Hot & Spicy Soup (an assortment of mussels, fish and Tiger Prawns). Balancing out the meal were a light asparagus salad, Thai Red Hot Chicken Wings, and an Agar Fruit Dessert. The students in the class were an enthusiastic group, eager to learn — and enjoy!Kallayanee's Kitchen: The best Thai food you can learn how to cook — on Vancouver Island! R. Y. Glover PhotographMy Thai Seafood Festival class on Tuesday was a delicious, mouth-watering success, with a wonderful assortment of gifts from the sea. On the menu were Tiger Prawn Curry, Fish in Spicy Coconut Cream, and Hot & Spicy Soup (an assortment of mussels, fish and Tiger Prawns). Balancing out the meal were a light asparagus salad, Thai Red Hot Chicken Wings, and an Agar Fruit Dessert. The students in the class were an enthusiastic group, eager to learn — and enjoy!Barbecued ChickenCrispy Rice NoodlesLesson Nine, Thai Seafood Festival, includes some of my favourite dishes including Tiger Prawn Curry, Fish in Spicy Coconut Cream and Thai Red Hot Chicken Wings. This is a wonderful combination of flavours that is sure to please. In any case, it certainly pleased all of my students last night, who enjoyed learning and eating all of the great food they had helped to prepare.

Authentic Thai Curry One
2026-04-11 14:30 - 17:00
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Tom Yum Kung Hot & Sour Soup
A classic Thai favorite for both Thais and visitors alike. It is rich in flavours, textures and aromas.
Hot and Sour Tom Yum Paste
An essential ingredient for Tom Yum Prawn soup, it adds a spicy lift to the flavour
Garlic Ribs
A delicious Thai verson of Ribs that will almost certainly convert many from their own favourite ribs.
Green Curry Chicken
If you like your curry hot, this is the best choice for you! A mix of coconut milk, authentic green curry, green beans and Thai basil.
Green Curry Paste
Tends to be more spicy than other Thai curries. Key ingredient is green bird-eye chilli.
Massaman Curry Chicken
This dish hails from Thailand’s south where the weather is hotter and the food tends to follow along.
Massaman Curry Paste
And this is the paste you will learn how to make to go with the chicken.
Deep Fried Banana and Ice Cream
A traditional Thai favourite, enthusiastically adopted by foreign visitors.

Tom Yum Kung Soup Hot & Sour Tom Yum PasteGarlic RibsGreen Curry ChickenGreen Curry PasteChicken MassamanMassaman Curry PasteKallayanee's famous Deep Fried Bananas with Ice Cream.

Dessert Class
2026-04-12 14:30 - 17:00

Ginger Beef and Friends
2026-04-18 14:30 - 17:00
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Bitter Melon Soup
A refreshing light soup best enjoyed on a summer evening as a prelude to laughter, good friends, and many wonderful dishes to come.
Thai Corn Fritters
Red curry paste is the key ingredient in these crunchy little corn delights. They are great served as an appetizer with chilled beer, or as an accompaniment to a main dish. Cucumber vinegar sauce is a wonderful sweet and sour complement to these golden nuggets.
Black Cilantro Ribs
Any dish that combines rice vinegar, sweet soy sauce, coconut sugar, ground cilantro, and sesame oil must be interesting — especially when combined with the finest quality of pork back ribs.
Mixed Vegetables
A healthy assortment of veggies including Gai Leng, Bok Choy, Snow Peas, Bell Peppers, garlic and chopped ginger
Spicy Ginger Beef
Only the highest quality of beef should be used for this exotic combination of spices and herbs including Tamari soy sauce, Sriracha sauce, chilli garlic sauce, and sweet Thai Chillis.

Thai Corn FrittersBitter Melon SoupBlack Cilantro RibsMixed VegetablesSpicy Ginger BeefMixed VegetablesA delicious serving from the class

Spicy Ribs & Satay
2026-04-19 14:30 - 17:00
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Tom Yum Kung
A delicious hot and sour prawn soup simmered in lemongrass, lemon and lime juice.
Fried Rice with Shrimp
A favourite item with just about any meal, this fried rice dish goes great with seafood soup.
Green Beans with Sesame Oil and Garlic
Spiced with Thai chili sauce, these beans pop off the plate with mouth-watering flavour.
Chicken Satay
Barbecued to a golden brown and served with Peanut Sauce, these are a sure party favourite.
Thai Style Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs
Tender pork ribs cooked to a turn with ginger and garlic sauce and special Thai spices.

BBQ Chicken Satay on the grillTom Yung Kung Tiger Prawn SoupChicken SatayThai Style Sweet and Sour Pork RibsGreen Beans with Sesame Oil and GarlicA delicious serving of various items from the classFried Rice with Shrimp

Floating Market Flavours
2026-04-25 14:30 - 17:00
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Tiger Prawn Salad with Snow Peas
Delicately spiced Tiger Prawns highlight the fresh, crispy taste of vegetables in this light favourite.
Leaf-Wrapped Chicken
Chicken marinated in sesame oil and other spices is deep-fried in bamboo leaves.
Mekong Salad Rolls
These unusual rolls, packed with shrimp, fresh mint and pork, come from the Mekong river region.
Barbecued Pork
Pork marinated in honey and soy sauce is gently simmered over a barbecue at low heat.
Chicken Noodle Soup
A gentle, lightly-seasoned soup made for simple enjoyment and pleasure.

Tiger Prawn Salad with Snow PeasLeaf-Wrapped ChickenThai Traditional Noodle SoupBarbecue PorkMekong Salad Rolls

Authentic Thai Curry 2
2026-04-26 14:30 - 17:00

Royal Vegetarian Celebration
2026-05-03 14:30 - 17:00
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Vegetarian Gyoza
Spicy hot appetizers flavoured with chili and packed with Shitake mushrooms.
Vegetarian Tom Yum Soup
Oyster mushrooms replace fish in this version of the Thai soup, spiced with lemongrass and galangal.
Sweet Potato Curry
A vegetarian variation of the very popular Thai green curry, with eggplant and Thai sweet basil.
Vegetarian Salad Rolls
Tofu, rice noodles, carrots, cilantro, and bean sprouts are served with a delicious peanut sauce.
Mixed Stir-Fry Vegetables with Noodles
Vermicelli noodles, tomatoes and Shitake mushrooms are sautéed in tasty Thai spices.

Tiger Prawn Salad with Snow PeasLeaf-Wrapped ChickenThai Traditional Noodle SoupBarbecue PorkMekong Salad Rolls

Imperial Thai Duck
2026-05-09 14:30 - 17:00
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Royal Thai Noodles
Sliced chicken breasts are stir-fried with fried garlic, sesame oil, sweet soy sauce and dried Thai chillies.
Tiger Prawn Money Bags
A delicious combination of Tiger Prawns, ground pork, onions, garlic, vermicelli noodles, bean sprouts and cilantro, wrapped up in Spring Roll pastry shells.
Thai Imperial Duck
A remarkable, specially-roasted duck dish so secret we’re only prepared to reveal its ingredients and preparation to students who take this class!
Creamy Coconut Soup
This soup starts with a delicious chicken broth prepared with lemongrass, daikon, and cilantro root, later flavoured with special Thai pastes.
Grapefruit Salad
Perfect for summertime and outdoor barbecues!
Agar Fruit Dessert
A light and delicious dessert that’s great for people watching their weight.

Creamy Coconut SoupTiger Prawn Money BagsImperial Thai Duck fresh from the ovenBlackberry sauce made from local berries for Thai fusion creation.Thai Imperial Duck sliced and ready to serve.Royal Thai NoodlesGrapefruit SaladAgar Fruit Dessert

Private Class
2026-05-16 14:30 - 17:30
