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Siamese Culinary Masterclasses for Professional Chefs and Thai food enthusiasts

In-depth, inclusive, highly inspirational, and informative online courses.

I have had the privilege of teaching hundreds of students and Thai food enthusiasts, as well as professional chefs – some with Michelin stars – in approaching and understanding Thai cuisine.   

My kitchen studio is wired up and going live, so don’t miss the action! 

Get access – Study at your own pace

  • Get access to everything right away. Unlock more than 50 Masterclasses, over 250 recipes and Articles

    Access to Thaifoodmaster’s constantly growing library of prime professional classes, articles, recipes and videos on Siamese culinary topics, available nowhere else in English.

  • GET EXTRA - New Monthly Masterclasses and Recipes

    Gain access to NEW MONTHLY masterclasses and recipes as they become available. 

  • 1-1 support from Hanuman

    1-1 support from Hanuman to help you achieve your professional Thai culinary goals

  • Live Q&A Sessions

    The opportunity to join a monthly live two-hour videoconference where I can answer your questions.

  • Great Value!

    one year access for the price of 3 days in-person training.

In my masterclasses, for the first time in the English language, I reveal the culinary secrets hidden in old and hard-to-find Siamese cookbooks and recipes dating from the late 19th century to modern days. 

If you want to master your Thai food cooking skills and culinary knowledge, searching for inspiration, or looking for new and unknown classical, modern, and contemporary Siamese dishes from all walks of life – In that case, my masterclasses are for you!

How would you like to master your Thai cooking skills and learn both familiar and unknown dishes from the Siamese culinary legends of the past? 

I have developed a proven and practical set of tools that can immediately enhance your Thai cooking skills. 

The courses I teach offer one-of-a-kind Siamese culinary training in the English language, curated for professional chefs of all skill levels and for serious Thai food enthusiasts.

For more than 30 years, I’ve been researching Thai cuisine. I have had the privilege of teaching hundreds of students and Thai food enthusiasts, as well as professional chefs – some with Michelin stars – in approaching and understanding Thai cuisine.   

I am committed to making understanding Siamese culinary wisdom possible without spending years of practice. I would love to show you how to structure your cooking learning process in a fluid, inspirational and creative manner that will transform and accelerate your progress!

Hanuman is a generous teacher who shares his in-depth knowledge in cultural, sociological, historical, as well as scientific aspects of Thai flavors. He makes the learning fun and unintimidating.
Khun Sukontip (Fon) Prahanpap
Art Gallery Owner, Bangkok
Uncompromising perfection of method, comes forth as sheer harmonic confluence of art and science.


Yuval Stern
Tech Executive and Thai Food Enthusiast
ยำผิวส้มซ่าปลาทูนึ่งทอด
Historic Siamese recipes for modern kitchens
How Would You Like to Cook Alongside The Siamese Culinary Legends of The Past?

Old Thai cookbooks often lack quantities because Siamese cooks didn’t follow recipes. You can cook like that too!

I want you to remember that when you enroll today!

If you have learned to cook Thai food from books or online tutorials, or even in person from Thai chefs, and are eager to learn more, then this is the right course for you.

 

Does this sound familiar?

  • You can’t find reliable English language resources covering traditional Siamese culinary topics in depth and detail.

  • You want to remain faithful to the authenticity of Thai culinary traditions, and you’re striving to understand the cultural and historical context of the dishes.

  • You’ve bought every book in the English language – and maybe even some in Thai – but you still don’t feel as if you can easily cook and create sound-tasting Thai dishes.

  • You’ve tried endless recipes and become even more confused. You can’t figure out which recipe will work or how to properly season a dish, or even how to determine the optimal proportion of the ingredients in a curry paste.

  • You simply want to get inspired.

If it does, then you already know what a minefield it can be trying to find quality resources in the English language about Thai food.

Thankfully, all of that is behind you…

That’s what inspired us to build this place.

I’ve been a chef for ten years, owned a Thai restaurant for two, and studied under 4 different Thai chefs. I learned more about Thai food in 2 weeks with Hanuman than the rest combined. His understanding of the history and provenance of the dishes he teaches is clearly the result of a lifetime of passion and research. This is not a course in how to make pad Thai rather it is I rare experience to truly understand the soul of Thai food.
Samuel Frances
Chef/Owner Achara Restaurant, Sayulita, Mexico.
I have been teaching Thai cooking for many years but a 7 day intensive, no nonsense and fun course with Hanuman was enough to totally change the way I look at my cooking. Hanuman has an impressive historical knowledge of the Thai culinary identity as well as outstanding teaching skills. If you take Thai cooking seriously, and you are willing to exit your comfort zone, then you need to cook with Hanuman.
Jevto Bond
Thai Chef in Montréal, Canada

What’s included in the membership:

Practical and kitchen-tested recipes with a mix of theory, history, psychology, and Siamese culture tidbits.

  • Get access to everything right away. Unlock more than 50 Masterclasses, over 250 recipes and Articles

    Access to Thaifoodmaster’s constantly growing library of prime professional classes, articles, recipes and videos on Siamese culinary topics, available nowhere else in English.

  • GET EXTRA - New Monthly Masterclasses and Recipes

    Gain access to NEW MONTHLY masterclasses as they become available. 

  • 1-1 support from Hanuman

    1-1 support from Hanuman to help you achieve your professional Thai culinary goals

  • Live Q&A Sessions

    The opportunity to join a monthly live two-hour videoconference where I can answer your questions.

  • Great Value!

    one year access for the price of 3 days in-person training.

You will get everything you need to:

  • To Get inspired

    When you design or build a new menu for an event or restaurant or even prepare for dinner with friends.

  • To Satisfy your curiosity.

    Finally !

  • To Master Your Craft

    Master your Thai cooking skills and expand your repertoire.

  • Flexibility

    Study at your own pace

  • Start Immediately

    Enroll and begin today

  • On-demand

    Cancel at any time.

  • The total realistic value is over $5,000 (36 NEW yearly courses)

It is truly brilliant with a revolutionary approach introducing aspects and concepts never broached by cookbooks.
Ian Westcott
Ian Westcott
Sourcing Wines for Discerning Private Clients

If you’re ready to take your Thai cooking skills to the next level simply choose your payment option below and click the button to get instant access to Thaifoodmaster Masterclasses…

PAY MONTHLY

Recurring payment
$ 87 PER MONTH



  • get access to everything right away
  • Everything you need to master your Thai cooking skills

PAY ANNUALLY

save $194
$ 850 PER YEAR

BEST VALUE:
Save $194 when you join on an annual subscription!
  • get access to everything right away.
  • Everything you need to master your Thai cooking skills
Best Deal

Learning outcomes and my promises

Get access to everything right away. Unlock more than 50 mastercalsses, over 250 recipes and Articles and in addition you will gain access to NEW MONTHLY masterclasses and recipes as they become available.

We will visit all the regions of Thailand, cooking food that showcases the entirety of Thailand’s diverse cultural and socio-economic spectrum, covering traditional Siamese cuisine from the late 19th century to the modern-day. 

I will equip you with essential tools to master freehand cooking – to create rather than imitate. You will comprehend the logic behind ingredient ratios, liberating you from the need to follow written recipes.

You will understand the ratios of the ingredients, the anatomy of the dish and its flavor profile, and how to calculate correct seasoning ratios.

Nothing is left to coincidence when we cook Thai cuisine. Your cooking will reflect deliberate and conscious decisions, and I will teach you how to make the right decisions and fill in the blanks in written recipes so that your dishes taste personal and real.

I will explain my thought process as I interpret classical, modern, and contemporary dishes from all walks of life, giving you the tools to cook heartfelt interpretations of dishes that are flavorful and faithful to their origins..

I will guide you how to structure your cooking learning process in a fluid, inspirational and creative manner that will transform the way you perceive and taste Thai cuisine.

I will teach you how to trust your judgment and culinary intuition and establish your creative toolkit to cook Thai dishes artistically, rather than blindly following recipes.

I don’t keep secrets. I will teach you everything I know and simplify the most difficult concepts in an easy-to-understand and easy-to-follow manner.

Our recipes are not modified to fit western kitchens – they taste like they have a solid bond to the culture, the land and its people.

I will only describe flavors with clear, meaningful and understandable terms; I promise not to use clichés like “brings the flavor out” that do not contribute to your understanding.

Finally, I am not going anywhere.

Have a look at some of our favorite masterclasses.

Patterns – Decoding the Complexity of Siamese Curry Paste: A Multidimensional Exploration

Have a look at some of our favorite articles and recipes.

sarama-shrimp-curry
Ancient Siamese Recipe for Tom Yum Soup with Snakehead Fish, Roasted Chili Jam and Green Mango (First Published in 1890) (Dtohm Yam Bplaa Chaawn, ต้มยำปลาช่อนแบบโบราณ อย่างหม่อมซ่มจีน ราชานุประพันธุ์ ร.ศ.๑๐๙)
Meet Hanuman

Meet Hanuman

Thai food Scholar and founder of Thaifoodmaster.com
Co-founder of Three Trees Doi Saket

Hanuman Aspler's passion for Thai food led him to dedicate over 30 years researching the history, culture and wisdom of Thailand's ancient culinary traditions. Since 1989, he has lived in Thailand, where he is known as a leading expert in pre-World War II Siamese cuisine.

At Hanuman's farm and culinary sanctuary called Three Trees Doi Saket, nestled amidst nature just 40 minutes from Chiang Mai, he provides one-of-a-kind Siamese culinary education tailored for professional chefs and serious food enthusiasts alike.

His workshops delve deeply into decoding centuries-old culinary manuscripts to extract the essence of ancient Siamese flavor principles. Hanuman views Thai cuisine as a language with its own grammar and lyrical quality, and he guides students to find their unique voice when cooking.

Rather than providing mere recipes, Hanuman offers a framework for intuitive, freehand cooking. By analyzing cultural context, decoding ingredients, explaining techniques and exposing the magical synergies that bring together a harmonious dish, he empowers students to create personalized interpretations from a foundation of authenticity.

At the core of Hanuman's teaching philosophy is the idea that creativity blossoms from deep understanding. He encourages chefs to embrace Thai cuisine not through rigid imitation, but as a storytelling medium open to improvisation when the "lyrics" are properly understood.

To facilitate this total immersion, Hanuman has cultivated an ecological sanctuary featuring a lush landscape and a large variety of edible and medicinal plants. This allows ingredients to be locally foraged just as families did in ancient Siam.

Amidst this serene atmosphere conducive to expanding one's horizons, Hanuman shares his rare expertise honed over decades of passionate scholarship. Much more than a cooking class, his culinary school aims to transmit ages-old Siamese wisdom to ignite creative brilliance in the kitchen.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens after I join?

As soon as you complete your purchase, you’ll receive a welcome email with a login link.

When you log in to the site, you’ll get access to everything right away.

We’ll add new content to the site each month.

  • New masterclasses trainings
  • New Articles
  • New Recipes
Why should I become a member today instead of waiting?

It’s time for you to take action. Simple as that. If you really want to improve your Thai food cooking skills and culinary knowledge you should join Thaifoodmaster online courses.   If you really want to make a difference, the time is now.

Can I share my membership with other chefs, colleagues or friends?

No. Each membership is for a single person.

Can I find all the necessary ingredients in my country?

I take pride that my recipes are not modified to fit western kitchens – they taste like they have a solid bond to the culture, the land, and its people. That said, I will give you the tools to make educated decisions when substituting and using ingredients available at markets near you.

Is all of the content available straight away or is it time-released (drip fed)?

You get access to everything already inside straight away! No waiting for content to be released to you, just jump in and start making use of the training straight away.

We add at least THREE new monthly courses – so your content library will continue growing.

Do I receive anything in the mail when I join?

No – the Membership is entirely online

cancellation and refund

cancellation 

If you are paying on a monthly subscription this allows you access to the Service for 30 days.

Failure to pay your monthly subscription payment will result in access to the Service being stopped.

 

For annual subscriptions you will receive 365 days access. You may cancel the automatic renewal of your annual subscription at any time and your access to the site will end at the end of the current contracted term.

Refund

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Please make sure that you’ve carefully read service description before making a purchase.

Can I access the course content released during my membership once I cancel?

No. Your membership entitles you to enter the members’ area and access the content there released prior and during the duration of your membership. If you cancel or do not renew your membership you will no longer be able to access the content inside the site.

I’m not 100% sure what the courses are alike or if it's right for me, do you offer a trial so I can test it out?

We’re not currently offering a trial, however you can get a good feel for exactly what the course is and how much it offers with this sample video. – If you still have questions after watching, just let us know.

If you’re ready to take your Thai cooking skills to the next level simply choose your payment option below and click the button to get instant access to Thaifoodmaster Masterclasses…

PAY MONTHLY

Recurring payment
$ 87 PER MONTH



  • get access to everything right away.
  • Everything you need to master your Thai cooking skills

PAY ANNUALLY

save $194
$ 850 PER YEAR

BEST VALUE:
Save $194 when you join on an annual subscription!
  • get access to everything right away.
  • Everything you need to master your Thai cooking skills
Best Deal
  • Too expensive?


    If that's your initial reaction then it probably is. There are countless free resources offering Thai food recipes out there.

    Thaifoodmaster work best with growth mindset chefs, and Thai food enthusiasts who have some experience and a real need to excel their Thai cooking skills and Siamese culinary knowledge. We cover topics, concepts and giving you the tools to master your craft available nowhere else.