Sicilian Cooking Class in Taormina

Highlights

Get a crash course in Sicilian cuisine with a cooking class
Explore the food market in Taormina with a professional chef
Learn how to make pasta from scratch
Feast on everything you cook along with local wine

Summary

Meet up with your host and professional chef near Porta Messina in the historical center of Taormina and begin your day of indulging in the cuisine of Sicily. Walk around the outdoor food market, taking in the various fruits and vegetable and listening to the food sellers yell out their goods for potential buyers. Aide the chef in picking out ingredients for your meal and discuss what makes the perfect seasonal ingredient for the meal. Then walk to nearby restaurant to begin the next phase of the day: cooking. Strap on an apron and get ready to create a delicious meal. Learn about the unique landscape and soil of Sicily that breeds excellent vegetables; that the volcanic soil is the ideal fertile dirt in which to grow veggies. And learn how the waters around Sicily produces some of the most delicious seafood in the Mediterranean. Chop vegetables. Make pasta. And sear meat and fish. While the menu changes regularly based on what's in season, expect dishes like Parmigiana di melanzane (baked eggplant, layered with tomato and Parmesan) or pasta al pesto di pistacchi – pasta with a pesto sauce made from pistachio nuts. When the cooking is complete, pull up a seat to a table in the restaurant to devour your delicious meal. Wash it down with some locally made wine. The cooking and eating experience finishes after you've eaten and sampled some local wine. Before heading out of the restaurant, receive a certificate that you completed the course.

Tour info

Duration

4 hours

Why take this tour?

Learn the secrets of Sicilian cuisine during a half-day cooking class in Taormina. Join a professional chef to shop for ingredients at the outdoor market and prepare a 3-course meal in a restaurant kitchen. Get tips on making pasta from scratch, traditional ways to use vegetables, and how to cook meat and fish. Afterward, take a seat at the table and relax over a meal to taste all the dishes alongside local wine.

What’s included?

Local multilingual guide
Lunch
Coffee and/or Tea
Water
Wine tasting
Apron
Cooking certificate
Cheese and salami tasting at the restaurant
Extra alcoholic beverage

Things to know

Before you book

Duration: 4h
Mobile tickets accepted
Instant confirmation

Covid Policy

Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience

- We also remind you that access to passengers with a fever equal to / greater than 37.5 ° or flu symptoms is prohibited. - It is mandatory to use the mask to access the means of transport in addition to the regulatory distances

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operator Website

Operated by:

SAT Group Tours

About operator:

SAT Group, Tour Operator & Transportation Company based in Taormina, is the ideal solution for exploring Sicily, a region where art, history and culture blend to perfection with the landscape and give rise to a unique universe. With guaranteed departures from Taormina, Giardini Naxos and Letojanni, SAT Group offers the most extensive program of multilingual tours towards the major Sicilian destinations, including daily visits to Mount Etna, all the most important cities of art and two cruises to the Aeolian Islands. Not only that! A section apart is dedicated to the activities related to gastronomy with the successful Sicilian Cooking Class and the Pizza Making Class, two real best sellers of the past seasons. With over 30.000 passengers per year, SAT Group has gained the experience and the know-how that guarantee the quality of all tours and activities, by using only professional staff trained in-house. Discover Sicily with SAT Group!