Duration: 4 days, 4h on each day

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Every Italian region (20 in total) has very specific eating habits, recipes and ingredients. In our culinary travel through Italy we discover the dishes of Sicily, Puglia, Liguria and Tuscany.

This course focuses on 4 of the most interesting culinary regions of Italy, Sicily, Puglia, Liguria and Tuscany.

TO FOLLOW THIS COURSE YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE FOLLOWED THE BASICS COURSES 1 and 2.

The classes start with coffee/tea (morning classes) or drinks and nibbles (evening classes). After the introduction and the explanation you get to jointly prepare a beautiful meal of Italian classics:

• Sicily (involtini di melanzane con spaghettini, grilled aubergine rolls stuffed with thin spaghetti in a rich tomato & salted ricotta sauce, fuazza agli spinaci, a rolled-up focaccia stuffed with spinach, olives, garlic and lots of pecorino cheese, pollo con peperonata siciliana, a chicken stew in bell pepper & green olives sauce, – also in vegetarian version – zucchine in salmoriglio – fried courgettes with a green sauce made with garlic, lemon and fresh herbs – and the insalata pantesca, a rich salad from the island of Pantelleria, are the tasty side dishes. Plus Sicilian almond cookies and olivette di Sant’Agata – little “olives” made with sugar and almond flour – as sweet treats.

• Puglia (bruschette with fresh tomato and burrata, gnocchi made with bread and black olives with sautéed shrimps – also possible in a vegetarian version – and a rich tomato sauce with olives, a courgette and ricotta flan, a millefeuille of aubergine, pancetta and smoked scamorza, and roasted marinated bell peppers with garlic and mint. A sweet ricotta pudding with amarene cherries is our delicate dessert.

• Liguria (ravioli with mushrooms, stuffed chicken thighs with lemon, the famous focaccia di Recco as a vegetarian main, plus a savoury pie prepared with potatoes and green beans, oven-baked stuffed tomatoes. The desserts are a mascarpone and chestnut cream with chocolate and light and crumbly flower-shaped canestrelli cookies.

• Tuscany (two types of crostini (green ones with a tangy herbal pesto and red ones with a spicy tomato and beans cream). The main dish is wonderful crespelle alla fiorentina (thin crêpes stuffed with ricotta and spinach in tomato sauce). The side dishes are a rich panzanella salad with lots of fresh vegetables and stewed fennel and red onions with olives and white wine. Desserts: two of the most iconic cookies, cantuccini (crunchy cookies from Prato) and ricciarelli (soft and sweet almond cookies from Siena). Plus the delicious zuccotto, a creamy semifreddo cake made with cream, cocoa and hazelnuts, served with a glass of Vin Santo (Tuscan dessert wine).

Also suitable for vegetarians since every non-veg dish is also made in a vegetarian version.
These classes include an abundant tasting (enough as a lunch or dinner).
Please remember to take with you some food containers in case there are any leftovers.

Highlights

• Learn the most iconic Italian dishes during our tasty hands-on lessons

Includes

• 4 cooking classes, meals/tastings,
• Prosecco/wine with nibbles at arrival (coffee/tea for morning classes + Prosecco/wine when it’s aperitivo time), all wines, Italian beers & non-alcoholic drinks - Italian mineral water, fruit juice
• coffee/tea
• recipes for home, cleaning/washing up

Excludes

• Anything that isn’t mentioned in the description

Important to know:

Individual classes means that you can sign up for this cooking course as an individual or with your partner, family member, friend etc.

This is NOT a private group activity.

• The tuition will be given in English if there are any participants who don’t speak Dutch. The working recipes are in both Dutch and English. Most teachers speak Dutch.
• Dietary requirements can be selected upon booking.

Also suitable for vegetarians since every non-veg dish is also made in a vegetarian version

This course will be held on the following dates: Saturday 2, 9, 16 and 23 March 2024 (4 lessons in total) starting at 10:30