Sicily cooking class in Catania

Briefing and presentation of the daily menù

Upon your arrival at the school you will be met by our chef, and before going to do the shopping , you will go over the menu based mainly on fresh seasonal local products or on your special requests made upon booking with our chef.

You are kindly requested to inform us of any food allergy or any other requests e.g. vegetartians, vegans or intolerance to any specific food product upon booking.

Each one of you will be given the menu of the day with a list of all the ingredients to buy, as well as the prepartion method of each recipe.

Each menu consists of ‘Starter First and Second Course fresh fruit in season or Dessert. the menu can be modified in accordance with the participants and the chef.

Buying the ingredientes at Catania fish market

Together with our English speaking chef/teacher, you will do the shopping at the market, where you will be involved in the bartering and buying of fresh seasonal local products. This is a first hand experience in getting to know our most trusted vendors who are always willing to exchange a few words  joke and take photos with tourists.

Cooking our menù

When shopping is done, you will head back to the school to start cooking under the supervision of our chef who will teach you how to prepare traditional Sicilian dishes adding a few granny tips which are not found in normal recipes but useful to personalize the dishes.  The cooking class usually lasts for 1hr 15mins and it is the first fun phase of socialiasing.

Eating all together

When cooking is done, the long for moment arrives: lunch.  lunch or dinner is held in the dining room and together you will eat an exchange comments on the dishes prepared entirely by you.

This is the moment to be able to get to know each other and relax with a glass of excellent wine and savour the delicacies prepared by you.

Sicily Cooking Class Schedule

11:00 – 12:00 Shopping at the fish market.
12:00 – 13:30 Cooking class in english.
14:00 – 15:50 Lunch and socializing.

 Where:

Catania, via Garibaldi, 9 on 2 floor next to Piazza Duomo

 Language: English.

Quota: € 49 per person

Min. 2 Max. 10 people

OUR SICILIAN RECIPES

ANTIPASTI
Aubergine Balls   “Polpette di Melanzana ” –   Marinated anchovies  “Acciughe Marinate ” –  Summer Siclian vegetable Medley  “La Caponata Siciliana “  –  Sicilian  Chickpea Fritters  ” Le panelle “  –   Aubergine layered cake   “ Parimgiana Siciliana  ” 

PRIMO
Home made Pasta alla norma ” Maccheroni di casa alla Norma  ”  –  Bucatini  with Sicilian Anchovy sauce “I bucatini con sarde alla palermitana ” – Pesto alla trapanese  –  Sea food risotto “Risotto alla Marinara”    –  Classic Sunday lunch Sicilian  lasagna

* The pasta will be handmade and made at the class  with Semola Flour.  

SECONDO
Swordfish rolls ” involtini di Pesce spada” –   Tuna alla Sicliana (cooked in humid with onions & mint )  –
Veal rolls “Involtini di vitello  ”  –  Chicken alla Cacciatore  –  Rabbit sweet & sour ” Conicchiu  al agro dolce ” (on request)

DESSERT
(These will not be made throughout the class )
“Foglie da the “ – Traditional Sicilian Almond or Pistacchio  biscuits from Zafferana Etnea  –
 “Cannolicchi “- Mini Siclian Ricotta Cannoli –  Sicilian Biscotti – Sorbetto al Limone  Lemon Sorbet – Homemade Ice cream

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