Taormina Trip Overview
Learn how to cook delicious Sicilian specialties in a family atmosphere, in front of a beautiful garden in the heart of the historic center of Taormina, with a professional Chef. We will make your holiday in Sicily very special thanks tp the flavors and aromas of our splendid land.
You will taste a thousand of ingredients wisely mixed together so as to never create monotony and you will discover new flavors through rich dishes that smell of sea, mountain, almond, ricotta or even oil, earth, life, of something good.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Taormina, Italy
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Cooking Classes
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What to Expect When Visiting Taormina, Sicilia, Italy
Learn how to cook delicious Sicilian specialties in a family atmosphere, in front of a beautiful garden in the heart of the historic center of Taormina, with a professional Chef. We will make your holiday in Sicily very special thanks tp the flavors and aromas of our splendid land.
You will taste a thousand of ingredients wisely mixed together so as to never create monotony and you will discover new flavors through rich dishes that smell of sea, mountain, almond, ricotta or even oil, earth, life, of something good.
Meet up with the chef Mimmo Siciliano in the historical center of Taormina and visit the local market. Tasting various fresh vegetable products, cheeses sold by local sellers. Choose the dishes to cook with the Chef based on the fresh and seasonal ingredients found at the market. Continue towards the Restaurant “Nettuno” in the heart of the historic city center, and after a coffee break and wearing the apron, preparation of 3 traditional Sicilian dishes: an appetizer, a fish dish and different types of fresh pasta made by customers with their own hands.
Discover Sicily in its unique flavors, from Pachino cherry tomatoes to the Bronte pistachio located at the base of Etna volcano. Delight in the scent of aubergines while you prepare a plate of pasta alla norma, and discover the flavors of our sea through fresh fish taken at the market, and flavored with spices such as capers from the Aeolian Islands and olives born from the fertile volcanic land. And then everyone at the table for the typical lunch on festive days with the tasting of two Sicilian wines, a white and a red. Finally, delivery of diplomas and autographed apron as a souvenir of a special day.
Sample Menu
• Caponata Siciliana – Typical product of Sicilian cuisine with aubergines dressed with tomato sauce, celery, onion, olives and capers, in a sweet and sour sauce.
• Fresh pasta made with your hands – Preparation of different types of fresh pasta handmade by customers, under the supervision of the Chef, and seasoned with fresh tomato sauce.
• “Ghiotta” fish – Second course of fish found fresh with customers at the local market, cooked in tomato, caper and olive sauce, to absorb all the aromas and flavors
