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Arancina cooking class in Palermo

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Alice

Palermo

Duration 3h

Max 8 guests

Spoken languages:  English, Italian, Spanish, French

Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina

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    Arancina is the Queen of Palermo Street Food. It is a ball of rice, filled with a tasty filling of meat or cheese, breaded and fried in abundant oil.

    During this experience you will learn all the secrets to preparing fantastic arancine, following the recipe my grandma handed me down. I will show you the most suitable rice and its particular cooking method to remain 'al dente' but at the same time very compact, the preparation of the filling with ragout and pieces of cheese or with bechamel, ham and cheese (my favourite), up to the breading. I also offer vegetarian variations. At the end of the preparation we will sit at the table to taste the fruit of our work together with some good local wine or beer.

    Total: €80.00

    €80.00 
    per guest

    €40.00 per child

    Reviews
    5.0
    192 reviews
    We had an incredible night and the food was the best we had throughout our entire trip in Sicily! Thank you!

    Jacob and Emma - August 2025

    Alice and Francesco wrre really nice, tthey were able to answear all of all questions about the Arancine and other sicilian traditions. Evethibg was prepared and we could check all the steps of preparing Arachine. All the ingredients were high quality. Their place and the neighbourhood was amazing. We kept in rouch to see if we can absolve the training.

    Gabriella - August 2025

    Our family had a private lunchtime cooking class with Alice and Francesco and we all agree that it was the highlight of our time in Palermo and something we will not forgot. Alice’s home is a sanctuary from the busy and hot streets of the city. We learnt how to make a delicious 3 course Sicilian meal using seasonal ingredients and cannot wait to try out the recipes again ourselves. I highly recommend Alice and Francesco’s cooking classes!!

    Michelle - July 2025

    We had the most incredible experience cooking with Alice! She was warm and inviting and we had such a lovely time learning new recipes.

    Deborah and Jordan - July 2025

    Our evening making pasta in Alice and Francesco's home was amazing! They were knowledgeable and patient teachers and the meal they created was amazing! Highly recommended!

    Tanya - July 2025

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    Alice
    Cesarina from 2022Location: Palermo    Languages: English, Italian, Spanish, French
    "I was passionate about cooking and food since I was a child, accomplices grandmother who loved to cook and the whole family who loves to eat well. I therefore decided to pursue a university career in the field of gastronomy. I have faced a multidisciplinary and holistic path that has treated the world of food at 360 o'clock. I love cooking for my family and for others, starting from the choice of recipes and the selection of ingredients. I like to experiment and I'm particularly passionate about pastry and leavened foods. I do research on ancient cookbooks and asking around, especially older ladies, their family recipes. Sicily, like all Italy, has an invaluable gastronomic heritage, whose recipes and preparations vary from house to house, not only between cities and provinces. This gives the palate the opportunity to enjoy the same traditional dishes with different ingredients, techniques and stories."
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