Cooking class: learn how to cook traditional & innovative Italian recipes from a local Cesarina
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Gnocchi is a traditional Italian dish, originally from the north but also loved in the south. There are many variations, such as gnocchi alla sorrentina, with butter and sage, or simple gnocchi with a locally sourced tomato sauce. Easy to prepare but incredibly tasty, gnocchi can be customized with different sauces. At the end of our cooking class, you will taste the dish you have prepared, concluding the experience with a traditional dessert made by you. A unique opportunity to make your stay in Salento even more special! I look forward to seeing you!
An absolutely wonderful day with Lucia! She was a superb host showing us around the market on the morning. Allowing us to look at all the sites and interact with the locals and trying some special treats at the market. We then had an afternoon coffee at a local bar with some sweet treats to give us all the energy for the pasta making. We the. Learned how to make typical Apulian paste in two forms and learned how to make a traditional simple tomato sauce with the ingredients we bought at the market. And to top it all off we made tiramisu from scratch because you can’t have a pasta with out the dolce. Overall, 10/10 experience for the authenticity and how wonderful Lucia was to us. Grazie ancora Lucia e spero che ci vediamo a presto.
Derek & Rachel -
We had a superb food and wine tour with Lucia. She was very responsive with her communication, her English was very good, she was on time and extremely informative. She explained everything at the market and at all the stops along the way. We had a truly fantastic visit and meal at the country house hosted by Lucia and the lovely homeowners. Thank you for a great day.
Kathie and Tony Bavota -
The experience with Lucia was magnificent! Thank you very much :)
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Nina & Thomas -
Lucia was a good teacher: she explained things to us in a clear and simple way, with satisfying results.
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Ami -
We had a wonderful time cooking with Lucia. I would highly recommend to anyone visiting Lecce!
Cesarina from 2024Location: Lecce (LE) Languages: Italian and English
"You always cook thinking of someone, otherwise you're just preparing food" What I love most is passing down the traditions of my region through culinary art, that is, everything that has been passed down to me by my grandmothers since I was a child. A journey that goes from homemade pasta, to traditional pittule, to the typical sweets of my land.