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Palermo Cooking Class & Market Tour
This small group tour blends outdoor exploration with indoor experiences, offering a delectable glimpse into the most delicious side of Palermo.
With the former, you’ll walk down the streets of Mercato del Capo, which is a symbol of one of the oldest traditions of Italy, the local markets, where you can taste some typical local street foods. Later on, at the Florencetown cooking school you’ll be engaged in cooking the loot of your shopping and you’ll enjoy the special meal prepared on your own.
The first step to diving into Palermo’s culinary tradition is to walk the insidious but wonderful alleys of Mercato del Capo, which never lost its authenticity. Here you can breathe the heritage of ancient traditions deeply-rooted in the Arabic and Norman cultures while researching all-natural and genuine products. How to choose the best ones? It’s easy when you’re helped by a professional chef who knows how to distinguish the freshest ingredients. But that’s not it, as you walk along the market you’ll get the chance to taste some delicacies like fried fish, crumpets, and fritters.
Now that you have everything you need you can pitch into the cooking part! Be prepared to put the apron on, your hands on the ingredients and a spell in the dish! Depending on the seasonal food shopping you did at the market, you will cook three different Sicilian specialties: you may start by preparing the iconic “arancina”, a ball of fried rice seasoned with meat sauce and peas, then you could prepare the fresh hand-made pasta, topped “alla norma”: a fried eggplants, sweet tomato and ricotta cheese sauce, and at the end the typical Sicilian cannolo. Whatever ingredients you will find, be prepared to make authentic local dishes!
Aprons off, it’s time to eat what you carefully prepared on your own! Eating traditional dishes in a typical restaurant is good, but eating the product of your cooking commitment has a whole different taste. Your hanger of Sicilian foodies will be filled with the digital recipe booklet you’ll get at the end of the class, together with a Graduation certificate that attests to your cooking skills.
Experience Includes
- Visit of the Food Market (when closed: a special introduction and extra tastings at the cooking school will substitute instead)
- Cooking lesson with a local Chef
- Use of apron and cooking utensils
- All ingredients for your 3-course lunch
- Wine and Marsala wine or soft drinks for children
- Graduation Certificate
- A digital booklet with recipes
- Suitable for vegetarians! (please inform us at time of booking)
Experience Excludes
- Gratuities
- Hotel Transfers
- Additional Refreshments/snacks
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Duration
Terms & Conditions
- You will receive a voucher for this experience. Please read it thoroughly.
- Itinerary subject to change without notice.
- Please note: This tour is not suitable for celiacs.
- You must advise of any food intolerance or allergy at time of booking.
- Gratuities to guides are appreciated but never obligatory.
- Children must be accompanied by a paying adult.
- Please note that the tour meeting time is 15 minutes prior to the start time. No refunds or re-bookings can be provided for late arrivals or no shows after tour commencement or departure.
- Please note: The fish shops are closed on Mondays and when the market is closed a special introduction and extra tastings at the cooking school will substitute instead.
- Unfortunately this tour is not suitable for guests in wheelchairs or reduced mobility.
- Comfortable walking shoes recommended.
- Tours depart precisely at the scheduled tour start time. If you show up late or cannot find the meeting point, for any reason, refund requests are not honoured per policy. For most tours, it is not logistically possible to join the group after it has started.
- All bookings for this tour are on a request basis - please allow 72 hours to receive your tour confirmation.
- Cancellation Policy: If you cancel at least 72 hours in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee. If you cancel within 72 hours of the scheduled departure or do not show for the tour, there is a 100% cancellation fee.
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