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Book your holiday in Apulia and enjoy a cooking class with us

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Cooking Classes, Food and Wine Experiences in Apulia

Are you on holidays in Apulia? Are you a gourmet or do you like to cook?

Welcome, our Cooking Classes and Gourmet Experiences are ideal for children and "older children", for tasting the ancient flavors of the authentic, humble Apulia gastronomy. Have a taste of Apulia traditional dishes and local products. Come, enjoy to make home made fresh pasta or our delicious fried appetizers with vegetables and cook with us.

Choose Your Cooking Class/Menu Plan

Apulia Traditional Pasta Dishes

Menu Plan/Cooking Class 1. Enjoy to make home fresh pasta. Go for local traditional orecchiette, maccheroni, sagne 'ncannulate

€ 75,00*

Italian Fresh Pasta Dishes

Menu Plan/Cooking Class 2. If you prefer Italian special pasta dishes, choose to make and taste your own lasagna, spaghetti, pappardelle.

€ 85,00*

Aperitif of fried vegetables

Menu Plan/Cooking Class 3. Enjoy to make our traditional fried eggplant balls and panzerotti di Lecce. We will serve them with a delicious peperonata.

€ 70,00*

  • Gourmet Experience - Besides, after the cooking class, we are going to serve a tasteful snack paired with a glass of local wine. In the end, after the pasta or fried vegetables tasting, we will enjoy a delicious dessert with our guests.
  • The Cooking Class + Gourmet Experience lasts about 3/4 hours and is run by Giuseppa, owner and writer at Nordic Lights and Mediterranean Landscapes®. Availability is for 4/6 guests. Please, contact us to plan in advance your Cooking Class & Gourmet Experience in Apulia. Thank you
  • * Cooking Class + Gourmet Experience are all inclusive price
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According to availability and scheduling, cooking classes and gourmet experiences will take place at:

- A minimum of two people (guests) is required for a cooking class. A maximum of four additional people (six guests in total) can join the group for the cooking class. We do not run individual cooking classes.

- You can choose between morning or afternoon session (10.00 am - 13.00 pm or 4.00 pm -7.00 pm).

- We are HACCP certified.

- Send us your request to plan your Cooking Class & Gourmet Experience in advance to check for day and time availability.

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Nordic Lights and Mediterranean Landscapes® - Cooking Classes, Laboratory of Taste and Flavours in Apulia

Via Giustino De Jacobis, 27, First Floor

Lecce, Apulia 73100

Italy

In collaboration with My Holidays in Apulia®

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On offer: book one week holiday stay by My Holidays in Apulia® accommodations. We will be glad to offer you and run one cooking lesson for free

Customize your holiday in Apulia

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Enjoy your holidays in Apulia

Choose between two accommodations of ours, the one that meets your preferences and those of your family (availability for 4/5 guests) for your customized holiday stay in Apulia.

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Cooking classes and culinary experiences

Our cooking lessons and culinary experiences last about 3 hours and are run by Giuseppa, owner and writer at Nordic Lights and Mediterranean Landscapes®. Availability is for 4/6 guests

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Wine and extra virgin olive oil tastings

Join in for a wine and extra virgin olive oil tasting, discovering the typical fragrances and flavours of local cultivars

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Visit vinaries and local cellars

Have a visit to vinaries and local cellars. Enjoy grape harvest and have a taste of the ancient tradition of making good wine.

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