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Gastronomy in Sicily
Food and wine tours & cooking classes
Sicily has a strong culinary identity. Food, in fact, is an essential part of Sicilian existence. Although Sicilian gastronomy is undoubtedly Mediterranean, it cannot be understood without referring to the culinary traditions of the various people who have come to rule this island of great strategic importance, through the centuries. The blending of cultures that the successive waves of dominant powers produced resulted in an original cuisine with North African, Roman, French and Spanish influences. If a great many dishes are based on local products, particularly sea products such as sword fish, tuna and anchovies, most seeds and spices were brought by different civilisations. The same can be said for Sicily’s wines. Its production began with the first Greek colonizers. Today, Sicily is one of the largest wine growing regions of Italy, and produces a wide range of wines from the flavoured reds of the Etna region to the light and delicate whites of the western plains.
All cooking classes and tours are available in English and Italian, most of them in French and German.
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Cooking Workshop: an initiation to Sicilian gastronomy
Between 2 and 8 participants
Our chefs Marta Messeri and Daniel Marchese will welcome you at their lovely villa in
Porticello, to enjoy a three hours cooking lesson followed by a sumptuous lunch in their
lush garden. In the afternoon, enjoy a stroll in the garden or on the seashore.
From € 130.00
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Flavours of Sicily: a three days weekend
Between 6 and 10 participants
This weekend is designed for those enamoured with food, wine and religious art and
architecture. Our itinerary combines walks in Palermo’s markets, degustation of
Sicilian foods and wines, a cooking lesson, and visits of some of palermo’s most
splendid Baroque churches.
€ 375.00
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Flavours of Sicily: a two days weekend
Between 3 and 8 participants
With our scholars and chefs, delve into Palermo’s vibrant markets and baroque churches,
discover traditional foods and wines, and explore the culinary heritage of the island
with a hands-on cooking class.
€ 245.00
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Between Art and Pastry: making marzipan fruits in Palermo
During this 3hrs workshop, learn to model and colour a great variety of marzipan fruits
such as oranges, lemons, bananas, prickly pears, tomatoes, etc., with Ignazzio Ahssan,
artist and virtuoso of the frutta Martorana.
From € 45.00
