Arancino Cooking Class in Ortygia Syracuse

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Place: Syracuse

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Language: English, Italian

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Discover the secret preparation techniques and recipes from the Sicilian culinary tradition
Taste typical dishes such as arancini, caponata or parmigiana and cannolo
Learn how to cook traditional arancini so you can replicate them back home

What to expect

Enjoy cooking together with a limited number of fellow “chefs” coming from all over the world. You'll be guided in the preparation of the traditional arancino. Afterwards, you can relax and enjoy delicious local specialities.

Have a little aperitivo with typical Sicilian delicacies such as famous all over the world arancino, which consists of a ball of rice stuffed with a variety of ingredients and then deep fried in the traditional way. Try caponata or parmigiana. Caponata is a mixture of fried vegetables (mostly aubergines), seasoned with tomato sauce, celery, onion, olives, capers, sugar and vinegar. There are numerous variations of it. Parmigiana is a Sicilian dish made with fried, sliced eggplant layered with parmesan cheese and tomato sauce, then baked. You can't miss a cannolo, the wafer, traditionally moulded around a hot metal bar, filled with a sweet and creamy preparation made with ricotta cheese, candied fruit, crunchy pistachios or dark chocolate chips.

This is a perfect experience for families or a group of friends.

Important to know

Know in advance:

Please note the minimum amount of adults that can be booked is two and the maximum is ten
Following the local law, only participants 18 years and over will have alcohol as part of the appetizer
You'll be asked to share food allergies or intolerances at checkout