Cooking lesson
Gastronomy is one of the primary aspect of the usage and custom of a nation.
Great travellers of the past, besides discovering new lands and knowing the traditions of Nations, learned their alimentary habits, too.
Nowadays, all this comes up again: travelling and visiting new countries also means getting to know their tastes and flavour.
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Italy, thanks to its mild climate and its tradition as a place with more than two thousand years of history, keeps on good condition for a happy alimentary evolution.
The last studies in nutritional fields confirm the importance of the Mediterranean diet which is the basis of italian gastronomy.
Having little animal fat, our gastronomy prefers vegetables, so Mediterranean cookery is reach of greens, legumes and vegetables, but also meat, particularly red meat.
Great importance, finally, is given to the preparation of fish-dishes, using every species of fish generously offered by the sea of the bay.
If you want to learn how to taste wines and how to prepare good Italian cooking dishes, well, this is the right section for you.
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The course teaches, in an easy and surely successful way even for those who aren’t inclined for cooking, to prepare a complete dinner, starting form hors-d’oevre up to dessert and give the possibility to couple the right wine.
Our instructor will lead you on a gastronomical tour of Italy and teach you the secrets of making Mediterranean food
Italian cooking is based on easy ingredients which cooked in an harmonious way make this way of cooking, well-known all over the world, really unique and tasting.
The course lasts for approximately three hours after which you this will be able to taste this as lunch or dinner. Lessons are taught in English
Join us in the rediscovery of the Mediterranean culinary traditions and learn how to cook a typical italian menu.
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This course is for people who would love to know ,try the pleasure of cooking dishes of the Italian tradition and want to spend a special time immersed in the everyday life of Italians.
Learn how to prepare traditional Italian recipes as well as dishes unique to the Sorrento and the Campania region as an example.
The Neapolitan pizza; it is born from simple and popular ingredients, such as flour, tomato, mozzarella cheese and oil. The result is something sweet-smelling, harmonic and colourful that has conquered the tastes of people all over the world.
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An excursion that takes you back in time to one of the oldest, unspoilt villages in the Sannio region; a real open-air museum with its
paved streets, ancient buildings and picturesque courtyards rich in works of art.
The Sannio region is renowed for the quality of its wine and there will be an opportunity to visit a traditional wine cellar, excavated in the rocks forming the foundation of a family home. Lunch will be served in a nearby, old established restaurant where the food is personally expertly prepared and cooked by the owner.
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We will travel to Gragnano, a small town famous since roman times for the quality of its “pasta” and wheat.
The prevailing sea breezes, lack of humidity and warm climate all contribute to the quality of the pasta. Using only the natural ingredients of water and wheat and ensuring that the pasta is dried for 52 hours, guarantee its distinctive taste. It will be interesting to visit a traditional factory to learn about the different stage of the pasta production.
The term “mozzarella” derives sure from the operation of “stumping by hand” practiced in the final phase of the working of the mozzarella. It will be very nice to see the particular working of its production. Mozzarella is made from fresh pasteurized or unpasteurized cow’s milk. The farmer will show you the working of the paste of the cheese, spinning by hand, till end of maturation in order to obtain the particular consistency of the final product.
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Paestum is one of Italy’s most important archaeological sites, founded by the Greek colonists around 600 BC. We suggest a varied itinerary as follows:
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a guided visit to the ancient temple to gain an understanding of Greek life as it was at that time
- a guided visit to one of the most famous Buffalo farms. Walking around the farm you will make the opportunity to see the buffaloes, wallowing in their water holes, and then enjoy watching how the mozzarella cheese, ricotta and yogurt are produced
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