Puglia Cooking class "Le orecchiette, che pasta!"

An experience to live our traditions and know the origins of our cuisine in the typical Apulia buildings: i trulli surrounded by a peaceful nature.

The art of making the orecchiette (our traditional pasta) is part of a ritual made also of soil and wind, a time in the countryside, slowly spent for preparing our lunch collecting wild herbs, fruits, tomatoes, melons and all that our organic garden seasonaly produce.The same slow time lived by our grandmothers to prepare the daily lunch for all the family.

At home, a pastry board, the flour and the wind will be the simple ingredients to make our Orecchiette. We will learn to do this particular pasta, its variations and many other secrets will be revealed. We will then partecipate to prepare meat sauce, vegetables and cheese and all necessary for lunch. We will taste all our preparations.

Meeting point is our Trulli-house. Starts at 10 am, except Mondays (19JUN to 8SEP) strarting at 6pm. Parking is available at our stay.

The activity takes place most of the year outside and it's a how-to-make the Orecchiette, the Apulian typical pasta, and preparing 2 recipes. We also include an appetizer and a short historical tour about those unique buildings, the Trulli where we live, and finally a lunch based on seasonal products and typical dishes.

In case of bad weather, there's a comfortable kitchen-living room, also warmed/refreshed.

Kids welcome. VEGETARIAN, VEGAN, CELIAC, LACTOSE INTOLERANT are welcome.
We do not serve raw fish or milk.
We provide all necessary for the class.

• Lunch is composed by an appetizer, a first course based on the self-made orecchiette with meat or vegetables sauce, second course of meat or seasonal vegetables, fruit and Italian coffee.

• Pls note that following an organic and traditional cultivation, also lunch ingredients may be different depending on the season. Please report any food requirements.

Duration: 4, 5 hours, comprehensive of lunch.
Children and Infant are welcome.

Meeting point GPS coordinates: 40.654596, 17.502971

Stop At:

• Valle d’itria e Dintorni, Cisternino Italy
• I Trulli di Alberobello - World Heritage Site, Alberobello Italy
• Grottaglie, Grottaglie, Province of Taranto, Puglia
• Ostuni, Ostuni, Province of Brindisi, Puglia
• Manduria, Manduria, Province of Taranto, Puglia
• Oria, Oria, Province of Brindisi, Puglia
• Parco Rupestre Lama D'Antico, Contrada Sarzano Strada Provinciale 4, 72015, Fasano Italy
• Chiesa di San Vito Martire, Via Cattedrale, 72017, Ostuni Italy

Sample Menu

• La Frisa or Acqua sala - A typical but unusual Puglia dish.
• Orecchiette with sauce - Alternative, always available.
• Brasciole - The typical meat menù with rolled meat cooked in tomato sauce.
• Vegetables and appetizers - Seasonal vegetables as contour.
• Fruit - Seasonal and organic fruit

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.