They are everywhere in Sicily, as famous as the cannoli, and people are crazy for them (as Montalbano, the inspector of the TV series known around the world): we are talking about arancini, Sicilian street food par excellence, almost a symbol of identity. Arancini are fried rice balls with a crunchy crust and many different stuffing to discover: the traditional one is with meat ragout and saffron, but there are those with butter and peas, with pistachio sauce and ham... or our favourite, the Catanese version, with fried eggplants, cheese and fresh basil. Unmissable!
But Sicilian street food is not just about arancini, there are many different recipes, dozens of them at least, such as the scacce, a stuffed and baked flat bread made with a very thin layer of semolina flour dough folded on itself three or four times and filled with different ingredients, such as ricotta cheese and onion, or caciocavallo cheese and tomato sauce, or potatoes and pecorino cheese, or tomato sauce and onion…
Another unmissable tasting, proud of the city of Messina, is the pidone: a crunchy fried dough filled with anchovies, medium-aged pecorino cheese and curly escarole. And don’t forget also diavola, cipollina, ravazzata and many more!
Our cooking class is an opportunity to discover some of the best Sicilian street food recipes and learn how to make it (even when you’re back home).
Are you interested in a guided wine tasting too? We propose our Street food cooking class in some selected wineries (learn more at our Wine & Cuisine page).
Want to pair our class with an organic olive oil tasting? Take a look at our Olive oil & Cuisine page.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
Guided visit of the Piscarìa, the historical food market of Catania, to purchase some ingredients for the cooking class. The tour is always included for cooking classes held at De Mauro Mansion, from Monday to Saturday, in the morning; for cooking classes held at Paternò del Toscanno park, please ask.
Guided visit of the venue (only at Paternò del Toscano Park).
Hands-on cooking class:
Tools and ingredients: everyone is provided with a station complete to actively participate in the class.
Content: guided by our chef, learn how to make some of the best traditional Sicilian street food specialties. Three different recipes will be realized.
Lunch with the dishes made + dessert.
Beverage: 2 glasses of Sicilian wine pp, water.
Food storytelling: with our chef, discover the connections between recipes and Sicilian history and culture.
Recipes leaflet with the recipes used during the class.
WHERE:
Catania: De Mauro Mansion
Catania area: Paternò del Toscano Park
Note: the same cooking class is also held in selected wineries (please look at the Wine & Cuisine page), as well in a olive oil mill (Olive Oil & Cuisine page). On request, it can be organized in your home.
PARTICIPANTS: from 2 to 24 people (note: our classes are on request and for private groups only)
DURATION: 3 to 5 hours including lunch/dinner
LANGUAGE: English (others on request)
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