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Preko Cooking Class and Shellfishing Experience with a Local

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Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
Where to Meet
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Location
Zadar
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 4 guests
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Language
English, Italian, Croatian
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Private Experience
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Immerse in Croatian culture with a local on Preko. Collect shellfish, cook traditional dishes, and savor your creations. Discover the island’s flavors and charm with native insights.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Enjoy a unique culinary experience with a local in her home! Start your morning early with a walk to a local beach to collect shellfish, and then return to your host Ana's home for a private cooking lesson featuring your shellfish catch and other traditional Croatian dishes. Learn about Croatian cooking and culture from a Croatian native. Your host, Ana, has been living on Preko for nearly two decades, the same island where her mother and grandparents grew up. Growing up, Ana spent her summers living together with her grandparents in Preko, and she learned to cook at an early age from her mother and grandmother. Currently a marine scientist who teaches coastal ecosystems, conservation and biomimicry, Ana is passionate about traditional cooking knowledge and wants to share that passion with travelers from around the world.

Sample Menu

STARTER
Dalmatian coast soup
MAIN
grilled fresh seafood (locally caught)
MAIN
black risotto
MAIN
artichoke stew
DESSERT
fig streudel with homemade jams

What You Get

Shellfish collecting
Lunch
Private meal with your host in her home
Private experience
Transportation

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. This is a unique experience with Ana to collect your own local shellfish before returning to Ana's home for an authentic Croatian meal. Meet at Ana's home in the early morning and walk down together to her local beach. There you will take her friend's small motorboat to collect the nets (and hope for a good haul!). Clean and wash your catch while you learn more about the seafood native to Preko. You will enjoy a small "marenda", small morning snack, before you take a short break to go down to the local beach for a swim and beat the morning heat of summer. Then return to Ana's home to prepare your lunch of freshly collected shellfish and a few other traditional Croatian dishes. Please note this experience is seasonally available during the summer months. Also note that your shellfish catch cannot be guaranteed; if you don't bring in any shellfish from the nets you will pick up your fish from a local vendor nearby.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Preko, Općina Preko Zadar County, Croatia, HR

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Meet your host Ana at her home on the island of Preko. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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from  $503.71 
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Please note that the time is in Central European Time.
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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Earliest available date: July 9, 2025
from  $503.71  per guest
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Please note that the time is in Central European Time.
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals