Masterclass Food and Extra Virgin Olive Oil Pairing in Rome

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What You’ll Experience
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2 hours
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2 - 15 guests
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English, Italian
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Explore the art of pairing foods with Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Rome. Learn origin, production, taste tests, and health benefits. Elevate your cooking and nutrition with expert guidance.

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

Experience Details

Enjoy an exclusive journey to discover Extra Virgin Olive Oil, the essential ingredient of the Mediterranean Diet, and how its use will enhance your cooking.


At the end of this sensory journey, you will be able to match the most suitable EVOO oil to your dishes.


Learn about Extra Virgin Olive Oil that is an important quality food, offering many beneficial effects on our health. In addition, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) declared that extra virgin olive oil is a true medicinal food product.

The antioxidant activity prevents cardio-vascular and neurologic diseases, fights free radicals and inflammation, and is an effective anti-aging.


Course content with pairing:


The origin of olive oil


How quality oil is produced and why it is important for our health


How to recognize a quality oil through organoleptic analysis


Guided hands-on tasting tests to recognize the merits and flaws of EVOO oil


Evidence of pairing different EVOO oils with food


What You Get

Free gift small bottle of 100% Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Theory-practical course with a professional taster
Guided tasting course of different quality EVOO paired with some traditional Italian food

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Minimum age is 16

What You’ll Experience

Learn the many uses of Extra Virgin Olive Oil for your own kitchen during an extraordinary experience at Italy's first school of Extra Virgin Olive Oil in the heart of Rome. Train your senses to learn the secrets of “liquid green gold” with a professional oil taster, certified by the Italian Olive Consortium. Even oil has its own rules, and the right pairing can maximize the flavors and aromas of your creations. The course lasts about 2 hours, with theory and sensory analysis practice, and highlights the differences between quality Extra Virgin Olive Oils and their most suitable pairing for raw and cooking. This guided experience, unique in Rome, provides an overview of the main expressions of Italy's immense olive-growing heritage and makes you discover the qualities of EVOO as a fundamental and healthy food that can enhance the dishes of Mediterranean cuisine. EVOO is a food of excellence, of the highest quality and beneficial effects on our health.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Via Nazionale 89/a, Via Nazionale, Roma Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale Lazio, Italy, IT, 00184

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We are located on one of Rome's prestigious streets, Via Nazionale. You can reach us by taxi or public bus n. 64 and n. 40
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This experience ends at the meeting point.

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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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Earliest available date: May 28, 2025
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