Puglia Cooking class "Le orecchiette, che pasta!"

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94% of guests rated this experience 4 stars or higher

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Recommended by 94% travellers

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Location

Taranto

Duration

4 hours 30 minutes

Group size

Max 14 guests

Language

English, Italian

Location

Taranto

Duration

4 hours 30 minutes

Group size

Max 14 guests

Language

English, Italian

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•268 reviews

US$73.14 per guest

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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.

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Specialized infant seats are available
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Dress code is smart casual
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian, vegan, pascatarian options are available, please advise at time of booking if required
Infant are welcome and for free

Bottled water

Beverages (local red wine: Negramaro, Salice or Primitivo)

Lunch

3-course lunch

Tea and coffee

Coffee and/or Tea

Hotel pickup and drop-off

In our Trullo house, an Orecchiette masterclass, based on making the famous Puglia pasta and cooking 2 typical recipes. We will eat all together our preparations in a 3 course lunch/dinner based on seasonal products. It also includes a short historical tour about Trulli, one of the Puglia typical buildings, where we live. The class takes place in an outside area close to our garden. In case of bad weather, there's a comfortable kitchen-living room, also warmed/refreshed. Available on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from March to October. Write us for private class *** Kids are welcome. Vegetarian, vegan, celiac,lactose intolerant are welcome. We do not serve raw fish or milk. ++++ Please report any food requirements. We provide all necessary for the class. Composition of the meal: appetizer, a first course based on the self-made orecchiette with meat or vegetables sauce, second course of meat and seasonal vegetables, fruit, coffee. Wine and water included.We follow an organic and traditional cultivation, also ingredients may differ depending on the season. **** Duration: 4,5 hours, inclusive of lunch. You can park by me. Meeting point GPS coordinates: 40.654339,17.503607

STARTER

La Frisa or Acqua sala

A typical but unusual Puglia starter.

MAIN

Orecchiette with sauce

Main alternative pasta course with plain tomato sauce, always available.

MAIN

Brasciole or Cime di Rapa

Depending on the season, we can offer a meat sauce (Brasciole) or the vegetarian Cime di rapa sauce, a typical vegetable.

MAIN

Vegetables and appetizers

Seasonal vegetables as contour.

MAIN

Fruit

Seasonal and organic fruit

Meeting Point

Nord Salento Tour, Ceglie Messapica Provincia di Brindisi Puglia, Italy, IT, 72013

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I will send you the position via Whatsapp, but in case of difficulties reach the cemetery of Ceglie Messapica on the SPexSS581, just outside the city. Before the cemetry, go in the tiny road called "Padula del Cimitero". Go straight on for about 200 yd till number 3 white a white gate.

End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Free cancellation

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No refund within 1 day of the experience or no-shows.

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Henrik_HOctober 2026 • Viator

Genuine cooking experience in rural Puglia

This was a fantastic experience. We got to see the traditional way of cooking in rural Puglia and Simona is a wonderful host. She instantly made us feel at home and our 14 year old son immediately connected with her and took part in the cooking with great enthusiasm. I would recommend to anyone to book this experience to capture the real essence of cooking in Puglia.

Quest301947September 2026 • TripAdvisor

Highlight our three weeks in Italia!

We had a wonderful time in this workshop! Simona was fun, energetic and very informative about pasta regional traditions. Very hands on guidance on pasta technique as we made orecchiette. We also made, with her guidance a traditional Puglian Sunday lunch. It was a full meal with lovely company. She also showed us her trulli house and taught the history behind it. I highly recommend this workshop and would attend any other classes she offered.

Trip66117444808September 2026 • TripAdvisor

Unrivalled passion and warmth.

This was genuinely one of the best experiance in my life. Simona’s passion and knowledge of Italian cuisine is impressive. As a host she is warm, funny and makes you feel at home. The pasta and food we made was traditional, simple, and absolutely delicious. I could happily have stayed for days to try and absorb more of her food things and tips. There is no way you could go to this class and not come away a better cook. PS - don’t cook Carbonara with spaghetti or you will be chastised.

951isabellpSeptember 2026 • TripAdvisor

Sehr schönes Erlebnis

Es war ein authentisches Erlebnis bei Simona, wir haben sehr viel über Apulien erfahren und ein leckeres Essen zubereitet.

kimric01September 2026 • TripAdvisor

A great way to learn how to make pasta and also hear about Puglian history

Can highly recommend this. Simona, as well as showing us how to make lots of different pasta shapes, advised on what pasta you should use with different meat, fish, sauces etc. She also gave us a history lesson on Puglia/southern Italy which was interesting. Plus as she lives in a Trullo, she showed us around it, told us why and how it was built, lived in by previous owners over the last few hundred years. And then we got to eat the pasta and sauces we made, with wine and other dishes provided. ...read more