Puglia Cooking class "Le orecchiette, che pasta!"

Overview

Available languages

English

Italian

4 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

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.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Public transportation options are available nearby

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

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Bottled water

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

3-course lunch

Coffee and/or Tea

Hotel pickup and drop-off

What To Expect

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. *** 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. *** Dinner Mondays starting at 16:30 pm Lunch Wednesday and Saturdays starting at 10:00 am 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

Sample Menu

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

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Reviews

4.79

229 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

199

An amazing experience!
Myrto D,
Jul 9, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Our teacher, Simona has been amazing! Not only we learned how to make orecchiette but we also learned a lot about the culture and pasta in general. Thank you Simona and Maristella!
True Apulian immersion
Jodi B,
Jul 3, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Everything about this experience was wonderful. Make sure you book now so you don’t miss out on this particular hostess. The food was delicious. She was really good at teaching not just to make orrechiette but a lot of different types pastas and each type of sauce was absolutely fantastic. The traditional Apulia food was magnificent And we just spent close to 5 1/2 hours at the home.
An experiment to do
Karine L,
Jul 2, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Great experience. There food,, explanations, environment and all the little details we really enjoyed.
Authentic Puglian Cooking Experience
Derek L,
Jun 26, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Authentic, fun, educational and time flew by. Felt very personal and was lovely to have Simone's Nonna and husband there helping out during the session, felt like a really Italian family experience wirh info being passed down through the generations.
Loved our experience. ...
Jonathan J,
Jun 5, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Loved our experience. Such great food and learned so much about Puliga and their food traditions. It was a experience that lasted 4 + hours and included a property tour. Loved meeting people from other countries and our host facilitated getting to know one another. Worth every penny.