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Typical Apulian Orecchiette Cooking Class + Dinner included and Wines

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Typical Apulian cooking course Orecchiette and Sagne Ncannulate

2 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Sample Menu

Main

Tomato orecchiette

Orecchiette and sagne with fresh tomato and basil

What's Included

Flour, water, rolling pin, forks, knife, work surface.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Via Ascanio Grandi, 56, 73100 Lecce LE, Italy
The homemade pasta workshop will take place in via Ascanio Grandi number 56 in Lecce. Entering from Porta San Biagio the second street on the right.

Start time

06:30 PM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

David_G

What a lot of fun! Enrica was lovely, informative, and entertaining and her mother was great at showing us how to make orrechiette and macaroni. We had a tasty meal with the other guests and everyone was very friendly and happy. The meal was delicious in spite of our less than professional pasta results, Even if you’re not a great cook, it’s worth trying out the class.

Reviews

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Fun and delicious

David_G, May 2024

Great experience and so much to learn

Florence_A, May 2024

If you are looking for a great cooking experience, this is it. Very intimate setting. Clear and hands on instructions. Dinner was the pasta we had made. It was absolutely delicious. The pasta was served in a simple tomato sauce. There was also a selection of wines and cake for dessert. All in all a great evening. Highly recommended.

Don't miss this.

Sal, May 2024

Anna Maria and Katerina were fantastic hosts for our cooking experience. Great fun to learn the secrets of Apulian pasta making, and enjoying the fruits of our labour with local wine and fellow travellers. Brilliant experience highly recommended.

An intersection of culinary delight and culture

Christine_S, Apr 2024

Enrica and Anna Maria were wonderful! Enrica is passionate about her region and is gifted at many more traditional activities than making orrechietti. She also told us about the history of the site in the courtyard where we made the pasta. We had a fun evening and can only highly recommend this activity. Anna Maria gave us her full attention in trying to turn us into pasta producers…we promised her to keep practicing!!!

Perfect evening with lovely hosts!

Femke_T, Nov 2023

We had the honor of being the last guests of the season. We had such a good time making the orecchiette and hearing the stories about the different types of pasta and its origin. We tried to make the orecchiette and macaroni look perfect by watching the ‘master’. (Ofcourse ours were a bit less perfect ;) ). The explanation in English was perfect and the hosts were absolutely lovely! For our next time visiting Lecce we would definitely come back. Thanks again for the great evening!

It was ok

Fatima_H, Oct 2023

Making the pasta. I felt their could have been a bit more explanation . I also booked for an English class and the host spoke to another couple in French regularly without translating into English. The class could have been much better with a bit more information and structure

Fun pasta class in Lecce.

Kate_W, Oct 2023

This was a great class where we learned how to make orecchiette and another noodle from the same dough. It was held outside in a courtyard next to a museum (which belongs to the same family and is very interesting). We were taught to make to dough - not a whole lot of detailed instruction, but that's understandable as these ladies have done it for years by feel (there are also only two ingredients) but you do get to participate and see the masters at work. After, the pasta was cooked up for us and turned out delicious! We had dinner as a group and it was a very nice experience overall. The only thing I wish is that we'd worn bug spray as there were some mosquito bites afterwards, but that really has nothing to do with the class.

Fantastic pasta making class

Kieran_R, Sep 2023

Fantastic pasta making class, the women were very welcoming and very friendly. The meal and wine at the end was excellent, highly recommended.

Fun solo experience!

Cinzia_H, Jul 2023

Due to a last minute change, I needed to bring my dog with me. She was able to hang out in the courtyard while I learned how to make orecchiette! It was so much fun and I met such nice people! I recommend the experience, as well as getting there early to see the museum next door.

Gente molto amabile

Lee_G, Apr 2024

Una esperienza meravigliosa! Grazie mille a tutti! 🙏 Torneremmo pronto. Adesso siamo quasi esperti. 😁

Un bon moment convivial !

Myke_P, Sep 2023

Super ambiance au centre de Lecce ! Le cadre est vraiment très chouette. Le cours est convivial et sans prise de tête. Tout ce qu'il faut pour des vacances... et apprendre à faire des pâtes maison de A à Z !