Traditional Italian Cooking Class on a Sustainable Farm using Foraged Wild Herbs

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Traditional Italian Cooking Class on a Sustainable Farm using Foraged Wild Herbs

Enjoy a private farm tour and authentic cooking class in a local home with host Viviana who has a PhD in Natural Sciences and is known as an expert in the field of herbs. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Viviana will teach you how to make 2-3 traditional Italian dishes from their family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in your host's home.

• Cooking lesson in a local home
• A visit to Vivi's sustainable farm land and collect ingredients together with her.
• Introduction to Italy's culture and cuisine
• 100% private activity
• Experience Italian hospitality in a residential Asti neighborhood
• Vegetarian options available

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. Your experience includes a foraging experience on a farm and a cooking class. Vivi’s beautiful home is located on the hills of Piemonte, surrounded by vineyards and farms. Visit Vivi's sustainable farm land and forage ingredients for your meal together. She will show you her chickens, wild plants, vegetable gardens and fruit trees - hazelnut, apricot, etc. Vivi introduces you to the sustainable practices she employs on the farm, like enriching the soil through replanting. You will also learn how she creates a healthy ecosystem that fosters growth. Then you will forage wild herbs and vegetables, as Vivi explains the properties and traditional uses of the plants you encounter. By the end of the tour you will learn a lot about wild herbs and how to forage them. Vivi will teach you to easily recognize wild herbs, using all five senses. During your cooking class, learn to cook two dishes highlighted with wild herbs. Enjoy the meal you helped prepare with Vivi. This class can be enjoyed by all - experienced or novice cooks, adults or children.

Sample Menu

• Homemade pasta 'alla chitarra' or gnocchi with natural and healthy ingredients
• Fresh vegetables and wild herbs -


Informacion Adicional
"Service animals allowed"
"Stroller accessible"
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate"
"Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability"



Duration: 4 Hours 30 Minutes
Start location: Agriturismo Serra dei Costa, Strada Serra dei Costa, 2/A, 12040 Priocca CN, Italy

Cancellations and refunds: If you cancel at least 3 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 0 percent cancellation fee.

Included

  • Private tour in a sustainable farm land and cooking class with host Viviana
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Gratuities

Not Included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

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