Cooking lessons at our accommodation in Tuscany

Food definitely has to be one of the reasons to spend some time in Tuscany, and second to enjoying Tuscan cuisine comes the desire to know how to prepare a Tuscan meal. No doubt that's why I often receive enquiries about arranging "cooking lessons at our accommodation in Tuscany". Usually, my answer is first to try Le Cetinelle, Simonetta Landati's B&B in the Chianti hills above Greve in Chianti.

Agriturismo Le Cetinelle Bed and Breakfast offers Tuscan cooking lessons to vacationers.

At Le Cetinelle, the Tuscan cooking classes are hands-on. When participating in a cooking lesson, you prepare and cook yourself under Simonetta's expert guidance in a very friendly and informal atmosphere. Whenever possible, fresh produce from the Le Cetinelle vegetable garden and orchard are used, plus, of course, their own Chianti Classico wine and extra virgin olive oil. Cooking classes can be arranged over 1, 2, 3 or more days and they usually start at 10 am for a lunch cooking lesson and 4 pm for a dinner lesson. This allows plenty of time for the lesson before you sit down to enjoy the products of your labours.

A Tuscan cookery class with Simonetta

For those more interested in dining that cooking, Simonetta also prepares evening meals for those who are interested.

So if you're seeking very attractive and economical vacation accommodations with the opportunity to learn Tuscan cookery, Le Cetinelle is the place for you!

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Tuscan cooking lessons in Tuscany

We all know that an important part of every visitor's experience of Tuscany is Tuscan food. A way to expand on this highly enjoyable aspect of your trip to Tuscany is to take a Tuscan cooking lesson in Tuscany. Cooking lessons generally involve a whole morning or afternoon and culminate in a sit-down meal where you consume the products of your efforts. Morning cookery lessons can often be preceded by a visit to a Tuscan farmers' fruit and vegetable market where you receive useful tips on how to buy the best and freshest constituents for your meal. Some Tuscan cooking classes accept all applicants up to a certain upper limit in terms of numbers while others confine themselves strictly to your group only. The latter are not necessarily more expensive since price depends pretty much on the number of participants.

Tuscan cooking - one of the joys of a visit to Tuscany

We are able to recommend these excellent Tuscan cooking teachers:

Elisa Berghi specialises in pasta and antipaste: Elisa for cooking classes in Tuscany.

Jacopo and Anna who cover the entire range of Tuscan cuisine: Tuscan cooking lessons with "Let's Cook".

Both Elisa and also Jacopo and Anna will also cater a dinner at your own accommodations in Tuscany. All you need is a well-equipped kitchen. They will do the rest.

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Tuscan culinary specialities

There's an excellent page devoted to Tuscan culinary specialities on the Greve in Chianti web site that's worth a look. It provides a brief introduction to the following topics with links to more comprehensive information.

Tuscan olive oil - some good advice on making sure that your olive oil is the real thing. There seems to be a certain amount of low grade oil, some of it not originating from olives, on the market labelled as extra virgin olive oil.

Tuscan bread - unsalted and misunderstood.

Schiacciata con l'uva - a delicious sweet version of focacci, a kind of flatbread, prepared during the grape harvest in September.

Porcini mushrooms - delicious in endless dishes as well as fried in olive oil with some nipitella.

Tuscan truffles - when fresh and the real thing, they add a wonderful aroma to pasta or poultry (e.g. under the skin of a roasted pheasant).

Tuscan saffron - like truffles, very expensibe but needed in only small quantities to provide a unique flavour. Buy from the grower to be sure you're getting unadulterated saffron.

Bistecca alla fiorentina - Florentine grilled steak - learn how to cook it and how to order it in a Tuscan restaurant.

Tuscan prosciutto crudo - cured ham slice off the bone and accompanied by Tuscan bread.

Tuscan pecorino - ewes' milk cheese.

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