Palermo Sicilian Cooking Class with Market Tour or Pasta & Gelato

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Palermo, Italy

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5 hours (approximately)
Offered in: English

Palermo Sicilian Cooking Class with Market Tour or Pasta & Gelato: choose between two authentic hands-on food experiences led by professional local chefs in the heart of Palermo.

This activity stands out because it combines real Sicilian recipes, local culinary traditions and practical chef guidance in a fun cooking class format. Choose the Sicilian Cooking Class & Market Tour option to visit Palermo’s Mercato del Capo with your chef, discover seasonal ingredients, then prepare arancine, fresh Pasta alla Norma and traditional cannoli before enjoying a 3-course Sicilian meal with wine.

Choose the Pasta & Gelato option for a focused Palermo pasta making class: prepare fresh egg pasta dough, shape 2 traditional pasta types, pair them with seasonal sauces and enjoy a chef-led gelato demonstration.

Both options include fresh ingredients, apron, utensils, meal, wine or soft drinks, digital recipe booklet and Graduation Certificate.

Example Menu

Starter

Arancine al ragù

SICILIAN COOKING CLASS & MARKET TOUR OPTION Sicilian arancine: crispy rice balls filled with ragù and peas

Main

Home-made maccheroni alla Norma

SICILIAN COOKING CLASS & MARKET TOUR OPTION Fresh Pasta alla Norma made from scratch with eggplant, tomato sauce and salted ricotta

Dessert

CannolI

SICILIAN COOKING CLASS & MARKET TOUR OPTION Traditional Sicilian cannoli with crunchy shells and sweet ricotta filling

Main

Fresh Pasta with Seasonal Sauces

PASTA & GELATO OPTION 2 traditional pasta types & 2 seasonal Italian sauces to pair with your handmade fresh pasta

Dessert

Gelato Tasting

PASTA & GELATO OPTION Chef-led gelato demonstration with traditional ingredients, history and techniques & Gelato Tasting

What's Included

COOKING CLASS & MARKET TOUR: preparation of arancine, Pasta alla Norma & cannoli with chef guidance
ALL OPTIONS: Use of apron, cooking utensils and fresh ingredients
PASTA & GELATO: fresh pasta making, 2 traditional pasta types & sauces and chef-led gelato demo
ALL OPTIONS: Wine for adults or soft drinks for children
ALL OPTIONS: Digital recipe booklet and Graduation Certificate
ALL OPTIONS: Palermo hands-on cooking class with professional local chefs
COOKING CLASS & MARKET TOUR: Market visit, or tastings at the cooking school if the market is closed
ALL OPTIONS: Meal with the dishes prepared during the cooking class
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Via Volturno, 44

TOWNS OF ITALY TOURIST HUB & COOKING SCHOOL | PALERMO Via Volturno, 44 90138 Palermo. We kindly request your arrival at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before departure. Regrettably, we cannot accommodate latecomers.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

Palermo Sicilian Cooking Class with Market Tour or Pasta & Gelato: choose your hands-on food experience with professional local chefs.

Choose the Sicilian Cooking Class & Market Tour option for a 5-hour experience starting at Palermo’s Mercato del Capo. Visit the food market with your chef, discover Sicilian ingredients, then cook iconic local recipes including arancine, handmade maccheroni for Pasta alla Norma and cannoli. Enjoy your 3-course lunch with wine, Marsala wine or soft drinks.

Choose the Pasta & Gelato option for a 3-hour Palermo cooking class focused on fresh pasta making and gelato. Make pasta dough from scratch, shape two pasta types and pair them with seasonal sauces. Enjoy a chef-led gelato demonstration, then sit down for your meal with wine or soft drinks.

Both options include chefs, fresh ingredients, apron, utensils, digital recipe booklet and Graduation Certificate. The market tour is included only with the Sicilian Cooking Class & Market Tour option.

Additional info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Please inform us of any food intolerance or allergy in advance
  • The tour runs rain or shine
  • Please note that fish shops are closed on Mondays and when the market is closed a special introduction and extra tastings at the cooking school will substitute instead
  • Suitable for vegetarians! (please inform us in advance)
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