Traditional Serbian Cooking Class in Belgrade with Locals

5.0
(4 reviews)

3 hours (approximately)
Offered in: Portuguese and 1 more

Dragana is self-taught cook who grew up in small village in Kosovo. She now lives in Belgrade with her husband and children. Dragana enjoys growing her own food and cooking delicious Serbian food that she is excited to share with travelers visiting Belgrade. In the summer months, your meal will include fresh, seasonal vegetables that are grown in Dragana’s own garden!

• Traditional Serbian cooking class in Belgrade in a local's home
• Introduction to Serbian ingredients, culture and cuisine
• Enjoy a homecooked Serbian meal that you helped prepare
• Learn to cook Serbian delicacies like sarma (Serbina stuffed cabbage) or pilav (with spices and vegetables or meat) or prebranac (baked beans)
• 100% private activity
• Vegetarian and vegan options available [please inform us in advance if you have any dietary restrictions]

If you choose the optional market tour, enjoy a guided tour of Banjica green market, an open-air farmers' market for fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs and seafood.

Example Menu

Starter

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Please choose one menu from the below options, it will be served with salad, bread and dessert

Main

Menu 1

Main (prebranac - baked beans) + Appetizer (suvi vrat - smoked meat, kajmak - clotted cream and ajvar - eggplant and bell pepper dip)

Main

Menu 2

Main (sarma - Serbian stuffed cabbage) + Appetizer (trljanica - salad)

Main

Menu 3

Main (pilav - rice) + Appetizer (dumpling soup)

Starter

Proja (traditional Serbian cornbread) or Hleb (flatbread)

Starter

Seasonal salad

Dessert

Sitni kolaci (sweet cookies)

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes
Private cooking class in your host, Dragana's home, in Ripanj
Gratuities
Homecoooked meal
If you select optional market tour, enjoy a guided tour of Banjica green market
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Please meet your host directly at her home in Ripanj. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address.

End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What to expect

This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. In your 2 hour hands-on Serbian cooking class in Ripanj, a suburb in Belgrade, learn to make two dishes from scratch. Dragana will teach you how to make the main dish as well as how to bake their famous bread. Learn to make prebranac (baked beans) or sarma (Serbian stuffed cabbage) or pilav, and while that cooks learn to bake proja (traditional Serbian cornbread). After your cooking class, help set the table and share the meal you helped prepare.

If you choose the optional market tour, visit Dragana's garden to see the vegetables she grows (only in the Summer months) and then later walk to the Banjica green market. This is a spacious open-air farmers' market where farmers sell fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, seafood and local food. Walk around the market with your host and guide, who will take you to her favorite vendors, teach you how to pick the best produce and after you shop walk back to her home for your cooking class and meal.

Additional info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • Dragana can offer vegetarian and vegan meals on request
  • Private, personalized experience
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Cancellation Policy

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

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