Easy
5 hours
Jan - Dec
GR / EN
From 10 years old
Flexible
Try your skills in the Rhodian cuisine!
One of the top (if not the top) traditional restaurants of the island (proud member of the Aegean Cuisine & Greek Cuisine Award 2019) is our setup for this cooking class. Located in a small mountain village, it honors the traditions of Rhodes with respect. Led by the owner of...
restaurant, "a living legend of Rhodes", this genuine gastronomic experience also encourages you to walk through the botanical garden to collect the fresh ingredients of the meal (Mediterranean herbs and vegetables). Follow the chef's instructions and enjoy the fruits of your labour: A delectable meal with flavors that convey the true taste of Rhodes, in a rustic outdoor dining room with a lush green view.
What makes this cooking class unique is that the chef keeps the best culinary secrets of the island. He has adapted wood-fired ovens to revive ancient techniques, cooking much of his food low and slow resulting in melt-in-your-mouth creations. Plating old classic Rhodia classics in hand-painted ceramics by locals. One of his dishes is literally cooked overnight in a clay pot sealed with bread and dramatically smashed on the table before your eyes.
The menu includes Rhodian classics, such as Greek salad, with added caper leaves and homemade pickles, eggplant salad taken to the next level with tahini and yogurt, "dolmades" prepared with vine leaves from local vineyards, fresh Rhodian bread, sprinkled with Greek salt and local olive oil for extra flavor, infused with the aroma of local mint leaves, pistachio, myrtle and sage branches, goat with chickpeas, "Kadaifi", a sophisticated dessert and rose-flavored ice cream served with cream, cereal and pistachio. .
This galley is an unpretentious mecca for food travellers in Rhodes, a bridge of cultures that allows travellers to cook and taste the best, most unpretentious cuisine Rhodes has to offer in the world.
11:00 Pick up from hotel/point (private transfer)
This unique experience starts with your pick up from the hotel in our comfortable air-conditioned vehicle (private transfer).
12.00 - 15.00 Cooking lesson
Take a walk in the garden to gather your fresh ingredients, join in and enjoy the cooking preparations, practice some traditional techniques in bread making and cooking. Enjoy the fruits of your labour over a 7-course meal in the restaurant's courtyard
16.00 (approx.) Disembarkation at hotel/point (private transfer)
Transfer back to the hotel around 4 pm (private transfer).
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