AT Trip Overview
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
Additional Info
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Starts: AT, Italy
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Cooking Classes
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What to Expect When Visiting AT, Piedmont, Italy
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. Vivi’s beautiful home is located on the hills of Piemonte, surrounded by vineyards and farms. You will not be going to a local market, but will visit Vivi’s sustainable farm land and collect ingredients toghether. She will show you her chickens, wild plants, vegetable gardens and fruit trees – hazelnut, cherry, apricot etc. She will introduce you to all 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. In your cooking class, you will learn about the herbs’ health benefits and how to cook them in the most appropriate way, highlighting their flavor and properties. 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 veggies and wild herbs cooked to appreciate their powerful properties – good for our wellness
