Local Market Visit and Private Cooking Class at a Cesarina's Home in Mantua

About this tour

Spend four and a half hours in Mantua learning to cook three regional specialities at a Cesarina's home kitchen. Start with a guided wander through the local market and traditional food shops, then prep, cook and eat your own three-course meal alongside local wines. Your host—one of Italy's 1000+ home cooks—teaches practical techniques rather than theory, so you'll leave knowing how to actually make these dishes at home.

Highlights

• Browse Mantua's market with your local host
• Cook three authentic regional dishes from scratch
• Each person gets their own fully equipped workstation
• Eat what you've prepared with local wines included
• Learn tricks directly from an experienced home cook

What to expect

You'll meet your Cesarina at the market first, where she'll point out where she sources her ingredients and explain what makes each stall worth visiting. Back at her home kitchen, you'll gather around with other participants, each at your own station with knives, pans and everything you need. She'll demonstrate each dish, then step back as you cook—guiding without hovering. Expect around three hours of hands-on cooking, then sit down to eat the lot with wine, coffee and a proper sense of accomplishment.

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