Ermoupoli Trip Overview
Discover the traditional Greek cuisine with a passionate cook using organic, local, seasonal produce to create unique healthy and delicious dishes. Sample wines and cheese from various areas of Greece. Learn secrets and techniques and see how Greeks eat at home. At the end of the class, enjoy a Greek feast in the lovely shaded courtyard and return home able to cook a full Greek meal from scratch!
In a multi-day experience, classes will focus on different aspects of the various regional cuisines of Greece. Go on a market tour and sample exquisite local specialities, enjoy a gourmet beach picnic and swim in pristine beaches, explore fishing villages, traditional settlements and local tavernas and learn how to forage wild herbs and greens.
Your stay will be at Villa maria, a restored historical listed 19th century mansion, full of old world charm, in the magnificent town of Ermoupolis, capital of Syros, an island with rich history and culture and fascinating culinary tradition.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Ermoupoli, Greece
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Cooking Classes
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Discover the traditional Greek cuisine with a passionate cook using organic, local, seasonal produce to create unique healthy and delicious dishes. Sample wines and cheese from various areas of Greece. Learn secrets and techniques and see how Greeks eat at home. At the end of the class, enjoy a Greek feast in the lovely shaded courtyard and return home able to cook a full Greek meal from scratch!
In a multi-day experience, classes will focus on different aspects of the various regional cuisines of Greece. Go on a market tour and sample exquisite local specialities, enjoy a gourmet beach picnic and swim in pristine beaches, explore fishing villages, traditional settlements and local tavernas and learn how to forage wild herbs and greens.
Your stay will be at Villa maria, a restored historical listed 19th century mansion, full of old world charm, in the magnificent town of Ermoupolis, capital of Syros, an island with rich history and culture and fascinating culinary tradition.
We will meet at the main square and walk some steps uphill(3 min.) to our historical guesthouse. The class will take place in the villa’s gourmet kitchen.
You will enjoy a glass of herbal tea made with the island’s wild herbs while I give some information about the Greek culinary tradition.
We will then start our hands-on cooking class, where we will prepare a full menu of several dishes and learn step by step Greek home recipes not found in restaurants.
Our menu will include a couple of starters, a pie, a salad, a main dish and a dessert.
You can opt for a vegan/ vegetarian menu.
Menus vary according to season.
In the end, we will share a feast in the villa’s shaded courtyard.
You can add, at a supplementary cost of 40€ p.p. ,a wine and cheese tasting. You will try excellent Greek wines ( a white, a pink, a red and a dessert wine) and sample cheeses from various regions of Greece.
NOTE: For less than 4 participants, the class may take place in the kitchen of our country home in Finikas, 10km from Ermoupolis. In this case we will arrange the transport.
We will enjoy our meal in the lovely garden, in the shade of a fig tree, or in the dining room overlooking the bay.
Sample Menu
• split peas puree with caramelised onions, capers and sun dried tomatoes
• courgette pie with mint and goat cheese
• vine leaf pies with yogurt and herbs
• smoked aubergine spread with walnuts
• stuffed tomatoes/peppers with rice, herbs, currants and pine nuts
• sardines stuffed with fennel, lemon, garlic wrapped in vine leaves
• orange and cinnamon flavoured semolina halva
• vanilla and lemon milk pie