Traditional Cuisine and Local Catch
Hands in the flour
We will meet a traditional chef or cook and prepare busiate.
We will learn the movement that turns the dough into the twisted pasta typical of Trapani cooking.
Experience package
Traditional Cuisine and Local Catch – Where Trapani Cooking Comes From
Private tour in western Sicily
Categories
A journey through western Sicily by way of its cuisine, starting from a question: does traditional cooking really begin in the kitchen?
- Duration
- 5 days / 4 nights
- Period
- from March to October
- Formula
- private tour on request
- Transfers
- private car or minivan with driver
- Customisable
- yes
- Areas
- Erice, Marsala, San Vito Lo Capo, Trapani
The story of the trip
In five days we will follow the path that brings ingredients to the table.
We will enter the workshops of Erice, put our hands in the flour in Trapani, meet the world of fishing at Bonagia, find the Mediterranean again inside the couscous of San Vito Lo Capo and end in Marsala among salt, preservation and wine.
It will not be a journey built only for tasting. We will cook, meet, listen and eat.
The programme
+Day 1 · Erice | The recipes of the land
Arrival and check-in.
We will go up to Erice to begin the journey apparently far from the sea.
Among alleys, courtyards and shops we will discover a gastronomic tradition tied to almonds and ancient convent preparations.
We will enter a craft workshop or pastry shop.
Genovesi and almond sweets will teach us the first rule of the journey: a recipe can tell of a community as much as a monument can.
When possible, the experience will include a small hands-on moment. A tasting of wines and local products will follow.
Overnight stay in the Trapani/Erice area.
+Day 2 · Trapani | Hands go into the kitchen
Breakfast and departure for Trapani.
We will get to know the historic centre, the harbour and the sea. Then we will put on an apron.
The sea decides
The catch used will vary as far as possible according to availability and season.
We will learn to recognise, clean and cook what can really come from the sea.
At the end of the cooking class we will eat together what we have prepared.
Overnight stay in Trapani.
+Day 3 · Bonagia | Before the dish there is the fisherman
Breakfast and departure along the coast.
We will reach Bonagia. Through the history of the tuna trap we will learn about boats, nets, tonnaroti and rais. When possible we will meet a fisherman or a witness of maritime culture.
We will talk about seasonality, fishing techniques and local species.
Lunch will be devoted to the area's catch.
Overnight stay in the Trapani/Valderice area.
+Day 4 · San Vito Lo Capo | The Mediterranean inside a dish
Breakfast and departure for San Vito Lo Capo.
Today the protagonist will be fish couscous.
We will learn about semolina, broth, catch and the relationship between a Sicilian recipe and the other shores of the Mediterranean.
Lunch will let us understand its ingredients and differences without repeating a cooking class. In the afternoon we will reach Macari and the coast.
Overnight stay according to configuration.
+Day 5 · Marsala | Cooking becomes memory
Departure for Marsala.
On the last day we will talk about what allows food to last.
A gastronomic experience will introduce us to salt, preserves, capers, olives or preserved fish. In the afternoon we will enter a historic winery.
We will end the journey understanding that traditional cooking is not born only in front of the stove. It is born in the fields, at sea, in the shops, in families and in the ability to preserve what the land offers.
The price includes
- • 4 overnight stays with breakfast
- • Private vehicle
- • Sweet-making experience in Erice
- • Tasting
- • Cooking class with lunch
- • Experiences linked to fishing
- • Lunch based on the catch
- • Couscous experience
- • Gastronomic experience in Marsala
- • Winery visit
- • Sicilia da Scoprire assistance
The price does not include
- • Travel to reach Sicily
- • Airport transfers not indicated
- • Tourist tax
- • Meals and drinks not included
- • Insurance
- • Tips and extras
Accommodation
4 overnight stays in selected accommodation in the Trapani/Erice area and, depending on the configuration, San Vito/Marsala.
Important to know
The catch depends on season, availability and sea conditions. A specific species is not guaranteed in advance. Meetings with fishermen, artisans and cooks depend on their availability.
Would you like to enjoy this package?
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