Experiences in Puglia

Mani in Pasta: cooking school in Altamura

Learn the gestures and secrets of homemade fresh pasta

Flour, water and skilled hands: make your own Apulian pasta and take home the memory of a tradition handed down over generations.

Hotel San Nicola Experience
The area around Hotel San Nicola
Available all year round, on request and subject to confirmation by the venue.

The Mani in Pasta programme

  • Welcome of participants
  • Presentation of the ingredients
  • Story of the Apulian pasta tradition
  • Preparation of the dough
  • Manual working techniques
  • Making of orecchiette or other typical pasta
  • Preparation of the sauce, if included
  • Cooking of the pasta
  • Final tasting
  • Chance to photograph your own creations

What the experience may include

  • Cooking instructor
  • Ingredients
  • Equipment
  • Workstation
  • Pasta preparation
  • Traditional sauce
  • Final tasting
  • Water
  • Local wine, where available
  • Recipe to keep

Useful information

  • Indicative duration: 2 to 3 hours
  • Price: on request
  • Minimum and maximum numbers to be confirmed
  • The activity is subject to the venue’s availability
  • The type of pasta must be agreed in advance
  • A full meal is not automatically included
  • The experience contains gluten
  • Any alternatives must be requested in advance
  • A foreign language is available upon confirmation
  • Comfortable clothing is recommended
  • Payment and cancellation conditions are set out in the quote
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