Venice Dining Experience
About this activity
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Experience Highlights
This culinary experience, featuring lunch or dinner in Venice, lasts approximately 3 hours and allows you to discover and sample the region’s traditional recipes. It is an authentic cooking demonstration held in the home of a local family.
Included is a welcome aperitif with sparkling wine, a three-course menu and wine to accompany the meal.
- Step into a local family’s home and enjoy a welcome aperitif
- Sample the specialities of Venetian cuisine, including risotto di gò or sardine in saor
- Make the most of an activity designed for small groups
What’s included
- Lunch or dinner (3 courses)
- Aperitif
- Wine
- Water
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Step by Step
This lunch or dinner experience in Venice lasts around 3 hours and will give you an insight into the culinary tradition. You’ll be welcomed into a local family’s home and enjoy a full three-course meal. After a welcome aperitif of sparkling wine or prosecco, you’ll savour some of the specialities, such as:
- Sardine in saor: tasty sardines marinated in a sweet-and-sour sauce.
- Seppie al nero: cuttlefish cooked in a rich black sauce made with squid ink.
- Risotto di gò: a fish typical of the Venetian lagoon.
The experience ends with some traditional sweets such as bacoli, biscuits that originated in the Republic of Venice in the late 18th century. They’re perfect for dunking in coffee or fortified wines.
Reviews
- II.I came away with a better impression of the city. The food was good, but above all I’ll remember the family’s hospitality.
- SS.A very special dinner in Venice. The four-course menu was well-balanced and the traditional desserts at the end were a pleasant surprise.
- MM.The meal was plentiful and quite different from the usual fare. Just a word of warning: it’s best to go with an open mind, as some of the flavours from the lagoon are quite strong.
- PP.They looked after us very kindly. I particularly liked the fact that water and wine were included, so we didn’t have to worry about a thing.