Taste of the Trigno Valley: Traditional Cooking Class in Fresagrandinaria
The Squiseato Community Restaurant in Fresagrandinaria offers an immersive culinary experience, featuring interactive cooking classes, local stories, and a curated menu of traditional Abruzzese dishes paired with regional wine and Frentum olive oil.
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4 hours

Easy

Experience the authentic heart of Abruzzo at the Squiseato Community Restaurant, managed by the Accoglienti e Gentili cooperative in Fresagrandinaria. This is more than a meal; it is an immersion into the local culture where residents share the culinary heritage, stories, and ancestral secrets of the Trigno Valley. During this interactive cooking class, you will work alongside local cooks to prepare traditional dishes, learning the techniques behind regional specialties. After the kitchen session, enjoy a tasting of Frentum olive oil followed by a curated menu featuring local ingredients, including hot and cold appetizers, authentic Abruzzese lasagna, and seasonal highlights paired with local wine.


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What's included?
    • Guided walk through the village to the restaurant
    • Introduction to the community cooperative and the restaurant project
    • Hands-on cooking class focused on traditional recipes
    • Guided tasting of Frentum olive oil
    • Full lunch featuring: Assorted hot and cold appetizers, Traditional hot appetizers (pallotte cacio e uova, pizza e foje), Authentic Abruzzese lasagna, Seasonal specialty dish
      Water and house wine, Dessert and coffee
    Exclusions
      • Transportation to Fresagrandinaria
      • Any items not explicitly mentioned in the inclusion list
      Please note
        • Availability: This experience is bookable throughout the year.
        If you would like to include this activity in a multi-day itinerary, please click here for a customised request  or contact us. In case you need a train ticket or any transportation to arrive in Fresagrandinaria, please let us know. We can book it for you.
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