Piadina Cooking Class

Piadina Cooking Class, 24 hours, rated 4.6 across 4 traveller reviews.

Overview

This class takes place at Agriturismo Campo Rosso, a country farmhouse, where you learn to make piadina from scratch. Piadina is an unleavened bread typical of the provinces of Forlì-Cesena, Ravenna and Rimini, usually eaten with local cheeses and cured meats. The session is hands-on: you start with flour and water, knead the dough by hand, then roll it out with a rolling pin until it forms a disc a few millimetres thick.

The disc is then cooked on a hot pan, and you fill your finished piadina with pecorino cheese or herbs and vegetables. Afterwards you sit down to eat what you made, outdoors, with a glass of wine or a natural drink. The setting looks out over the Romagna hills, and the whole experience is framed around a simple traditional recipe rather than a demonstration.

Apron, kitchen equipment and headgear are all provided, so you only need to arrive dressed appropriately. The listing gives the duration as 24 hours, so confirm the actual schedule on the live booking page before you plan your day.

What's Included

Itinerary

1. Arrive at the farmhouseMake your own way to Agriturismo Campo Rosso, a country farmhouse in the Romagna hills. Pickup is not included.
2. Meet and get equippedYou are given an apron, kitchen equipment and headgear for the cooking session.
3. Make the doughStarting from flour and water, you knead the dough by hand under guidance.
4. Roll out the piadinaUsing a rolling pin, you roll the dough into a disc a few millimetres thick.
5. Cook on the hot panThe disc is cooked on a hot pan until done.
6. Fill and tasteFill your hot piadina with pecorino cheese or herbs and vegetables.
7. Outdoor snackEnjoy what you made outdoors with a glass of wine or a natural drink, with a panoramic view of the Romagna hills.

What To Expect From The Tour

A few practical points will help you arrive prepared for a cooking session at the farmhouse.

• Getting there. Pickup is not included, so you need to arrange your own transport to the farmhouse. Check the meeting point details on the live booking page before you set off.
• What to wear. Sleeveless shirts are not allowed, so bring something with sleeves. You will be kneading and rolling dough, so practical clothes make sense even though an apron is provided.
• Hands-on pace. This is a learn-by-doing class, not a demonstration. You knead the dough yourself and use the rolling pin, so expect to be on your feet and working with your hands for part of the session.
• Food and drink. The class includes the tasting, a glass of wine or juice, and the filling of pecorino or herbs and vegetables. Everything you eat is the piadina you cooked yourself.
• Equipment provided. Apron, kitchen equipment and headgear are all supplied. You do not need to bring anything for the cooking itself.
• Atmosphere. Reviewers describe the staff as friendly and welcoming, and one said the visit felt authentic, like stepping decades into the past.

Common issues. The listing does not state a minimum number of participants or a fixed start time, so confirm the schedule on the booking page. Getting there is your own responsibility, since pickup is not included. One reviewer described the setting as feeling like being transported far into the past, an anecdote that may help set expectations.

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