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Venice Spice Tour: Historic Flavors & Stories
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18 Ratings
Venezia
Explore Venice’s ancient flavors with a market tour and cooking class. Recreate historic dishes with exotic spices. Taste history today.
Explore Venice’s ancient flavors with a market tour and cooking class. Recreate historic dishes with exotic spices. Taste history today.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Campo San Giacomo di Rialto - Explore the rich history of Venice through spices, savoring the traditional dishes of Marco Polo and Casanova with a modern twist. Delve into the tales and history of Venice while experiencing the flavors brought by its merchants. Visit the Rialto market and the fish market, then return to cook together in a…
- Campo San Giacomo di Rialto - Explore the rich history of Venice through spices, savoring the traditional dishes of Marco Polo and Casanova with a modern twist. Delve into the tales and history of Venice while experiencing the flavors brought by its merchants. Visit the Rialto market and the fish market, then return to cook together in a traditional manner. The doors of this historic home are open for you. Embark on a journey into the past with unique flavors, and together, choose from a variety of recipes!
What's Included
- Lunch
- Guide
- Lunch
- Guide
Meal Options
- fresh salads from the market,the cumin and the fennel, and fresh edible flowers
- tasting of delicacies from the region…and i don t forget the spices.. - we have in Veneto region some amazing products cheese , salami , marmelades ..honey. Did you never try marmelade of mandarin with chili and saffron ?
- fresh handmade pasta, with fresh pesto…
- fresh salads from the market,the cumin and the fennel, and fresh edible flowers
- tasting of delicacies from the region…and i don t forget the spices.. - we have in Veneto region some amazing products cheese , salami , marmelades ..honey. Did you never try marmelade of mandarin with chili and saffron ?
- fresh handmade pasta, with fresh pesto (rucola pesto!) or fresh seafood - nutmeg , tumeric ,cloves, this depends of what we decide for our pasta sauce.Local shark, cloves and citrus…but we decide together!
- focaccia with ancients types of flours …rosemary and many other flavours - ocaccia is a kind of Bread/pizza used now and many century ago…we can eat our delicacies with that!
- fresh ricotta honey ,figs, hazelnuts and…. tumeric and lavander - you can eat in many ways; with your eyes , with your sense of smell ….with your heart
Additional Information
This is more than just a cooking class – it’s an extraordinary experience! Participants will enjoy discovering the market’s delicacies and local flavors. In an ancient home, long-lost recipes will be recreated using historic spices. Venice’s rich history is brought to life with spices from around the globe, including saffron, pepper, anise, cardamom,…
This is more than just a cooking class – it’s an extraordinary experience! Participants will enjoy discovering the market’s delicacies and local flavors. In an ancient home, long-lost recipes will be recreated using historic spices. Venice’s rich history is brought to life with spices from around the globe, including saffron, pepper, anise, cardamom, and many more, each with its own unique tale. Embark on this old galleon that journeys through the centuries along the spice route. Participants will cook, play, and have fun, but most importantly, they will eat and drink in a way never before experienced, all while being immersed in the history and stories of Venice.
- not suitable for celiacs
Location
Campo San Giacomo di Rialto
I will meet you in front of "Caffe´ Vergnano 1882" a nice caffee close to Rialto Bridge
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(18 Ratings)
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Albertolw3131gb
Mar 23, 2025
Discover the hystory of Venice through an amazing lunch! - We had the best day with Massimo. First stop market tour of Rialto market. Learning all about the cultural references in the foods , spices and produce available at the market and meeting Massimo’s
favorite vendors. Then cooking with him to make a delicious Italian ancient meal at his home. We enjoyed talking with her husband, bring herbs in his garden , walking his neighborhood and then eating our meal.
Can’t recommend this experience enough. Very fun and meaningful.
We taste spices , try ancient perfumes andare a lot of games...ideal for a group of friends or a family.
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430anastasiyap
Mar 21, 2025
Fantastic! The food was delicios, and Max was an excellent host - We immensely love our cooking class with Massimo. The atmosphere of dining in Venetian house was a truly unique experience.What he recreated took me back in time. It was the highlight of our trip. The flavors, the history and learning to twist on those recipes, fresh garden herbs, traditional cooking methods, the chats and discussion it all made me fall in love with Venice even more. Not only was the food delicious but Massimo is extremely knowledgeable about the culture and history surrounding the meal that she had planned. He is a fascinating dinner host that we enjoyed very much getting know and learning from while dining on traditional Ancient venetian food.His wealth of knowledge about ancient use of spices only added to this incredible four hour class. We left with lots of food and wonderful memories of our time with him. If you love to cook and eat-You do not want to miss this while you are in Venice!!Great way to learn more about a city that you are visiting, highly recommend!
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H7529vicarolinej
Mar 10, 2025
This experience was worth every penny! - Absolutely incredible experience! We had so much fun. Massimo was a great cook and so knowledgeable about the history of Venice and the spices ( great Rialto market visit). The cooking class was amazing as well, and the food was incredible. We will definitely be trying to replicate the ancient recipes at home. The atmosphere was breathtaking and Massimo shared an amazing history of sailors and their spices.We played a really nice game with spices. We laughed a lot!
This experience was worth every penny!
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Charlottaw651
Mar 5, 2025
culture, laughter and good food! a truly wonderful idea - Meeting Massimo was like taking a trip to ancient Venice.The cooking class was beautiful and very educational. We looked for some delicious vegetables at the market (radicchio from Treviso), and bought some delicious cheese. Massimo explained to us how the spice trade worked in Venice, and it was very nice to create ancient dishes and use spices! culture, good food and good wine... we really enjoyed , Highly recommended for families!
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G_rardt861
Mar 2, 2025
Another unique way to know more about italian food culture! - I’m fascinated with italian culinary. I took class and really enjoyed the entire process, from mixing historically-appropriate ingredients and know how to use spices. Massimo is extremely generous with her knowledge and responded to every question in such a warm and nuturing way, we do many plates with spices and I never taste a " risotto " so amazing!
We use around 11 spices and the food was amazing , not strong in taste, but something new never try...we then tried blindfolded to recognize the spices!
it was a lot of fun! I didn't expect such unique food and such a beautiful house
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Anna
Feb 25, 2025
A magical experience, in the history of Venice, wonderful forgotten flavours. - A magical experience, among the ancient flavors of Venice. We discovered how to cook exquisite dishes with spices, and each one accompanied by a beautiful story about Venice! We played discovering the spices in the dishes blindfolded, it was so much fun! Massimo accompanied us to the market, showing us the most unknown places. An experience between magic and reality! thank you Massimo for letting us discover the real risotto!!!
We cooked 7 dishes...and used 14 spices!
highly recommended!
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Lillir570
Feb 21, 2025
Magical experience in a historical venetian house - I think everyone should try this experience...!! The historical cooking class was such a thrilling journey through time. It offered an unparalleled culinary adventure that me and my friends will truly never forget. We start buying fresh fish and spices at the market and then we went to Massimo's home to prepare dishes that have shaped culinary history, from the opulent banquets of Renaissance royalty to the simple, hearty meals of medieval peasants. Massimo had us recreate ancient and delicious dishes but not only that! He prepared a game with spices, where we had a lot of fun. The house and the table with candles are beautiful, it was just like a small set from a film. I will definitely be back!!! I cannot wait.
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O4945yxthomasd
Feb 19, 2025
definitely the best cooking class of my life - Having the privilege of doing a cooking class with Massimo was exciting! it was like being in a parallel world lost centuries ago. Candles, antique furniture, spices, masks, scents of ancient and very healthy foods. A journey through time. So many laughs! After the visit to the market, Massimo entertained us with many stories and fun games with spices. EXCELLENT food!
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946opheliab
Feb 18, 2025
A delicious cooking classes, tastings at centuries-old family recipes - We discover the history of venetian cuisine during a relaxed stay in the city . The delicious cooking classes, tastings at centuries-old family recipes, shopping at local markets and meals at lovely locations inspire us.Massimo was a perfect teacher ...we become quickly friends! We use lot of spices and for each one was a related beautiful legend or history regarding Venice.
Don't miss the class if you are in Venice!
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451liciar
Feb 16, 2025
Cooking workshop of historical recipes from the ancient Venice - Are you looking for a different culinary experience to do during your stay in Venice? Well, we found it: a cooking workshop that will show you how to prepare some of the most delicious historical recipes from the ancient Venice and it s spices.Massimo( our host) is a passionate chef and he love the history of his city.
The classes are hosted in the very heart of Venice, not so far from Rialto market. We have fun and we test amazing food, use spices and discovered the the richness of ancient flavours, we enjoyed listening to stories of ancient Venice and using spices correctly! it was very nice!
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