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Cooking Holidays
If you are looking for a holiday with a difference and love experimenting with different flavours and gourmet delights, perhaps a vacation blended with cooking classes is what you need. No matter what type of food you prefer – Chinese, Thai, French, Greek, Turkish or Italian – cooking holidays can be a lot of fun.
Choosing a cooking adventure holiday is not just about the food; you will also learn first-hand about the country you visit. People love to show the best of their country – from the cuisine to the freshest locally grown ingredients, along with their architecture and history. You can have plenty of time to work and play – and mouth-watering food to savour as well.
Thailand offers some wonderful adventure packages that show off their exotically fragrant and spicy cuisine. Thai food is known for being hot and spicy and each meal is typically a balance of five fundamental flavours – hot (spicy), sweet, sour, salty and bitter, this last one being optional. Experience Chiang Mai and the Mae Sa Valley where you can watch elephants training before being trained yourself, in cooking. You choose the Thai cooking courses that interest you most. Visit a local farm to collect the herbs and other ingredients and then prepare several dishes before sitting and devouring the fruits of your labour.
Bai Pai Cooking School is one of Thailand's most famous schools, where small classes are provided with all the necessary cooking equipment and ingredients. Students learn Thai cooking in a fun way and are even presented with a recipe book. By the end of the lesson you have an unforgettable cooked lunch to enjoy. Each region of Thailand has its own unique style of cuisine. The southern area has a preference for coconut milk and fresh turmeric while the north-eastern region tends to use more limes. Thai people are enthusiastic in their use of fish sauce and of using fresh herbs and spices rather than dried.
If Italian adventure tours are more your style, why not learn how to prepare Italian delights from people who have a passion for life and everything in it. Learn traditional Roman, Tuscan or Bologna recipes. Savour tantalising flavours such as garlic, basil, olives, rosemary and tomato, cooked in so many different ways, with beef, rabbit, fish or chicken. Let your Tiramisu dessert – made with Mascarpone cheese and Pavesini biscuits – slide delectably down. Learn how to make traditional Pesto or Pasta using freshly grown ingredients and served with local wines. In Italy, the style and culture of each region is very much their own so you will want to return again and again to experience each of them. Accommodation for cooking adventure travel is as varied as the food itself, from farmhouses to villas, modern to historic.
Whether you are travelling solo or as a family or group of friends, cooking holidays are a popular getaway. Why not experience a cooking adventure of a lifetime?
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