Cooking Class
Recommended by 92% of travelers
Gjirokaster, Albania
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get acquainted with making Gjirokaster cuisine from a local instructor during this private cooking experience. Enjoy personalized attention throughout as you learn how to cook two traditional dishes plus a dessert. Familiarize yourself with the spices and herbs that are commonly used in making Gjirokaster meals. After your class, sit down to eat the food you’ve just cooked.
- Learn step by step how to prepare traditional Gjirokaster dishes
- A private cooking class gives you personalized attention in a private setting
- Eat the food you cook at the end of the class
- An easy-to-find meeting spot in Gjirokaster near public transport
Sample Menu
Starter
Qifqi (riceballs)
Main
Traditional Pasta "OSA" with lamb meat
Artisanal pasta
Dessert
Hasude
Starch, butter, walnuts
What's Included
- LunchAppetizers, drinks and lunch included
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Rruga Gjin Bue Shpata, Gjirokastër, Albania
The meeting point is at our restaurant
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.What To Expect
1
Gjirokastra Bazaar
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 1 day of travel. In this case confirmation will be received as soon as possible, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.5
based on 12 reviews
Nipun_B, May 2024
Really fun ~1hr cooking class where we learnt a lot about the culture of Gjirokaster and Albania and then ate our delicious meal in the restaurant after. Thank you for the great experience!
Adrian_E, Oct 2022
It was a nice and unique experience. I enjoyed every moment with them. And thank them for the lessons and the technics.
Response from Host, Oct 2022
Thank you Adrian!
Sarah_T, Jul 2022
The place was hard to find as the address saved on Viator is wrong. The location is in town at the Edua restaurant.
When I arrived, they did not know I was coming. I highly recommend contacting them prior to booking or arriving depending on how strict your travel plans are. They can also organise from the shop front. Luckily I was flexible and came back the following day.
Once there and organised, I had an amazing time. We cooked 3 traditional dishes, starter, main and dessert. We laughed, I heard about their traditions and of course cooked.
The dishes weren't difficult but very tasty 😋 something I can do at home. Instructions were lead and follow mostly because I was too excited to wait for the verbal instructions 😄. The chef did not speak English, but her smile will stay with me forever. It's a family operated business and you will have one of the family translating for you.
The people were incredibly friendly and welcoming. I would do it again and again.
Response from Host, Jul 2022
Thank you very much Sarah, we wish you a nice trip around Albania!
Louise_B, Aug 2021
I don’t think it was the cooking classes fault but that of Viator as the host did not know we were coming. However, I also tried to contact via WhatsApp and although I got an initial reply my follow up WhatsApp was read but ignored. We got told to come back in four hours which we did. We made the Osa which was great and interesting with good teaching methods. However the blurb says you will learn how to cook and make three dishes - after the pasta we were told it was the end. They also had no record that we had already paid through Viator so it was awkward as the host kept asking for payment and I had to get up my bank records to show we had paid. Like I said not sure who was at fault here.
Andreas_T, May 2024
Ein netter 1 stündiger handson Kochkurs. Weniger nett fanden wir, daß wir für 1 Glas Wein und Bier separat zahlen sollten, obwohl bei der Buchung Getränke inkl. angegeben war. Insgesamt fanden wir es gemessen an albanischen Preisen für Essen, preislich etwas hoch angesiedelt.
From $53.81
per personup to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)
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