Palermo Street Food Masterclass: Arancine & Panelle

About This Experience

This is a short, practical class built around three Palermo street snacks: arancine, panelle and crocchè. A local chef leads a group of up to eight people, which leaves room for questions and individual help. You meet at the kitchen on Via Giuseppe di Stefano, and the listing asks you to arrive ten minutes before the start time. Plan to be at the kitchen a little early, since the class is short and starts promptly with introductions.

If you choose the option, the class begins with a quick walk to a local market to pick seasonal ingredients. Back in the kitchen you roll saffron rice for the arancine, mix chickpea flour for the panelle and shape potato fritters for the crocchè. The chef talks through where each dish comes from and how the techniques work as you go. The market stop is optional, so the option you select decides whether it happens before the cooking starts.

Everything you cook is eaten at the table, as a multi-course street food meal with a selection of Sicilian wines or a non-alcoholic drink. The class involves frying in hot oil, so it is properly hands-on. Ingredients, equipment, an apron and utensils are provided, so there is nothing to bring except comfortable clothes and closed-toe shoes. Expect to be standing and cooking for most of the session, and tell the chef early if you have any dietary needs so the menu can be adjusted.

Afterwards you receive a digital recipe booklet and a personalised certificate. Vegetarian and gluten-free alternatives are available if you ask in advance. The market tour, a CruiserCar transfer and a dessert add-on are optional extras, so check which options you have selected when you book. Check the extras listed for your date, because they change the total time and what you pay for on the day, and so decide how the two hours are spent.

Highlights

• Make arancine, panelle and crocchè by hand
• Small class of no more than eight guests
• Optional market walk to choose seasonal ingredients
• The chef explains the history and technique behind each dish
• Eat your own cooking with Sicilian wine or a soft drink
• Digital recipe booklet and certificate to keep

What's Included

• ✓ Ingredients and all equipment, plus an apron and utensils
• ✓ Hands-on instruction in arancine, panelle and crocchè
• ✓ Small-group class with a maximum of eight guests
• ✓ Multi-course street food meal with wine or soft drink pairing
• ✓ Digital recipe booklet and personalised certificate
• ✓ Vegetarian and gluten-free alternatives on request

Not Included

• Transport and transfers, including the optional CruiserCar transfer
• The optional market tour unless you select it
• Drinks beyond the included pairing
• The optional dessert add-on
• Gratuities and personal expenses

What to Bring

• Comfortable clothing
• Closed-toe shoes

Good to Know & Caveats

• The kitchen is on the second floor with no lift, so you need to be able to climb stairs.
• The class involves handling hot oil.
• Tell the operator about food allergies or dietary needs at least 48 hours ahead.
• Not suitable for children under 10.
• The market tour, transfer and dessert are optional extras, so the option you book decides what is included.
• The class is run in several languages including English and Italian.

Meeting Point

Via Giuseppe di Stefano, 6, 90135 Palermo. The kitchen is on the second floor and there is no lift.