Winter Cooking Workshop, Meal & Tour of the Colorful Market in Old Akko
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You are invited to a cooking workshop in the pampering center of Beit Elfarasha, the Butterfly House in Arabic, a beautiful Ottoman house that has been renovated with a lot of love. In the workshop we will learn how to prepare authentic Akko food under the guidance of local cooks, who will reveal the secrets of the Akko cuisine, we will cook together, sit down for a meal together and finish with a guided shopping tour in the colorful market of Old Akko.
The workshop includes a personal meeting and getting to know the hostess and the cook Kurdi Manar and we will learn to cook the following dishes:
- Harira soup (special vegetable soup with dough and spices)
- Maqluba with mutton
- Beirut salad
- Sfiha with meat (puff pastry with meat, onion, and spices)
- Baked cauliflower in tahini and caramelized onions
- For dessert, katayif filled with cheese and jam
During the workshop, we will also make special cookies that we can take home with us as a gift and we will also receive a booklet with all the recipes.
At the end of the workshop, we will sit down for a meal together. After that, we will tour the local market of Akko, hear stories about life in Akko, enter the world of spices and learn which spices are suitable for soup, rice, cookies, and more. During the tour, we will learn about the product in the market and we will buy some of the workshop products that we used
When? Friday, December 16, 10 am – 2 pmÂ
Price: 300 NIS per person
Where? Beit Elfarasha, Old Akko