Taste of Sicily
Tuesday 22nd October : 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
£36 – £75
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Sicilian cuisine is a fusion of Mediterranean flavours influenced by Italy and North Africa. It also includes elements of other cultures of previous inhabitants including Spanish, Arab and Greek influences. This leads to an intriguing mix of flavours and styles of cooking and gives us much to explore!
The island is mostly self-sufficient with a year-round growing season, meaning it grows a large amount of the produce consumed – everything is fresh and local, in season and full of flavour.
Join us for our Taste of Sicily workshop where we will make three authentic dishes and discuss how they can be adapted to include seasonal ingredients.
- Arancini – balls of risotto rice stuffed with mozzarella cheese, coated in breadcrumbs and fried
- Caponata – a delicious stew of aubergines, peppers and tomatoes with a sweet/sour flavour
- Bignolati – stuffed bread with Swiss chard, olive and potato filling
We’ll also demonstrate and taste pesto alla Trapanese made with tomatoes and almonds, foods local to Sicily.
Our workshops are fun and informal, our tutor will support you to prepare the recipes, we’ll chat and answer questions as we go.
We’ll look at the ingredients and techniques – and basic principles so you can adapt recipes the to include variations. Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.
The course is hands-on, making our creations from scratch and there will be time to discuss, taste and compare notes.
The course is suitable for beginners and people with some experience who are interested in trying out something new. Please bring 3 containers to take your creations home.
All recipes are suitable for vegetarians and can be adapted for vegans. Please note wheat and dairy will be used in the workshop, but we can adapt if we are able. If you have any dietary requirements or queries about the ingredients used in the workshop, please let us know when you are booking.
The Lang Spoon Comunity Kitchen
The Lang Spoon Community Kitchen is part of Greener Kirkcaldy’s community building. We’re Based in the heart of Kirkcaldy, close to the High Street and the train and bus station. Find out how to get here.
Our purpose built training kitchen has eight workstations, purpose-built to replicate the ease and comfort of of cooking at home.
Our cookery school is complemented by a productive and climate-friendly garden, where we run volunteer training sessions and grow seasonal herbs, fruit and vegetables to use in our classes and events. We also have a larger community training garden and orchard in Dysart.
We host a wide range of events, courses and workshops on all aspects of food and drink. Both our Community Training Kitchen and Production Kitchen are available for hire too.
Booking Information
Full price: £45
Friends / couples*: £75
Greener Kirkcaldy members/volunteers: £40.50
Concessions**: £36
*Two people enjoy the cooking experience together using the same ingredients.
** Greener Kirkcaldy is committed to accessibility and we offer a concession rate to people in receipt of the following benefits: Students (full time), Senior Citizens (65+), eligible benefits (Income Support, Working Tax Credit, Income based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income based Employment and Support Allowance, Housing Benefit and Universal Credit).
We also offer a free basic community cooking skills and household budgeting programme to help people on a low income cook healthy and affordable meals: Smart Cooking
Our booking form includes a series of optional anonymous questions. These help us learn more about the people we reach through our events. Any information you choose to share about your background is managed separately to information that you give us to process your booking (for example, your name).
If you have any problems booking or any questions, please phone 01592 858458 or email info@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk.
Refund policy – We can refund your order up until 7 days before the event. If you cancel your order less than 7 days before the event we will be unable to provide a refund.
Accessibility
There are accessible parking bays available outside 8 East Fergus Place. There is a ramp into the building and level access throughout. There is also an accessible toilet. Our kitchen has an adjustable cooking station. This is suitable for those in wheelchairs or who need to sit while cooking.
If you have any other accessibility questions or would like the resources at the event to be in large print please phone 01592 858458 or email info@greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk.
About our events
Our paid courses and workshops are run as a social enterprise. By taking part, you are helping to make a difference in our community.
Your support helps us continue to work with beginner cooks; people in training and on placement young people and support people in food insecurity access food in a dignified way.
Greener Kirkcaldy Gift Card
You can buy a Greener Kirkcaldy gift card online. You can use them to purchase tickets for any of our social enterprise workshops. You can use them more than once so if you do not spend the full amount in one go you can spend the rest at a later date.
