The Bakery & Cooking Experience

[The Bakery & Cooking Experience is part of our 15-Day Greek Odyssey Tour]

As your guests step into our warm, aromatic family bakery, they will join us for a baking and cooking experience they will never forget. Lunch is … included!

The entire workshop, which includes the Bakery & Cooking and a large meal afterward, is about 4 hours. It can be adjusted if you prefer a shorter experience.

During this hands-on experience, guests will learn to craft authentic local delicacies, including mouthwatering cheese pies, savory spinach pies, and delectable sweets (γαλατόπιτα ή μπακλαβάς).
The master baker (Kostas) will share his expertise and guide them through each step, from
choosing the best high-quality and fresh ingredients to taste the final product.

Enjoying the fruits of your labors with a big Greek lunch – sharing stories and learning about each other’s cultures and the amazing region of Epirus.

There is no minimum participant count, and we can accommodate groups up to 12. All recipes are vegetarian. We can make some gluten-free recipes, but we can not have a completely gluten-free Experience.

What’s included?

All ingredients, which are always fresh & local (the greens are harvested from our garden the day before, or the morning of – recipes depend on seasonal availability), custom digital recipe book based on the day’s creations, sent via .pdf after the Experience – these are our private recipes that even other Greeks don’t always know!

Photos & videos – we capture high-quality images and videos so guests can focus 100% on the Experience, and we send them afterward.
Aprons are provided during the Experience; guests can purchase them to take home.
The large Greek lunch includes what we make together plus seasonal salads, local cheeses, fresh, homemade tzatziki (the yogurt is made with our own sheep’s milk), and some of Zitsa’s famous wine made in the traditional style – the bottles we provide are homemade with either the grapes from our personal vineyard or our neighbor’s vineyard, plus the tasty dessert at the end.

We often have food left over that guests can take home to enjoy again.

The Bakery & Cooking Experience is part of our Premium Tour, the 15-Day Greek Odyssey: Epic & Exciting Experience with a Great Mix of Culture, Mountains & Coastline, Unique Islands, Food & Drink, Villages & People.

And a recipe for you: Panos’ Amazing Tzatziki

Ingredients:

• 200g strained Greek yogurt
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 spoon of vinegar
• ½ cucumber
• 3 garlic cloves
• Salt

How to Make It:

1. Shred the cucumber into a strainer inside a bowl – shred it
   vertically, so you only use the hard parts of the cucumber – try
   to avoid getting any seeds
2. Push the cucumber against the strainer to get out as much liquid as
   possible
3. Add two large pinches of salt – set aside for 5-10 minutes
4. Shred garlic
5. Put yogurt in a bowl – spread it out
6. Squeeze the cucumber a little more
7. Add cucumber to yogurt
8. Add garlic, olive oil, vinegar, and a bit more salt to taste
9. Mix all together and enjoy!!

PS. The left photo is our gourmet version with extra “decoration” and olive oil cream!