Description
This paella cooking class in Barcelona begins at La Boqueria Market, where your chef walks you through the stalls, lets you taste local products and shows how to choose good ingredients. The market part is not held when the market is closed, on Sundays and bank holidays.
A short stroll near La Rambla takes you to a modern, spacious kitchen. There you make pan con tomate, mix your own pitcher of fresh sangria with fruit and local wine, and learn the chef's tricks for a paella built on a long-simmered seafood broth, a home-made sofrito and bomba rice. Cured meats and cheeses arrive first, with a welcome cava.
- Seafood paella as the default, with prawns, Norway lobsters, mussels, squid and cuttlefish
- Mushroom and vegetable version for those who avoid seafood, if you say so in advance
- Seasonal dessert, such as crema catalana
- Aprons, tools and a digital recipe booklet to take home
You then sit down together to eat what you cooked, family-style. Sangria can be made without alcohol, and gluten-free adaptations are possible when requested while booking. The class is limited to 12 guests and works for friends, families, couples and solo travellers. Children under 7 are not suitable.