Seville Cooking Class – Best Options

Seville Cooking Class – Best Options

Guide and Information for Cooking Classes in Seville Spain

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Seville is famed for its excellent food and drink scene, offering some of the best tapas in Spain and being regarded as a foodie’s dream.

Trying the local restaurants or participating in a tapas tour can sometimes not be enough, and you may want to learn how to replicate this amazing food at home. This is where a Seville cooking class can be an excellent choice for tourists!

In a Hurry? Our Top Pick for a Seville Cooking Class

3.5-Hour Spanish Cooking Class & Triana Market Tour

– Explore the famous Triana market on a guided tour.
– Includes all ingredients, a Sangria, plus two drinks (wine, beer, or soft drinks) and snacks!
– Enjoy a meal of the dishes you prepare (including a traditional Paella).
– Class prices start from just €70 per person (Book Class Online)

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Why choose a Seville Cooking Class?

If you’re like me, you may have tried to replicate the tapas experience in your own home with varying levels of success. No matter how many videos I watched, or books I read, I could never quite get it right. That was until I tried a hand-on cooking class experience in Spain.

These classes are ran by expert chefs in Seville, with years of experience cooking traditional dishes from the South of Spain. The amount of tips and tricks I’ve learnt has been invaluable.

I know how to cook things a certain way, how to spot the best and freshest ingredients, and I’ve learnt so much about the history and culture of the different dishes. It’s one of the best cultural experiences you can do.

You’ll get to work with fresh ingredients, sourced from Andalusia, and often from Seville itself. Some select classes also include a market tour, where you can discover the raw ingredients used to make the dishes, and get the experience of ordering like a local.

Best Seville Cooking Classes 2024

If you’re looking to book a cooking class in Seville, here are the best classes we recommend to have a truly authentic experience:

1) Seville: 3.5-Hour Spanish Cooking Class & Triana Market Tour

– Check out the traditional Triana market with a guided tour.
– Includes all ingredients, a Sangria, plus two drinks (wine, beer, or soft drinks) and snacks!
– Enjoy a meal of the dishes you prepare (including a traditional Paella).
– Ticket prices start from just €70 per person (Book Tickets Online)

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This 3 and a half hour cooking class is the class we recommend to tourists looking to get hands-on preparing some traditional Spanish dishes when in Seville. The class is informative and well taught, with both the Chef Leo and guide Dani making you feel very relaxed and being super friendly.

The class starts with a small tour around Triana market, where we visited 3 different market stalls. We stopped at an olive oil stall, a spices stall, and a traditional Iberico pork stall to learn about the history and culture of food in Seville.

You’ll then spend your remaining time cooking and eating! I won’t spoil all the details, but it’s an excellent experience, and you won’t leave disappointed (or hungry!).

After the class they provide an email with all the recipes from the class, so that you can make the dishes at home again and again, which I thought was a nice touch.

2) Seville: Paella Cooking Experience on a Rooftop Terrace

– A paella demonstration from a traditional expert (not hands-on).
– Enjoy paella and drinks on a rooftop overlooking the river.
– Class lasts 2-3 hours and prices start from €59 (Book Class Online)

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This is the perfect option if you’re looking for more of a focus on the Spanish classic dish, Paella.

It is important to note that this isn’t a cooking class in the traditional sense, and you don’t actually get hands-on with making the food. It’s more of an intimate cooking demonstration, where you sit back and relax and watch a professional.

Whilst you relax and enjoy yourself, you are given snacks and drinks (including Sangria) and you get to watch the instructor teach you the best tips for making the most famous Spanish dish, Paella.

You’ll then enjoy the Paella with a few drinks before enjoying the rooftop views at the venue. A really relaxing option for those who want to learn Spanish cooking, but don’t want to get hands-on.

3) Seville: Andalusian Tapas Class

– Cook and eat 4 different traditional tapas dishes.
– Two Drinks (beer, wine or soft), a sangria, and a dessert wine. Snacks included.
– Class lasts 3-4 hours and prices start from €70 (Book Class Online)

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Whilst the other cooking classes I have recommended are mainly focused around the classic Paella dish (with a few extra tapas added), this class is centred on tapas.

Depending on the season, you’ll make 4 different tapas options including dishes from the following options: Salmorejo or Gazpacho, Spanish omelet, Huevos a la Flamenca, Iberian pork cheeks stew, codfish croquettes, Shrimps in garlic oil (and many more!).

What happens in Seville Cooking Class?

Classes are normally small in size in order for you to get as much interaction and feedback from the chef leading the class.

They will start by demonstrating the dish you are cooking, going through it slowly whilst you observed. You’ll then have chance to create the dish yourself, whilst the expert comes around and offers you advice and instructions as you go.

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Don’t worry, the atmosphere is far from the busy and stressful kitchens you see in actual restaurants, and there is no pressure to get everything perfect. A few times I have even had to start a dish again, or get the head chef to take over for a few seconds to rectify my errors.

A the end of each dish you can try what you made, but usually, the teacher will also cook the dish so you can taste it as it should be.

The classes provide you with drinks and snacks to enjoy the experience, pairing the correct wines to the dishes you prepare, or offering you beer and soft drinks to keep you hydrated (especially if it’s a warm day!).

Seville Cooking Class FAQs

Do Seville cooking classes cater for allergies and intolerances?

Yes, the majority of Seville cooking classes can cater for allergies or intolerances, but it is vital that you contact the class first and discuss this with them. This way they can prepare the additional requirements and change the dishes beforehand.

Is a Seville cooking class suitable for children?

Yes, the cooking classes are suitable for children and tickets can be purchased for slightly cheaper prices. The classes generally don’t let children aged 4 and under cook, but they can come along.

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