Cooking Class And Dinner With Giota In Ioannina

Menu & tasting

Giota’s dinner could be a memorable highlight of your journey in Ioannina. Walk into a bright and inviting home, where Giota and her daughter reside in warmth and comfort. Take part in a 2.5-hour experience, which includes a demonstration of making traditional Greek pie with Giota’s guidance and hands-on instruction. Let your hostess share insights into the dishes being prepared, including their history and cultural significance. Last but not least, enjoy a rich meal all together under the melodies of Epirotic music, socialize and clink your glasses! That special memory of Greece will stay forever in your heart! The menu consists of all the dishes that are mentioned and described below. Also, guests will be served three shots of tsipouro per person.

• Grilled Bread with Variety of Olivesstarter

  From Koroneiki and Thesprotia, to Megaritiki and Throuba, Greece is home to a great abundance of olive tree varieties.

• Galotyri Cheesestarter

  A soft, creamy cheese originating from the Epirus region, made from sheep and goat’s milk.

• Flour Piestarter

  A simple yet delicious appetizer, this pie is a trademark of Northwestern Greece’s traditional cuisine.

• Authentic Batsariastarter

  Similar to spinach pie, Batsaria is originally prepared with corn flour instead of phyllo dough.

• Baked Giant Beans with Leafy Greensmain

  Together with wheat, beans of all kinds, along with lentils, chickpeas, and split peas, form the very foundation of the Greek diet.

• Loukoumi Rosedessert

  A beloved treat in Greek homes, it’s usually offered to guests as a gesture of hospitality.

• Greek Milk Piedessert

  Also known as Galatopita, this dessert is created using phyllo pastry and an egg-milk mixture.