Mediterranean fish cooking workshop with Irena Fonda - From beginner to master of seafood cooking

Activity

Start Location: Seča 142, 6320 Portorož, 6320 Portorose • Show on the map

Duration

3 hours and 30 minutes

Description

Are you eager to master the art of cooking fish and seafood? Discover the little-known secrets behind crafting the finest seafood dishes in an environment that mirrors their natural habitat – literally. Under pine trees, right by the sea, in the enchanting setting of the Fonda Fish Garden, a stone's throw away from the Sečovlje Salt Pans, you'll participate in a four-hour workshop. Within a small group, you'll prepare various fish and seafood delicacies, gaining comprehensive knowledge to become an expert in seafood preparation.

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Program

A Mediterranean workshop that enables you to master the cooking of seafood dishes

Join the Mediterranean cooking workshop of Irena Fonda, at which you will gain knowledge and skills in cooking seafood dishes and enjoy the culinary art right by the sea.

Become a master of cooking seafood dishes

It all starts with quality and fresh ingredients. And where could fish and seafood be fresher than directly by the sea? Irena Fonda knows well how to recognise the fresh gifts of the sea and how to cook them in the best way. As a biologist, she will also be able to tell you some more about fish, especially about sea bass, to which they pay a lot of attention at their fish farm. Once you've learned the basics, you'll roll up your sleeves, learn how to properly clean and fillet a fish, and then spend four hours creating exquisite fish and seafood dishes. In a pleasant ambience under the pine trees by the sea, you will cook fish soup, carpaccio, sashimi and raw fish tartare, an appetiser made from smoked sea bass, mussels or other seasonal warm appetisers and fish dishes the Fonda way.

This experience will inspire you to prepare seafood dishes. Your next garden party will have the aroma of delicious seafood, olive oil and be filled with memories from the Fonda Fish Garden!

What to expect from the experience:

  • Welcome with a snack and a glass of excellent Malvasia wine and refreshing water with herbs.
  • Presentation of the Fonda Fish Garden and an introduction to the preparation of seafood – how to recognise and buy truly fresh fish and how to prepare it.
  • Cleaning and filleting fish and preparing excellent fish soup.
  • Different ways of preparing raw sea bass – differences between carpaccio, sashimi and tartare.
  • Preparation of appetisers from smoked sea bass
  • Preparing mussels or another seasonal warm appetiser the Fonda way.
  • Seafood feast after the workshop: preparation of Piran sea bass fillet in škartoc (paper bag), and dessert at the end.

Start location: Seča 142, 6320 Portorož, 6320 Portorose • Show on the map

The meeting point is at our small fish farming port at Seča 142, 6320 Portorož (on the left at the end of the Saint Jernej "Sveti Jernej" channel on the border of the national park of the Piran Salina. The entrance to our yard, where you can park your car, at the sign FONDA on the right side, near a big old olive tree.

Please adhere to the schedule and arrive neither too early nor too late, as there might be another group ahead of or behind you, or you may be joining others for a group visit. Your punctuality will significantly contribute to a seamless and pleasant experience for all parties involved. Regrettably, we won't be able to wait for latecomers.

Maximum number of participants

20

Difficulty level

Easy (Most guests can participate)

Additional information

Special preparations for the workshop are not necessary.

What is included:
  • All necessary equipment
  • Drink
  • Entrance fees
  • Food
  • Guiding
  • Parking
  • Tasting menu

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  • a boutique gastronomic experience,
  • cooking workshop
  • all accessories and ingredients,
  • four-course seafood feast,
  • a glass of premium local white wine ,
  • surprise dessert,
  • chilled water as well as water infused with local herbs,
  • recipes for the dishes prepared at the cooking workshop.
What is not included:

Not included, but available for an additional charge:

  • additional high-quality white wine from local producers,
  • tasting of Mediterranean "bottarga" caviar upon request: 10 EUR per person.