Traditional Serbian Cooking Class in Belgrade with Locals
Dragana is self-taught cook who grew up in small village in Kosovo. She now lives in Belgrade with her husband and children. Dragana enjoys growing her own food and cooking delicious Serbian food that she is excited to share with travelers visiting Belgrade. In the summer months, your meal will include fresh, seasonal vegetables that are grown in Dragana’s own garden!
• Traditional Serbian cooking class in Belgrade in a local's home • Introduction to Serbian ingredients, culture and cuisine • Enjoy a homecooked Serbian meal that you helped prepare • Learn to cook Serbian delicacies like sarma (Serbina stuffed cabbage) or pilav (with spices and vegetables or meat) or prebranac (baked beans) • 100% private activity • Vegetarian and vegan options available [please inform us in advance if you have any dietary restrictions]
If you choose the optional market tour, enjoy a guided tour of Banjica green market, an open-air farmers' market for fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs and seafood.
Options
Cooking + lunch with Dragana
What's included in Traditional Serbian Cooking Class in Belgrade with Locals
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine. In your 2 hour hands-on Serbian cooking class in Ripanj, a suburb in Belgrade, learn to make two dishes from scratch. Dragana will teach you how to make the main dish as well as how to bake their famous bread. Learn to make prebranac (baked beans) or sarma (Serbian stuffed cabbage) or pilav, and while that cooks learn to bake proja (traditional Serbian cornbread). After your cooking class, help set the table and share the meal you helped prepare. If you choose the optional market tour, visit Dragana's garden to see the vegetables she grows (only in the Summer months) and then later walk to the Banjica green market. This is a spacious open-air farmers' market where farmers sell fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, seafood and local food. Walk around the market with your host and guide, who will take you to her favorite vendors, teach you how to pick the best produce and after you shop walk back to her home for your cooking class and meal.
Food Menu
STARTER - Choose any 1
Please choose one menu from the below options, it will be served with salad, bread and dessert
MAIN - Menu 1
Main (prebranac - baked beans) + Appetizer (suvi vrat - smoked meat, kajmak - clotted cream and ajvar - eggplant and bell pepper dip)
MAIN - Menu 2
Main (sarma - Serbian stuffed cabbage) + Appetizer (trljanica - salad)
MAIN - Menu 3
Main (pilav - rice) + Appetizer (dumpling soup)
STARTER - Proja (traditional Serbian cornbread) or Hleb (flatbread)
STARTER - Seasonal salad
DESSERT - Sitni kolaci (sweet cookies)
Inclusions
- Private cooking class in your host, Dragana's home, in Ripanj
- Gratuities
- Homecoooked meal
- All Fees and Taxes
- If you select optional market tour, enjoy a guided tour of Banjica green market
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
- Menu may vary depending on the season
- Dragana can offer vegetarian and vegan meals on request
- Private, personalized experience
- Please note Dragana's home is located in Ripanj, a suburb in Belgrade
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Please meet your host directly at her home in Ripanj. Exact address can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address.
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Host Name : Dragana Markovic Host Phone: +381 658 885 168 Host Email: [email protected] Address: Avalska III deo, No 8, Ripanj, Belgrade, Serbia. 11232 Meeting location: Please meet your host directly at her home in Ripanj. Here is the Google Maps link to her location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ArvnJPGxyD3VBed2A Please contact your host directly if you have dietary requests or need help with directions. Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food. Contact us at [email protected] if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above. We hope you have a meaningful experience and look forward to hearing about it!
