Learn to cook Croatian food while staying at Villa PaPe!

Our cooking classes Croatian Culinary Treasures,
are organized for one person to group up to six persons what gives you an experience of private class.
Class can last from one afternoon up to five days.

We created Croatian Culinary Treasures specifically for those who want to sample authentic and traditional Croatian food.
We prepare dishes that cannot be found in most restaurants because they come from recipes
which have been passed down through generations.
Our family comes from diverse parts of Croatia, each with its own style of cooking:
Dalmatia (islands, seaside, and inland)
in the south; Zagorje and Medimurje near Zagreb
in the northwest; Slavonia in the northeast; and the Croatian part of Bosnia and Hercegovina.

This mixture of Croatian cooking styles gives us experience and knowledge that even very few Croats have.
We are proud to come from a family of great cooks.
One of the most famous is our great aunt Lula from Slavonia who was widely known as the best cake maker in the region.
Croatia has developed its own specific style of cooking which has been influenced by the different nations surrounding it as well as the ones who have invaded it throughout history.
This influence is seen in the meals we prepare.

We offer a selection of five cooking classes which focus on a particular region of the country and its style of cooking.
We will discuss the history of the Croatian diet, typical dishes, and how the gastronomy has changed throughout history,
so you will be able to learn more about Croatia.
In addition to introducing our cooking tradition, we also wish to promote healthy eating.
The ingredients we choose are natural, seasonal, locally-produced (when possible), and organic.
We also prepare and buy only whole-grain products and use healthy cooking oils (olive and sunflower).

Whenever possible, we bake our own bread and pastry.

Guests have a choice of the following options:

1-5 day cooking classes (offered from 1 April – 31 May and 15 September – 31 October)
1-day cooking class (offered from 1 June - 15 September)