Traditional Montenegrin Cooking Class in Kotor

Montenegrin cooking spans the coast and the mountains, often on the same table. On the Bay of Kotor it leans towards fish, olive oil and the risottos the Venetians left behind; inland it turns to smoked pršut, cheese and kačamak, while dishes cooked ispod sača, slowly under a domed iron lid heaped with embers, belong to both. This class in Kotor teaches traditional Montenegrin cooking with a local host and ends with a full meal at the table.

A Montenegrin table

The mountain village of Njeguši, above Kotor, gives its name to the country’s smoked pršut and its cheese, and kačamak, cornmeal or potato beaten with cheese and kajmak, is the food of the northern mountains. On the coast, fritule, small fried dough balls, appear at Christmas and family celebrations, and olive oil from the old groves along the shore runs through everything. In Montenegrin homes a meal traditionally opens with rakija, and Vranac is the red most often poured.

How it runs

Over three and a half hours you cook with your host, with all ingredients included, then sit down to a full meal with wine and rakija. Recipe cards go home with you, so you can cook the dishes again. The listing does not set out the menu, so ask the host what you will cook when you enquire.

• All ingredients
• The cooking class with a local host
• A full meal
• Wine and rakija
• Recipe cards

Who it suits

Keen home cooks, couples and friends who like to cook together, and anyone curious about how Montenegrin cooks work. The listing sets no experience requirement, and the class generally suits anyone who would rather cook than watch. Transport is not included, bookings take up to eight guests, and the meeting point and the class languages are not on the listing yet, so confirm both with the host when you enquire.