Italian Beef Experience Chianina Cooking Class

The True Tuscan Beef Italian Cooking Class ------------------------------------------ When it comes to food, Italy is the place to visit. No matter if you are a **beginner** or if you are an **experienced cook**, willing to prepare your next menu. Italy, and more specifically Tuscany, can offer you a wide range of opportunities regarding learning **how to become a master chef**. Join us in the heart of Florence to take part in an original **cooking class** that will make you able to **prepare a full Italian meal**. We will start from the basics, learning about **quality raw food** and how to maintain its **sweetness** and vital **liquids**. Then we will go deeper into recipes, like that of **meat tartare**, **florentine steak**, **grilled vegetable**s, and worldly-appreciated **tiramisu**. ### What you will get with this Italian Cooking Class Stop making it difficult. There are different kinds of meals being part of the **Italian cooking tradition**. In the beginning, you don’t need to start from the pasta making class. Learning what is the **Italian approach towards flavo**r is essential. Italian cooking is not just about learning how to execute recipes. It is a mental approach that leads us to **use our senses** to get in touch with fats, spices, raw meats, and vegetables. At the beginning, in order to warm up, you will be served **a glass of wine** and a Tuscan typical **starter**. The lesson will start with a proper introduction to the Italian most famous breed of cattle. ### What does Chianina mean? The **Chianina Beef**, alongside the *Piemontese*, is without any doubt one of the best Italian beef varieties to be grilled. We will start describing the Chianina, the *big white cow*, a special breed of cattle that have been **selected during centuries** for its **resistance** during **plowing** and work in the countryside. Due to this particular history, the Chianina breed developed a **huge muscle mass**, that later defined its culinary success. Defended and promoted by a specific **Protection Consortium** ([Consorzio di Tutela del Vitellone Bianco dell’Appennino Centrale](http://www.vitellonebianco.it/)), the Florentine steak made mandatorily with Chianina beef is **low-fat meat**, rich in flavors. In this cooking class, you will be introduced to the different **cuts**, being aware of the differences between steaks, Florentine bone steaks, t-bone steaks, and how **cultural habits** reflect on the preparation and the grilling phase. #### Take part in a unique Florentine Beef Experience First, you’ll learn how to prepare the famous **meat tartare**, dicing it properly with a knife. At the end, you’ll gain your *Meat Cutter Diploma* that you’ll be able to frame and show proudly back at home. Then, you’ll be trained to the **Florentine bone-steak** preparation, involving marinade, cutting, seasoning, and serving. Then it will come the time for **grilled seasonal vegetables**, how to cook them preserving their **nutritional properties** and what is the **best dressing**. #### The original Tiramisu Recipe and two special gifts This special Italian cooking class will finish with the **original tiramisu recipe**. Tiramisu is one of the most famous **icy Italian desserts**, appreciated worldwide by kids and adults. Even if its **ingredients** are few and the preparation process may seem to be simple, the secret of this genuine Italian dessert relies on the traditional gestures and knowledge stored by the *Italian nonnas* (Italian grandmothers). Finally, you will be invited to sit down and relax, tasting the Florentine steak and the grilled vegetables you have prepared, alongside a glass of good Chianti red wine. As a gift, in addition to the diploma, you will receive a trendy **apron** and a chef's **bandana**.