6 Tasty Cooking Classes in Melbourne – Make Typical Australian Food & More…

Looking for Cooking Classes in Melbourne? Want to learn more about what is Typical Australian Food? I’m sure any travelling foodie will love to get involved in a tasty cooking experience during their trip to Melbourne, so that’s why we’ve put together this handy list to help you find the tastiest cooking classes in Melbourne.

Australia is known for its multicultural history and Melbourne is certainly a melting pot for diversity when it comes to food. That’s why it’s a great idea to try out the numerous cooking classes in Melbourne to get a hands on experience cooking these dishes. Learn about local produce, today’s international influences, and discover Australia’s fascinating food heritage.

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6 Tasty Cooking Classes in Melbourne – Make Typical Australian Food & More…

Enjoy a Modern Australian Cooking Class with a Professional Chef in Melbourne

Get to have your own private cooking class in the Melbourne home of a professional chef. In this class, you will make 3 typical Australian food dishes like oysters or trout and top it all off with dessert and a glass of wine.

This private half day class is a great way to learn about Australia’s food heritage, typical local ingredients and how to put them all together to make homemade typical Australian food.

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Cook Contemporary Australian Cuisine From Native Produce in a Local Home

Meet Ella your local host and instructor for your cooking class in Melbourne and visit her quaint art deco home in the heart of inner Melbourne. In this class, you will learn to make an appetizer like finger limes and lemon myrtle spice mix, a main dish – for example, peppered Kangaroo, and for dessert beach bananas and lamington. Truly typical Australian foods – yum!

Also, learn about traditional Aboriginal herbs and spices that have been ethically sourced and locally grown in Aboriginal farms and their uses in cooking.

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Dumpling Making Party

Melbourne is known around the world for it’s Chinatown. Full of exceptional food and of course dumplings!

In this hands on class, you can learn how to make Asian style dumplings yourself and impress your friends at dinner parties and pot lucks! Learn the art of making the perfect dough for Japanese, Chinese, and Vietnamese dumplings and then filling them using a variety of meats and vegetables.

This quick 2 hour cooking class in Melbourne will give you the knowledge you need to become a dumpling pro and at the end, you can all sit down with a glass of sparkling wine and eat them all! YUM!

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3-Hour Indian Cooking Class

Learn to make and then enjoy eating Indian favourites like:

Chicken Tikka Masala
Naan- Festival Bread
Mint Raita- Cucumber Yoghurt
Palak Paneer – Cottage Cheese and Spinach Curry

You also get access to the recipes online so you can recreate all of the dishes when you return home.

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Private Market Tour and Australian Cooking Class with a Local Chef in her Home

Meet your friendly host and local chef Tonya who has trained at international cooking schools like, Le Cordon Bleu and the Ritz Escoffier in Paris and La Varenne l’Ecole de Cuisine in Burgundy and get ready to learn about typical Australian food in this 6 hour cooking class in Melbourne.

During this day of foodie indulgence, you get to visit one of the biggest local markets close to Melbourne. Here with Tonya you will shop for local produce including fish, meat, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs and all of the ingredients you will need for your private cooking class.

The menu can vary depending on what is available at market but you can be sure to make 3 courses from scratch. Dishes could be anything from oysters and verjus jelly with eschallot dressing, to green peppercorn and chive jus, or slow roasted ocean trout with creamy, lemony mayonnaise.

If you are Vegetarian, low-carb or gluten free options are certainly available.

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Private Italian Cooking School at Pizzini Wines

(Driving distance to Melbourne)

If you are looking to escape the city for a day trip then this is a great option to get out, explore a local vineyard, and learn some Italian cooking skills as well.

Located at the Pizzini Wines family estate you will experience true hospitality as the Pissini family teaches you how to make Italian style dishes. You’ll also get a tour of the winery and barrel room where you can taste Italian wine varieties including Sangiovese, Nebbiolo and Canaiolo as they age in barrels.

After the tour, it’s lunchtime where you get to eat your sensational Italian creations with a lovely glass of the family’s reserve range wine.

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