Salsa Day: Homemade Tomato Sauce

A firsthand experience to relive the tradition of artisanal tomato purée and pasta alla Norma, concluding with a complimentary jar of sauce to take home.

You will be welcomed into the courtyard of a rural estate to take part in one of the most deep-rooted rituals of the island's farming tradition: making tomato sauce. The activity takes place outdoors, where you will follow every step of the classic preparation process.

The experience begins with washing and cleaning fresh tomatoes by hand, which will then be boiled in a large pot. Using a traditional tomato press, you will extract the sauce and then proceed with bottling and preserving it.

Part of the freshly extracted sauce will become the base for your lunch: you will make fresh pasta using flour milled directly on-site with a stone mill and harvest eggplants from the garden to fry for a classic pasta alla Norma.

You will also make the final dessert, discovering the history and secrets behind these recipes. Once the cooking is finished, you will sit down at the table to savor the traditional dishes you made with your own hands, paired with local wine, water, and seasonal fruit. At the end of the day, each participant will receive a jar of the tomato sauce made together as a souvenir of the experience.

1. - Welcome to the courtyard of a rural estate to participate in the outdoor preparation of traditional tomato passata

2. - Hands-on workshop: manual washing, cooking of fresh tomatoes, sauce extraction with a classic tomato press, bottling, and preservation

3. - Fresh pasta-making workshop using stone-ground flour from the property's mill

4. - Eggplant harvesting from the garden and express preparation of a classic pasta alla Norma

5. - Guided preparation of the final typical dessert with storytelling of histories and secrets behind the recipes

6. - Lunch featuring the dishes prepared with your own hands, accompanied by seasonal fruit and beverages (water and local wine)

7. - A complimentary jar of the tomato passata made together given to each participant as a keepsake of the experience