Modena Food Tour: Sightseeing & Taste

We have done food tours in many places, and we would definitely not recommend this one. There were 3 scheduled stops. The first was only balsamic vinegar tasting - no food. (This was a great stop and we learned a lot about balsamic vinegar, but there was no food!) The second stop was a sweet and heavy dessert. We didn’t even go to the 3 rd stop because we were told it would be a deep fried bread with a meat on top, and we wanted some actual food. Our guide was kind and accommodating, and she was knowledgeable about the region. The disappointment was not in any way related to her efforts. The food tours we have done previously, are typically focused strongly on different foods of the region with small bits of culture and history thrown in. This was not that at all.

Our guide never introduced herself to us. She never asked anyone in the group where they're from or what brought them to Modena. It was an extremely hot day and she chose to stop in the sun every time she paused to say something about a building. She didn't give any detailed information about any buildings or their historical significance. She gave the name. She wasn't able to answer any questions about buildings or history. She basically walked us from one stop to another. It seemed every food stop didn't know we were coming. The bakery was out of the Modenese cookie we were to get. No cheese tutorial was given, we just got a plate of parmesan and we don't know how old it was. No explanation on the significance of gnoccho Frito, or the local Lambrusco wine. She was completely uninterested in giving us a detailed tour with information on what makes Modena so great. We are extremely disappointed!

Bernadetta was a fabulous guide. She was knowledgeable a good mix of history, culture and food, and took us to all the sights as well as being very personable and fun too. Our first walking/food tour and we will defo do more of them. A brilliant introduction to the city of Modena. The food we sampled was delicious. Definitely would recommend.

Die Tour war nett, bei unserer Runde war die Gruppe auch sehr klein (nur vier Personen, das war sehr angenehm). Wir hatten uns jedoch gewünscht, dass unser Guide zwischen den einzelnen Stationen ein bisschen mehr zur Stadt und zur Geschichte erzählen könnte, da war leider wenig Wissen vorhanden, sogar unser Eindruck. Zudem war das Englisch unseres Guides eher in Ordnung als wirklich sehr gut. Die Essensstationen waren gut, die Essigverkostung war sehr spannend und interessant. Wir haben relativ viel Strecke zurückgelegt, für uns war das kein Problem, allerdings sollte man in der Beschreibung vielleicht deutlich machen, dass man einige Kilometer hinter sich bringt. Das muss man einfach wissen.