Food & wine · Messina
Food & Wine Tours in Messina
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About Messina
Messina sits just across the strait from Calabria, and its food culture shows it: swordfish and seafood from the strait, citrus and olives from the surrounding hills, and a kitchen shaped by centuries of Greek, Arab, Norman and Spanish rule. You can taste that history hands-on in a Messina Pasta & Tiramisu Cooking Class: Learn Italian Classics with Cesarine, or walk the streets with a local on the Messina Street Food Tour in a Small Group with a Local Guide.
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Messina's cooking is shaped by its position on the Strait and by layers of Greek, Arab, Norman and Spanish influence. Expect seafood and swordfish, citrus, olives, aubergine, and pasta made by hand rather than a generic Italian menu. Many experiences happen in local homes, so you cook and eat with a host rather than in a restaurant kitchen.
