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Madrid: 10 Tapas Cooking Class & Sangría Tasting

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Duration2h 30m

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN

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Cook Ten Tapas in Madrid, Then Sit Down to Eat Them

You cook ten Spanish tapas in small groups, then sit down to eat everything you made with free sangría included. The class covers regional specialties from salmorejo to squid sandwiches and Spanish omelette, with almost half the menu vegetarian. You get all ingredients, instruction, a home-cooked meal, and a souvenir apron — book ahead and mention any dietary needs.

2h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Join small group cooking class
Learn to prepare 10 tapas dishes
Cook in groups of 3-4 people
Prepare starters like Salmorejo and Gilda skewers
Make main dishes including Spanish omelette and Patatas bravas
Cook dessert Horchata torrijas
Enjoy homemade sangría with tapas
Taste all prepared tapas together

The Experience

You spend the morning chopping, frying, and plating. Then you sit down to a table full of food you just made. That's the rhythm of this tapas cooking class in Madrid — the work comes first, the meal comes after, and the sangría flows the whole time. The class teaches you ten different tapas, from salmorejo (that cold tomato soup that tastes like summer) to squid sandwiches, patatas bravas, and Spanish omelette. You're not watching a chef demo from a stool; you're in the kitchen with a small group of three or four people, actually cooking.

The menu shifts between regions. There's coca with sobrasada from the Balearic Islands, ajillo shrimps that smell like garlic and good olive oil, Idiazabal cheese lollipops (yes, really), and horchata torrijas — which is basically French toast but made with a Levante drink you've probably never heard of. Almost half the menu is vegetarian, though the class doesn't adapt the whole thing if you have restrictions; you'd want to mention any dietary needs when you book. The minimum age is 14, and if you're under 18, you won't be drinking the sangría, but you'll still eat everything else.

After you finish cooking, you move to the table. The sangría is homemade with fresh fruit and spices and included in the price; wine is available separately if you want it. You taste all ten tapas you prepared, and the whole thing — the class, ingredients, the meal, sangría, and a souvenir apron — is one price. It's not a restaurant where you order and wait; it's a cooking class where you leave having made something, eaten it, and learned how Spanish food actually works.

What’s included

Your morning includes the hands-on cooking class with all ten tapas ingredients, instruction in a small group of three to four people, a home-cooked meal of everything you prepared, free sangría, and a souvenir apron to take home.

Good to know

Stroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by A Punto Cooking School

Is this one for you?Right for groups or solo travelers who want to learn Spanish cooking by doing it, not watching — you leave having made a real meal and eaten it, which beats a cooking demo where you only taste at the end.