Menorcan Seafood Cooking Class

The Menorcan Seafood Cooking Class is a 3.5-hour culinary session held in Mahón, the capital of Menorca, Spain, focused on the two dishes that best represent the island's deep relationship with the sea: caldereta de llagosta (lobster stew) and arrós de peix (fish rice). The class is led by a Menorcan chef grounded in the island's fishing and cooking traditions, offering participants direct access to the techniques and ingredient logic behind Menorcan seafood cuisine. Mahón — known internationally for its eponymous cheese and its deep natural harbour — provides the appropriate setting for a class centred on locally sourced seafood. The session opens with the chef introducing the central ingredients: fresh fish and seafood from Menorcan coastal waters, the local tomatoes and peppers that form the sofregit base, and the Menorcan olive oil used throughout. Participants then work hands-on, guided through each stage of both dishes. Caldereta de llagosta is the prestige dish of Menorca, a slow-cooked stew of lobster in a deeply flavoured tomato and shellfish broth. The chef explains the importance of the initial sofregit — the slow-cooked tomato and onion base — and the final picada of toasted bread, garlic, and herbs that binds the broth and gives the dish its characteristic richness. Arrós de peix, a soupy fish rice cooked in stock made from the day's catch, demonstrates a different dimension of Menorcan technique: building flavour through the fish stock and calibrating the rice's texture to the traditional wet, brothy consistency preferred across the island. Both dishes are eaten as a shared meal at the end of the session. The price of €90 covers all ingredients, the full cooking class, and the shared lunch. Groups are kept small for ease of kitchen work and individual attention from the chef. The class operates in English and Spanish. Guests with shellfish allergies cannot fully participate in the caldereta de llagosta portion; those affected should contact the operator before booking to discuss options.