Bread in Matera is an ancient art, a true gastronomic excellence and a traditional symbol of the city. The culture of bread is linked to the wisdom of local farmers in producing, selecting and storing certain varieties of durum wheat, intact, over time. The activity is an opportunity to taste excellent local wine and some delicacies of our land. It takes place inside a traditional bakery, still active in the area, where you will appreciate the art, secrets and recipes of bread-making. During the educational workshop you will make bread shapes and have the chance to get literally your hands in the dough, supported through the hands-on experience by a four generation local baker. He will tell you about the origins of the raw materials used and goes on with the visit to the laboratory. He will share the history of the city, by making a typical loaf of bread. Such as until 1950, families in Matera, you will brand the pasta to be baked with a wooden stamp, to recognise it, and take home, when you finish baking.
At the end of the workshop, you will taste typical food products and enjoy, with other guests, a toast of local wine, comfortably.
This training is an authentic, unique, genuine and immersive experience. True Lucanian Pane di Matera IGP is obtained with 100% Lucanian milled semolina grain known as “Senatore Cappelli.” The ingredients are a synthesis of the basic elements peculiar to the Matera area: water and grains. The shape of the bread recalls a small mountain relief, characteristic of the Murgia Materana landscape.