Zagreb Cooking Classes
Štrukli is the dish Zagreb teaches: a dough stretched paper-thin across a kitchen table, filled with cottage cheese, rolled, cut and baked under cream until the top crisps, and it is harder than it looks and easier than it sounds. This page compares the top-rated cooking classes in Zagreb: štrukli classes in the city, market-to-table classes that start at Dolac, and the farm classes in the Zagorje hills.
What you’ll cook: štrukli, boiled and baked; sometimes sarma, a strudel or Zagorje soup; with wine from the hills.
Where: cooking studios in the centre, private homes, and farms in Zagorje half an hour north.
Format: three hours in town, half a day on a farm; small groups; lunch is what you made.
Cooking classes in Zagreb: štrukli and the northern kitchen
Zagreb’s cooking classes teach the food of the Zagorje hills north of the city, which is the food Zagreb eats at home: štrukli, sarma, turkey with mlinci, buckwheat and cottage cheese, strudels. Classes run in studios near the centre, in private homes, and on farms in Zagorje, and štrukli is the constant.
Štrukli
The dough is flour, egg, water and oil, rested, then stretched by hand across a floured cloth until you can read through it. The filling is cottage cheese, egg and sour cream; the roll is cut into squares with the edge of a plate; and the squares are either boiled and served in butter or baked in cream until they blister. A class makes both, and you eat them.
Market-to-table
Classes that start at Dolac buy the cheese and cream from the kumice, then cook štrukli and a second dish, sarma in winter or a summer vegetable strudel. About four hours.
Zagorje farm classes
Half a day north of the city at a farm: štrukli, Zagorje turkey or a stew, homemade bread, and lunch with the family’s wine. Some include a castle or a winery on the way. 90 to 140 euros with transport.
Booking
Book a week ahead in spring, autumn and Advent; classes in town run 60 to 100 euros; private classes from 120. To eat the city’s food rather than cook it, see Zagreb food tours.
Read next: What to eat in Zagreb
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FAQ about Zagreb Cooking Classes
Frequently asked questions
Why a cooking class in Zagreb?
Because štrukli is the one Croatian dish you will want to make at home, and the stretch-and-roll is a technique you cannot learn from a recipe.
What do you cook in a Zagreb cooking class?
Štrukli, boiled and baked, almost always; often sarma, a strudel or a Zagorje stew alongside.
Is štrukli hard to make?
The stretching takes practice, which is why a class is worth it; the rest is easy and the recipe travels well.
How much does a Zagreb cooking class cost?
About 60 to 100 euros in the city, 90 to 140 for a half-day farm class with transport and lunch.
Are classes suitable for children?
Yes; stretching dough is the part children like, and most classes take kids from six.
Can I combine a cooking class with a wine tour?
Yes; Zagorje farm classes often include a winery, and Plešivica’s sparkling cellars are thirty minutes from town.