Cooking Classes at Opuntia Kefalonia

At Opuntia Kefalonia’s organic prickly pear farm in Kefalonia, Ionian Islands, this two-hour cooking class uses the farm’s extraordinary prickly pear harvest as the star ingredient — creating unique Kefalonian dishes and sweet preparations that celebrate this remarkable Mediterranean fruit. In 2025, we’re excited to open our gates to the public for the very first time!

Prickly Pear Cooking Class

• Prickly Pear Cooking Class: Learn to cook innovative recipes using fresh organic prickly pear from the Opuntia farm — creating dishes from marinades and sauces to jams and sweet preparations
• Kefalonian Innovation: Discover how Opuntia has been leading the creative use of prickly pear in Kefalonian cuisine — turning an overlooked Mediterranean fruit into a celebrated culinary ingredient on the Ionian Islands
• Tasting: Taste the dishes and preparations you’ve created from Opuntia’s organic prickly pear alongside other farm products in a convivial Kefalonian setting

A creative and unique prickly pear cooking experience on Kefalonia, Ionian Islands. Book through Gastronomy Tours.