A Spanish Holiday: Seafood Zarzuela - Online

This is a live, interactive, hands-on cooking class held online via Zoom. See our registration policies here. 

The star of this holiday show is the zarzuela, which is also known as the "Spanish Bouillabaisse." In Spain, zarzuela can mean one of two things: an opera-like musical piece, or this medley of flavours of the sea. Zarzuela is prepared in some coastal regions of Valencia and Castellón with fresh, seasonal fishermens' catch. We think it can be a great addition to your holiday table. Fish and seafood stewed gently in their own juices, prepared with the typical regional picada technique, which you will learn in this class. To complete the menu, we will make the cava-based cocktail called Agua de Valencia, and a Chestnut Custard for dessert.

Bring a touch of Spain to your holiday dinner table with Camila and 18 Reasons!

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Zarzuela de Mariscos—Spanish seafood stew 

Agua de Valencia—Cava-based cocktail with orange juice and gin 

Chestnut and Chocolate Truffle Cake

Equipment and Ingredient List for the class can be found here; please check before buying a ticket.

This menu contains the following common allergens: Fish, Shellfish, Egg, Tree Nuts, Dairy. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions that concern your ability to cook along, please e-mail info@18reasons.org before purchasing a ticket.

Let’s Cook Together!

If you’re new to 18 Reasons Online, please read this guide: How to Take an Online Class at 18 Reasons. Five calendar days before class, 18 Reasons may decide to cancel this class if not enough tickets are sold. We will notify registrants by email about cancellations.

Camila Loew holds a Ph.D. in Humanities and is a certified nutrition consultant. Having lived alongside the Mediterranean for almost two decades, she believes that the best cooking relies on simple recipes with outstanding ingredients. That's the Mediterranean way she conveys in her classes, along with the concept of sobremesa, which happens to be the name of the company she runs. Sobremesa is the leisurely time we spend gathered around the table. In addition to running Sobremesa Culinary Tours, through which she offers delicious cultural and culinary experiences abroad for fellow food-lovers, Camila founded and directs the Food Studies & Gastronomy program at the University of Barcelona, and teaches academically about Mediterranean food culture to American students abroad. Since 2014, Camila has been sharing her love of regional Spanish and Mediterranean cuisines at 18 Reasons. For more information visit her website www.sobremesa.life