A unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional culture and cuisine.
What to expect
Itinerary
Your experience will take place in Almada, just a short 7-minute ferry ride from downtown Lisbon. Paula will meet you at the ferry stop in Cacilhas and take you on a lovely 10-minute walk.
Start your experience with a tour of the neighbourhood market where Paula has been visiting and shopping for decades.
When I get kids in the kitchen with me
Then head to Paula’s home kitchen where you will learn to make 2-3 Portuguese and Portuguese-Goan dishes. You will learn to make two appetizers such as pataniscas de bacalhau, traditional Portuguese cod fritters, and Goan bojas, gram flour fritters made with onion and cumin seeds.
Then make a main dish, where you can select between a Portuguese or Goan main dish, such as bacalhau a braz, a traditional Portuguese dish of cod with shredded potatoes and egg, or a Goan curry.
After cooking, sit down together at Paula’s dining table. End your meal with a sweet dessert and coffee or tea.
Carne de Porco a Portuguesa – Pork meat, fried potatoes, pickles and black olives
egg curry
pastéis de nata
Pavlova a dessert prepared with the whites of the eggs used for the Pasteis de Nata
In Paula’s realm, a captivating cat prowls with grace and exudes an undeniable charm.
Great shot of my guest
Goan Shrimp Curry
Ameijoas a Bulhao Pato – clams cooked in Olive oil with garlic and Coriander
Fios de Ovos – egg yolks boiled in a very hot sugar syrup