Private Traditional Portuguese and Goan Cooking Class with Paula
Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home kitchen with your host Paula. This is a wonderful experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Paula will teach you 2-3 traditional Portuguese-influenced Goan dishes from her family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in Paula's home.
Please note, for parties larger than two guests, you will start your experience in Paula’s home with a welcome drink and snacks, and then walk across the street to Paula’s cooking studio (located just across the street from Paula's apartment) to cook and eat there.
• Cooking lesson in a local home • Introduction to Portuguese and Portuguese-influenced Goan dishes • 100% private activity • Portuguese hospitality in a residential Almada neighborhood (short 7-minute ferry ride from downtown Lisbon) • Vegetarian options available
Options
Cooking class and dinner
What's included in Private Traditional Portuguese and Goan Cooking Class with Paula
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional Portuguese culture and cuisine. 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 through the center of town to her apartment. Start your meal with a welcome drink of some Portuguese wine and appetizers. Then, in Paula's home kitchen you will learn to make 2-3 Portuguese and Portuguese-Goan dishes. You will learn to make two appetizers side-by-side such as pataniscas de bacalhau, traditional Portuguese cod fritters, and Goan bojas, gram flour fritters made with onion and cumin seeds. Then go on to 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 or in her cooking studio table across the street. End your meal with a sweet dessert and coffee or tea. Please note that Paula has a cat and shares her home with a family so it can be a bit cluttered.
Food Menu
STARTER - Pataniscas de bacalhau
Traditional Portuguese cod fritters
STARTER - Goan bojas
Goan gram flour fritters made with onion and cumin seeds
MAIN - Bacalhau a braz or a Goan curry
Inclusions
- Portuguese wine
- Private cooking class with your host Paula
- Bottled water
- Lunch or Dinner
- Gratuities
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Private transportation
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Please communicate directly with Paula via WhatsApp if you have questions about the menu or meeting location.
- Please note this is not a professional cooking class in a cooking school but rather an in-home cooking and cultural experience with a local in her home kitchen
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Meet your host at Da Cacilhas, a red kiosk located at the exit of the ferry in Cacilhas. To get here, take a 7-min ferry from Cais do Sodre in Lisbon and get off at the Cacilhas stop. Paula will meet you at the red kiosk in Cacilhas and together you will walk 5 min to get to her apartment.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Host Name: Paula Sousa Meeting location: DáCáCilhas, a red kiosk located just at the exit of the ferry. Meet Paula at the red kiosk and walk 5 minutes together to her apartment. Please communicate directly with Paula through WhatsApp. Directions: From Lisbon, take the ferry at Cais do Sodre to Almada and get off at Cacilhas. The ferry runs every 10-15 minutes. You can see the full ferry schedule here: http://ttsl.pt/passageiros/horarios-de-ligacoes-fluviais/ligacao-cacilhas-cais-do-sodre/ Host home address: Avenida 25 de Abril de 1974, 14 - 2Esq, Almada, Lisbon, Portugal - 2800-298 WhatsApp phone: +351 964 476 685 Email: [email protected] ____ Traveling Spoon is a supplier of Viator and TripAdvisor. We offer travelers authentic food experiences with locals, in their homes. Founded by two travelers and food lovers, Traveling Spoon helps others make meaningful cultural connections through food. Contact us at [email protected] if you have general questions about our services. For specific questions related to your booking please contact your host directly with the contact information provided above. We hope you have a meaningful experience and look forward to hearing about it!
