Private Portuguese Home Dining Experience with a Local, Paula
A private and authentic Portuguese meal in a local Almada home with your host Paula. A perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Born to a Goan family who has lived in Goa, Mozambique and Portugal, Paula is a true reflection of the cultural diversity embedded in Portuguese cuisine. Paula’s love of food and cooking started from a young age, and food brought her family together early and often. One night they might eat Portuguese home-cooking while the next night her mother would make Goan samosas from scratch. Her mother, an artist in the kitchen, would constantly invite people into their homes (Paula remembers when she was at school she would come home to find her mother had invited the entire teaching staff over for a meal). Paula is a true artist with food, and she welcomes you into her home to share a Portuguese meal with international influence that will help you to truly understand Portuguese-Goan culture.
Paula has a dog and a cat.
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Private dinner at Paula's home
What's included in Private Portuguese Home Dining Experience with a Local, Paula
(Subject to Option Inclusions)This is a unique opportunity to visit the home of a local and explore traditional 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 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 wines that come from a 200-year old winery in the Alentejo region of the country’s south (If you are traveling to the south and are interested in visiting the vineyard and its award-winning underground winery let Paula know and she can provide recommendations!). Enjoy some appetizers which will highlight traditional Portuguese cuisine as well as Goan dishes influenced by the area’s Portuguese history. You might try pataniscas de bacalhau, a very traditional Portuguese cod fritter, along with Goan gram flour fritters, while Paula describes the dishes’ intertwined history. Then sit down to a family-style meal that you will enjoy with Paula along with her elderly father who lives with her. End your meal with a sweet dessert and coffee or tea.
Inclusions
- Portuguese wine
- Gratuities
- Private dining experience with your host Paula
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Meet your host Paula at Da Cacilhas, a red kiosk located by the ferry exit in Cacilhas. Together you will walk 3-5 minutes through town to get to her apartment. Exact details can be found in the "Before you go" section of your ticket.
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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 3-5 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!
