Cooking Class: Traditional Goan Dishes with Paula

Embark on a culinary journey into traditional Portuguese and Goan cuisine with Paula. Learn to cook authentic dishes in a local home and enjoy a meal together. Vegetarian options available.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Dá Cacilhas - 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…
What's Included
  • Private cooking class with your host Paula
  • Lunch or Dinner
  • Portuguese wine
  • Tea and coffee
  • Bottled water
  • Gratuities
What's Not Included
  • Private transportation
Meal Options
  • Pataniscas de bacalhau - Traditional Portuguese cod fritters
  • Goan bojas - Goan gram flour fritters made with onion and cumin seeds
  • Bacalhau a braz or a Goan curry
Additional Information

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…

Location
Dá Cacilhas
Largo Alfredo Dinis
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.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Robert_h
Sep 27, 2024
Wonderful experience - Wonderful experience and fantastic meal. Would highly recommend to foodies. Chef is fluent in English.
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Ashley_m
Sep 21, 2024
Take This Course - Paula was an amazing host! She was so warm and welcoming, offered a personalized menu, and an intimate experience! The food was delicious and Paula offered so many great cooking tips. Her expertise was appreciated.
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N2897rymarios
Sep 12, 2024
A successful evening - It was a very nice evening with nice conversations, Good food and helpful explanations, especially when it comes to the "Pastel de Nata", we would like to do it again.
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Mona
Aug 23, 2024
Fun cooking lesson with kids - Paula tailored the cooking class to our needs — avoiding foods we don’t eat. She was appropriately communicative from the time we did our booking. She engaged our kids well and imparted wonderful cooking tips throughout the lesson. We feel well equipped to host a pescatarian Portuguese dinner. Thank you Paula.
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Kprochnau21
Jun 15, 2024
Fantastic cooking class! Paula is the best! - We took Paula‘s cooking class on our trip to Portugal and had a fantastic time. Paula is so enjoyable to be with and really provides great instruction. The pastel de nata came out amazing as did all the other delicious dishes we made. Warm and inviting atmosphere and great one on one hands-on cooking. Thank you so much, Paula, we had a great time!
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Natileew
May 5, 2024
Review - Had such a great time going to the market and learning to cook traditional Portugese dishes with Paula! Paula was a wonderful host - I definitely recommend this activity 😊
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Monica_m
May 2, 2024
Culinary Delight with Paula! - My husband and I took a cooking class with Paula on the second day of our two-week trip to Portugal, and we're thrilled we got to experience the introduction to Portuguese and Goan cuisine. The food was phenomenal, and the company was even better. Paula is a skilled chef and an incredible host; spending time getting to know her was delightful. She perfectly represented the kind and fun Portuguese culture we experienced throughout our tour. We highly recommend booking this for anyone who loves food, authenticity, and genuine human connection while traveling.
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Debrak872
Apr 26, 2024
Dinner in Lisbon - Paula was delightful, knowledgeable and had everyone participate in making our dinner. It felt that we were having dinner with a friend
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Passport23354894535
Apr 25, 2024
Five star cooking class where learning is fun, easy, and tasty! - Cooking with Paulin was more than a great lesson in Portuguese cooking,it was a taste of real Portuguese life today and a colorful history of how what we cooked came to be. This lady knows her stuff and puts heart into teaching. She makes you really feel the joy of cooking Portuguese as you learn it step by step. This is a five-star experience for a bargain!
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Staceysh1061jz
Apr 23, 2024
Wonderful wxperience and great food! - My husband and I had a wonderful time with Paula. She picked us up next to the ferry and we had a nice walk around the historic part of Almada, with her telling us stories of the area and her life. We then visited the local markets, and got to speak with some of the vendors. Paula made us feel right at home in her apartment, where we cooked and shared a delicious meal. I strongly recommend the experience, we will remember this for a very long time!
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