Cooking Classes in Portugal
In our cooking vacations in Portugal, you will learn how culture and history have contributed greatly to the evolution of Portuguese gastronomy. The Atlantic Ocean provides Portugal with an endless supply of fresh seafood. Yet, due to its seafaring history, bacalhau, salted dried cod, also forms a staple of many dishes you will learn to cook. A culinary melting pot, the food of Portugal has been heavily influenced by trade routes to Africa, India, and Brazil, as well as Roman and Moorish occupations. As a result, the use of cinnamon, rice, lemons, olives, figs, cashews, and curry worked its way into the more traditional dishes of stews, pork, potato and fish. Cooking tours with hands-on cooking classes are the best way to explore the unique blend of flavor that is Portuguese food.
Portugal Cooking Vacations
Taste of the Douro - Douro River
A spectacular and peaceful landscape where old estate properties and large vineyards rule, the Douro region is famous for its Port wine production. The terraced hillsides, dotted with fruit orch...
Tasty and Artistic Retreat - Alentejo
The quaint and rustic Herdade da Matinha located in a wooded valley about 100 miles south of Lisbon, is the perfect ‘get away from it all’ location you have been dreaming about. ...
Idyllic County Estate - Alentejo
Unspoiled vast plains, lined with cork-producing oak trees, olive trees and vineyards – Here, south of Lisbon, lies the agricultural heart of Portugal, the Alentejo region. The influence o...