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Private Traditional Portuguese and Goan Cooking Class

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Cooking class in Lisbon with Paula
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Overview

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

What's Included

  • Tea and coffee Coffee and/or Tea
  • Alcoholic beverages Portuguese wine
  • Bottled water
  • Private transportation
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Meeting Location

Meeting point

Largo Alfredo Dinis
2800-270 Almada, Portugal

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What To Expect

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.

Sample 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

Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • 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

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Private Traditional Portuguese and Goan Cooking Class?

A: You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund. For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (WEST). Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Private Traditional Portuguese and Goan Cooking Class?
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the tour for a full refund.
  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
  • Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (WEST).
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Q: What's included in the price?
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The following is included:
  • Tea and coffee. Coffee and/or Tea.
  • Alcoholic beverages. Portuguese wine.
  • Bottled water.
  • Private cooking class with your host Paula.
  • Lunch or Dinner.
  • Gratuities.
The following is NOT included:
  • Private transportation.
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Q: What is the minimum age for this tour?
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There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..

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If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.

If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.

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Q: Is this an accessible tour?
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Accessibility information for the Private Traditional Portuguese and Goan Cooking Class is as follows:

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
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Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Private Traditional Portuguese and Goan Cooking Class will be included in your confirmation email from City Boat Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!

 

 

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  • Tea and coffeeCoffee and/or Tea
  • Alcoholic beveragesPortuguese wine
  • Bottled water
  • Private cooking class with your host Paula
  • Lunch or Dinner
  • Gratuities
  • Private transportation

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  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • 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

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