Learn how to make Madeiran delicacies during this gastronomic experience such as Poncha, Bolo do Caco and much more!
The Madeira Cook Experience project explores Madeira's unforgettable tastes, from a particularly “local” perspective, providing a discovery of our regional ingredients, people and our iconic Mercado dos Lavradores. All the ingredients used are national and fresh, giving priority to regional products, but always subject to their seasonality. During the Cook Experience, participants are invited to participate and help to prepare a starter, a main course and a dessert, typical of Madeiran cuisine as well as making the well-known poncha! Some of the Madeiran delicacies that can be prepared during this gastronomic experience: Lapas Caco cake with garlic butter Sword ceviche with passion fruit Pomegranate vinaigrette sword Sweet potato with cane honey couscous Barley Roasted chestnuts Cottage cheese and passion fruit jam Regional Poncha Lemonade
Meeting point at Meeting point at Armazém do Mercado, at 10:00 am (behind the Farmers Market, street Rua do Hospital Velho, nº 28);
What an amazing experience! Luisa is lovely and so knowledgeable - it was like having a tour with a friend who is an expert in the local cuisine. We learned about the history of the marketplace itself, and learned about local fruits and vegetables and how to use them. But the spice stall upstairs was incredible. We could have spent all day there. The tour of the fish market was so interesting too. Learning about the different types of fish and how they are used, and even how they catch the espada fish. We then got to choose our fish for our meal. We ended up with a block of fresh tuna larger than my head - for three people! Then back to the cookery school. The meal itself was delicious and so much fun to make. We had a watermelon salad, smashed sweet potatoes, tuna ceviche (in poncha) and pan fried tuna with a cherry sauce. Then a delicious cheese and passion fruit desert. Thank you so much! What a great experience.
The cooking course was a lot of fun and we enjoyed it very much. At first, we went to the market together with chef Luisa. There we selected the products for our menu and could choose the fish of the main course. After that we went to the cooking school where we prepared the meals together with Luisa. We had an avocado salad with pomegranate, bolo do caco from the market with self-made garlic butter, tomate inglés sauce, tuna ceviche, tuna steak and sweet potato fries. For dessert we made a sort of cream cheese and passion fruit pudding/cake. Luisa also prepared a traditional Madeiran Poncha, which we liked best during our whole stay. Overall, a very nice experience. We also learned a lot about traditional products and Madeiran cuisine.
We had a wonderful experience in our cooking class. She made us all feel at home and we learned a lot, not just about cooking. The meal was great and she showed us different flavors to use together that we would have never tried otherwise.
Had an excellent time shopping and cooking with Luisa. Her tour of the market was so interesting and buying the ingredients for our cookery lesson was good fun and we learnt a lot too. Luisa’s passion for food comes across to all her clients and we really enjoyed preparing and cooking our lunch from fresh, local and typically Portuguese ingredients. Would highly recommend this experience to anyone who enjoys cooking and wants to learn about new ingredients and ways of preparing dishes. Top marks Luisa and thank you for a great day.
An informative tour of the market followed by a hands on cooking class and wonderful meal. Highly recommended
1. Meeting point at Armazém do Mercado, at 10:00 am (behind Mercado dos Lavradores, on Rua do Hospital Velho, 28); 2. Guided visit to Mercado dos Lavradores with Chef Luísa, with explanation of the various local fruits and vegetables as well as visit to the fish market; 3. Return to the Armazém do Mercado, where the various dishes will be made and end with tasting. The activity has an estimated duration of 4 hours, starting at 10:00 am and ending at 02:00 pm.
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