We had a wonderful cooking experience with Amol in his ancestral home turned luxury resort. We started in his immaculate garden, tasting leaves and berries every step, learning about local herbs and botany. Once we arrived in the kitchen, a lot of the prep had already been done for us but we still managed to cook for hours, making prawn curry, chicken Xacuti, fish fry, bread fruit fry and more. We learnt how to shave fresh coconut which was a highlight for me. I would recommend this experience in a heartbeat. Thank you Amol, for a lovely time.
I highly recommend this excursion. Everything was very organized. The food was delicious. Rita is very talented. You won’t regret signing up for this class.
Margarida, who serves authentic Portuguese Goan cuisine, starts your visit to her home with a welcome drink then plys you with dishes that may include prawn guisado (a hearty Portuguese goan seafood stew), sorpotel (an incredibly rich dish of liver fried with pig blood) served with sannas (a pillowy steamed rice bread), the addictive chicken xacuti, traditional pork vindaloo, fish raceido mole, pickled fish with a red chili, jaggery, and vinegar marinade. The finale to every meal is her famous bolo san rival, the classic layered cashew meringue cake.
From the start, fishing for crabs in the river, to the warm hospitality while enjoying the food this was a remarkable way of experiencing the local culture! Kim and her family, thoroughly enjoyed being able to share their experience of the local area and Kim's passion for food, which indeed comes across in her cooking! It was really easy to chat with Kim and she was very knowledgeable as well. The entire meal was full of flavor and delicious; my favorite was the freshly steamed crabs that we caught earlier in the day at the river.
