Portuguese Food Experience

Embark on a Portuguese food experience!

Learn about regenerative farming and ecologic principles visiting our ecofarm. Our organic certified farm is located on the fringes of the Peneda Gerês National Park (World Biosphere Reserve), one hour ride from Porto, in Arcos de Valdevez. If there’s one thing Portugal is good at, it’s cooking. Food has always been an essential pillar of Portuguese culture, history, and daily life. This farm-to-table food experience is prepared at an organic certified farm, and served outdoors, in the ecofarm’s kitchen patio courtyard, or indoors, in the beautiful farm’s kitchen on colder days. It includes starters, soup, main course and dessert, and it’s accompanied by good Portuguese wine. Stories about the origin of each dish and other curiosities are shared.

What is included

• Arrival to the farm and welcome by the farmer
• Brief introduction to sustainable farming and small tour around the farm
• Delicious organic and /or local Traditional farm-to table lunch prepared and served at the farm
• Local green wine tasting

Lunch -Superior menu

• • Cured olives – In Portugal, olives are deeply rooted in our food and culture. Consuming fresh olives does not mean eating directly from the tree, as the fruit has an accentuated bitterness, it therefore requires a special preparation, which gives it special flavor and quality.

  • «Broa de milho» (corn bread) – The northern part of Portugal is not a very good place to grow wheat, but the climate is fantastic for growing corn. So we bake bread using corn flour instead of wheat flour.

  • Corn bread migas with black-eyed peas and cabbage – Migas is an ancient dish in Portuguese cuisine. At its base, it is made from softened bread cooked in fat. Its name, migas, is literally translated to crumbs, referring to its key ingredient – breadcrumbs.

  • «Sopa do dia» (vegatable cream soup) – In Portugal, soup season is all year. Hot soup is an essential part of Portuguese diet. The variety of Portuguese soups is endless. In every restaurant you can always find the «sopa do dia», a soup made fresh every day with available seasonal ingredients.

  • «Arroz de cabidela» (Chicken rice) – «Arroz de cabidela» is one of the oldest dishes of traditional Portuguese cuisine. It consists of chicken rice jazzed up with chicken blood and vinegar. Today, it is seen as one of the greatest riches of Portuguese gastronomy!

  • «Leite creme queimado» (Portuguese egg custard) – In Portugal it is a very popular and traditional dessert. The contrast between the cold smooth custard and the crisp caramelized sugar is amazing!

  • Drinks: Local green wine or Red wine (Alentejo region), water, homemade cold chamomile herbal tea with lemon, coffee

What’s Not Included

• Transportation to and from the farm (private transfer available on request)
• Additional wine purchases
• Gratuities for the host

Itinerary

1. Welcome – Arrival at the farm and welcome by the farmer
2. Farm Introduction – Brief tour and introduction to sustainable farming
3. Lunch Service – Starters, soup, main course and dessert, served in the courtyard or farm kitchen
4. Storytelling – Learn the history and origin behind each traditional dish

Highlights

Every dish comes with a story. From the origins of migas to why “arroz de cabidela” is considered a national treasure, this turns lunch into a genuine cultural lesson.

A complete traditional menu. Starters, soup, main course and dessert reflect the full range of everyday Portuguese cooking, not a curated tasting selection.

Served where it’s cooked. Outdoors in the ecofarm’s courtyard, or indoors in the farm kitchen on colder days — either way, the meal stays close to its source.

A Best Seller with hundreds of happy guests. Rated 4.8/5, consistently praised for its authenticity and connection between food and land.

Transportation

• Not included – contact us if you need private transfer

Meeting point

• After booking we will send all the details of the farm, location (meeting point) and contact.