Farm to Table Herbal Cooking Experience in Évora - Private Tour

Harvest fresh herbs in Évora, cook traditional Alentejo recipes!

Immerse yourself in Alentejo’s culinary traditions with a hands-on Harvest, Cook & Eat workshop set on a local aromatic farm near Évora. The experience begins with a guided visit to the farm, where you’ll identify a variety of aromatic herbs and learn about their traditional uses in Alentejan cuisine. During the visit, you’ll also harvest the herbs that will later be used to prepare the sauces, side dishes, seasonings, and beverages enjoyed at lunch. Guided by local hosts, you’ll learn how to prepare traditional Alentejo recipes such as migas à alentejana, açorda sauce, and aromatic seasonings for cheese, olives, meat, and fish. Throughout the workshop, participants are encouraged to taste and snack on what they are preparing, making this a relaxed, interactive, and sensory experience. Weather permitting, both the workshop and lunch take place outdoors, under the shade of a majestic ash tree in the farm’s citrus orchard.

What is included

• Guided visit to the aromatic farm
• Identification and harvesting of aromatic herbs
• Introduction to traditional Alentejo culinary uses of herbs
• Hands-on cooking workshop featuring traditional Alentejo recipes
• Preparation of sauces, seasonings, and traditional dishes
• Tasting and snacking throughout the workshop
• Outdoor lunch featuring the dishes prepared during the experience

What’s Not Included

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

Itinerary

1. Welcome – Guided farm visit and herb identification
2. Harvesting – Collect the herbs you’ll use for lunch
3. Cooking Workshop – Prepare migas à alentejana, açorda sauce and aromatic seasonings
4. Tasting Along the Way – Snack on the dishes as you cook
5. Outdoor Lunch – Enjoy the meal under the ash tree in the citrus orchard

Highlights

You harvest what you cook. Collecting the herbs yourself before preparing traditional dishes connects the meal directly to its source.

Real Alentejo recipes, not simplified versions. Migas à alentejana and açorda sauce reflect genuine regional culinary tradition.

Tasting throughout, not just at the end. Snacking on dishes as they’re prepared makes this a genuinely interactive, sensory workshop.

A beautiful outdoor setting. Cooking and eating under a majestic ash tree in the citrus orchard adds real atmosphere to the experience.

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.