Savoring the secrets of sea by preparing seafood dishes with a Galician Chef

Our foodie tour leaves from Vigo, a vibrant city on the banks of the Ria de Vigo (Vigo Bay) one of the important bays in the Rias Baixas. A city rich in seafood being the largest fishing port in Europe and an important producer of shellfish farmed in the bay especially noted the Mussels which are a Denomination of Origin Mexillon de Galicia (Mussels of Galicia). You will get a chance to try some during our cooking class!

We start off by taking a short ferry boat ride (20 mins.) from the port of Vigo to the village of Moaña on the other side of the bay on the peninsula of O Morrazo.

On the boat ride you will get great views of Vigo city from the sea and as well the Cies Islands and the Rande Bridge.

Arriving in Moaña we will walk along the promenade of the town to the *market and take a look what has been caught that morning (*market tour included only on morning/lunch classes, afternoon classes will be substituted with a short walk around the nautical port of Vigo).

 

After the market we make our way to the local Aula de Cocina (a small cooking school) where you will enjoy a private fun cooking class with a local Galician Chef that has worked in various important restaurant. It will start with a demonstration of the dishes you will prepare then you will make the same dishes hands-on. It will be based on products of the area… fish, seafood, etc… A 1st starter course (2 dishes or more), 2nd main course then 3rd dessert dish.

 

After the class you will eat what you have created while chatting with our chef and guide enjoying views of the bay from the dinning room. We can’t forget to mention that during the class and with each course you will have Galician wines…Albariño from the D.O. Rias Baixas and as well for those who like red the Mencia wines of the D.O. Ribeira Sacra. With dessert you will try the Galician Aguardiente (translated to fire water!) liqueurs.

 

Video of our cooking class…

A great end to a memorable foodie experience on the Ria de Vigo, Rias Baixas.

Past Client Review…

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Our wine experts have hand-picked wineries to visit in the Rias Baixas wine region of Galicia, Spain. Try excellent Albariño white wines with fresh Galician Seafood.  In this corner of North Western Spain can be found a rich cultural diversity with an important emphasis on the ancient Celtic ties of this land. Not forgetting to mention as well this region is famed for its fine seafood and wines, Albariño being one of the most popular and an excellent companion with seafood.

On this private chauffeur-guided day tour visitors will be able to sample a small taste of what this region has to offer. The tour departure for Santiago, but can also start from other city and villages in Galicia upon request. We follow down the Rias Baixas coastline passing through small fishing villages making a stop at the remains of a breathtaking Celtic Hill-fort standing on its own peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic sea.

From here we will enjoy a gourmet seafood lunch with Albariño wines in a quaint restaurant overlooking the sea.

Then we finally reaching the Heart of Albariño wine country, the valley of O Salnes, which is one of the sub-zones of the D.O. Rias Baixas wine region. Here we will make a special visiting to a winery located inside a Galician Pazo (Manor house).

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 Here is our Guide’s Tour Report from a tour with one of our clients…

Celtic Sites, Albariño Winery Visit and Seafood Lunch on the Coast of Galicia – Guide’s Trip Notes

The weather today was not the greatest but the mist and light rain added to the Celtic atmosphere of the Galician Coast, and since we started the morning visiting some ancient Celtic sites it was a perfect setting. First stop was at the Celtic Hill-fort settlement of Castro de Baroña which is located down the […]

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