Culinary Vacation Holiday in SpainItinerary
Your itinerary for your Culinary Vacation in Spain allows you to acquire local knowledge and have hands-on experience yet also allows adequate time to relax and enjoy your holiday. Torrox Spain is rich in culture and history and has much to offer any vacation however just 1.5 kilometers away is the sea, an easy walk from the village. While on holiday, relaxing and reading in the main square sipping a "Sol y Sombra" and observing the life in the central market can absorbs hours of your time. Your Culinary Vacation Holiday concludes on the final evening where you will actually prepare a course based on the knowledge you have acquired and will serve and present to a group of locals. We honestly feel this offers you the the ability to experience "True" Spain while acquiring additional knowledge, skills and abilities. Arrival and pick-up and transport to your village house.
DAY 1: MORNING: Day on your own to explore the village. EVENING: Welcome Reception and Dinner at Casa CebadillasParticipants dine at Casa Cebadillas as a "welcome" for the week. As we discuss the Arabic influence in the area you will dine with a Moroccan dinner. Lecture History of Andalucian cuisine, characteristics and cultural influences and characteristics of ethnic cookery. Presentation of syllabus and materials for the week. DAY 2: MORNING: Lecture: "A Path to Paella" Axarquia Basics and Sangria. Field trip: Fresh Market Field trip to Olive Coop Field trip to Municipal Market Return to prepare Paella, Sangria and Ensalada Enjoy the fruits of our labor! EVENING: Free time DAY 3: MORNING: Lecture on historical development of local cuisine. Coach to Trip to Cortijo for demonstration.Watch a group of local women prepare typical dishes from Andalucia. We will be up in the mountains in a typical Spanish farmhouse Lunch at the Cortijo (farmhouse) EVENING: Free time DAY 4: MORNING Lecture and demonstration of Tapa Preparation.We will discuss and prep tapas. Cooking and tasting of our tapas will take place along with the wine tasting. AFTERNOON: Free time EVENING: Wine tasting with Steve Ochman Tapa cooking and presentation and tasting. DAY 5: MORNING: Trip to AlpujarrasCoach trip up into the mountains to see the famous local hams cured (Jamon Serrano) as well as other cured meats and sample a variety of selections. Lunch will be a typical Alpujarran lunch for us to enjoy and then private coach trip back to Casa Cebadillas AFTERNOON: Planning the final dinner EVENING: On your own . DAY 6: MORNING: Shopping and preparation for the evening meal. AFTERNOON: Break EVENING: Presentation and serving your meal to a group of locals at Casa Cebadillas. DAY 7: MORNING: Transports to airport
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