Spring is coming and brings with it Picnics of Charm from Forgotten Food Festival, which will provide moments of sharing, conviviality and tradition, as well as unforgettable gastronomic experiences, on March 28, April 18 and May 2, in Loulé, Tavira and Vila Real de Santo António, respectively.
After a first session in Silves, in October, the QRER Cooperative travels to Sotavento, to recreate «the picnics that took place during the XNUMXth century in the Algarve and that played an important role in socializing and socializing among people».
Those interested in taking part in the picnic in Penina, in Benafim, municipality of Loulé, on the 28th of March, can buy the ticket. here. To guarantee a place at the meal that will take place in Santo Estêvão, municipality of Tavira, on the 18th of April, you must purchase a ticket. here. In VRSA, the picnic will take place in Cacela Velha, on 2 May, with tickets available for purchase. here.
In October, the Sul Informação followed the inaugural picnic of the Forgotten Food Festival, an event “365Algarve”. In this first session, which took place in the Silves mountain range, we toasted the rain and enjoyed very Algarve delicacies – Zambujal ham and fresh goat cheese, cowpea salad with garnentas sardines, chicharo salad with sweet potato, soup of purslane with egg and chickpea stew with wild chicken and brothels made up the menu.
In the next picnics, the dishes may be different, but the idea is the same.
“The event begins with a short interpretive journey to the picnic site, with the presence of a representative of the local community who will talk informally about some peculiarities of the region”, describes the QRER.
Arriving at the picnic site, "an emblematic or magical place", the participants will be directed to their places, either on the floor (on blankets) or on tables and benches (in the picnic park), depending on the location in question.
«At that moment, the Head will explain the meal's menu, as well as the local and traditional products that were used in its preparation. All explanations will be translated into English by a Master of Ceremonies who will be present at all actions, available to clarify all foreign and national participants in case of doubts», added the event organizers.
To help the food go down harmoniously, there will be music, with the accordion being the instrument of choice.
«Each experience is unrepeatable, unique, shared and representative of food, memories and more or less forgotten places in the Algarve», concluded the QRER.
The Forgotten Food Festival will end on May 16th, with the event “Na Casa da Dona Glória”, in Querença.
See images from the first picnic of the Forgotten Food Festival, in Silves:
Photos: Elisabete Rodrigues | Sul Informação
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