Maeve O'Meara's Gourmet Safaris

Maeve O'Meara's Gourmet Safaris Maeve O’Meara’s life revolves around creating unique food experiences for people who love life to share through Gourmet Safaris.

21/09/2026

Thanks to Philip on the woodfired oven roasting the best marinated lamb (with bay and paprika, olive oil and a little chilli ) and spaghetti squash from our friends in the market in Lisbon - this was delicious with Fatima’s romesco.

21/09/2026

Ever tried Migas? A brilliant Portuguese vegetable dish with crumbled cornbread cooked with garlic, a garden full of finely shredded kale, black eyed beans, a good anointing of olive oil and the best local walnuts.
So delicious. Thanks to Fatima’s neighbour Fernandina for allowing us to come and pick the freshest leaves from her garden.. and Fatima for a cooking demonstration.

21/09/2026

One of the highlights of our Portugal and Spain safari is a day with Fatima in her village .. and seeing bread being made in the wildfires oven with dried grape vines adding heat to make the round loaves and chourico rolls crunchy and delicious.
Thanks to Erminia and Janjer and Rosaria.
And of course Fatima. Cover pic of unique oven brush made with fern fronds.

20/09/2026

Exploring the long history of Viseu in central Portugal .. dating from Roman times, through sieges and skirmishes, such a beautiful town away from the tourist trail.

20/09/2026

Thanks to our friend Fatima, our Gourmet Safaris group visited a specialist suckling pig restaurant in Mealhada full of Portuguese families enjoying Sunday lunch .. no tourists.. this place serves just one dish.. an extraordinary suckling pig cooked over wood fire and served straight away. That burnished crackling, tender meat and with a perfect orange and lettuce salad, house made potato crisps and served with local sparkling wine.
We felt so fortunate to have one of the great regional meals of our lives .. enjoying with fellow food lovers is such a treat.

20/09/2026

We love celebrating birthdays on our safaris .. last night for Dennis at Lisbon restaurant Sal Grosso .. we loved the food from hardworking team - Sandeep, Omreet, Tiago and Carlos.
Octopus on sweet potato, crispy eggplant with walnut crumb over smoked yoghurt; beef cheeks, a molten cheese to start with a drizzle of honey and oregano ., dessert a “Pijama” .. olive oil chocolate mousse, passion fruit crème bridle, Portuguese flan and floating islands.

20/09/2026

The medieval Portuguese town of Óbidos .. always love the butter yellow and cobalt against white.. busy Sunday.

20/09/2026

Morning in Lisbon .. walking along the water with strange rock people sculptures, magnificent arches, pasteis de nata being made by hand, gorgeous old patisserie from another age.

19/09/2026

In the Lisbon market this morning the charming Pedro and Elizabeth talking spaghetti squash and its uses with our host and guide Fatima.
The gila squash can’t be cut with a knife as it takes on a fishy flavour ..so it’s broken open and Fatima will cook it for us to try.
Traditional vegetables we have never seen used before .. always a thrill.

19/09/2026

Two of our favourites in the local market in Lisbon .. .lda and the lovely Maria Lourdes and her daughter Maria .. we saw seafood species we’ve never seen in Australia and all loved the joyous energy of these women .. tasting freshly shucked oysters (thanks Toufic)

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