Cooking with Ras Iroy
Cooking with Ras Iroy
This is the yachting land adventure that you will certainly tell your friends and family about when you get home!
Cooking with Ras (as in Rastafarian) Iroy (that’s the farmer’s name) is a completely immersive, authentic adventure that has you gathering, chopping, cooking and enjoying this vegan lunch feast.
The guided tour begins with an easy drive in an air-conditioned van, from our moorings toward the north of the lovely, green island of Nevis, often unvisited by typical cruise ship visitors. We stop at the Rastafarian farm and will be welcomed by Iroy and his partner with a refreshing drink of local fruit juices as they begin to tell the story of their neighborhood and their dedication to their land, their vegan farm and lifestyle.
Then it’s off to work! Each couple or team of two or three is given a locally made earthenware pot (which is made from Nevis clay right across the road at the Newcastle Pottery store) to begin collecting their lunch ingredients. Guests compare this to ‘shopping local markets with the Chef’ although this is true farm-to-table. Iroy leads an easy stroll around the small farm while he plucks and identifies each plant and herb. He encourages visitors to harvest their choice of herbs—be it lemongrass, parsley, rosemary, thyme or perhaps a more unusual herb such as Hyssop, with its anise-like flavor and aroma or Borage with a cucumber-like flavor. Your taste buds dictate your choices! Next, to the tables where root vegetables are brought out and each team makes their choice. The root vegetables are chopped by the team, added to the pot, taken to the fire, basics such as lentils and rice are added in—this is where everyone gets truly hungry—and lunch is cooked over the open wood fire.
Remarkable tastes and flavors, nothing like lunch back at the office, and a memorable experience all together. Photographs are welcome and encouraged as guests report Cooking with Ras Iroy is one of their all-time favorite excursions. Guests will want to take photos to document this day trip.
Notes:
Port: Chrishi Beach, Nevis
Duration: 3 hours
Current Price: 199 USD
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