Ruralco
Before coming here, I studied the website and Instagram account to get a feel for the place. After arriving, it seemed as easy-going and friendly as their socials suggested.
The kitchen, however, is organised and refined, unlike anything I was expecting.
El Reunion
On Sunday evenings, we meet to discuss the upcoming week and activities that we'll do. This can be anything from games night, a workshop, a castle visit, pottery, art gallery, wine tasting, you name it.
But most importantly, teams of two are formed to cook the meals for the next week. Each pair plans and prepares one lunch and one dinner. (anyone who spontaneously feels like baking is more than welcome to do so)
But this is just the start. There is more!
Once paired up, the games begin.
The newlyweds sit together, sprawled around the lounge and comedor (dining area), with a patient notepad awaiting ingredients. 'What about a broccoli soup?' 'What is Cottage pie in Spanish?' 'Have we done risotto yet?' 'Is there a hand blender in the house?' 'Shall we make empanadas? Hang on, that means tarta in Spain, not in Argentina.'
In the kitchen is a large whiteboard with the weekly schedule.
Each day gets two squares: lunch and dinner.
The happy couples mark their names in two timeslots while slaloming around work meetings, family calls and other commitments. Meanwhile, all the other teams are doing the same. You can imagine the haggling that goes on. 'Can we swap your Tuesday lunch for our Wednesday?'
Somehow, after a frantic dance, it works out.
Once that's done, the final leg begins.
The race for the ingredients.
The food in the kitchen is organised on shelves like a mini supermarket. The two large fridges and freezer follow the same regimen.
With their little shopping list in hand, each team starts grabbing the necessary ingredients for their two meals and puts them on designated shelves on another rack. Are you doing a Thai curry for lunch on Wednesday? Then your Basmati rice and sauce go on the shelf marked 'Wednesday lunch'.
Missing an ingredient? You simply add them to the shopping list on the whiteboard.
Are you tired yet? After this mad run for meals, I slump back on the couch near the fire, exhausted.
Bon Appetit.
The backend of Ruralco
December 13, 2023
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Ruralco, culla
Before coming here, I studied the website and Instagram account to get a feel for the place. After arriving, it seemed as easy-going and friendly as their socials suggested.
The kitchen, however, is organised and refined, unlike anything I was expecting.
El Reunion
On Sunday evenings, we meet to discuss the upcoming week and activities that we'll do. This can be anything from games night, a workshop, a castle visit, pottery, art gallery, wine tasting, you name it.
But most importantly, teams of two are formed to cook the meals for the next week. Each pair plans and prepares one lunch and one dinner. (anyone who spontaneously feels like baking is more than welcome to do so)
But this is just the start. There is more!
Once paired up, the games begin.
The newlyweds sit together, sprawled around the lounge and comedor (dining area), with a patient notepad awaiting ingredients. 'What about a broccoli soup?' 'What is Cottage pie in Spanish?' 'Have we done risotto yet?' 'Is there a hand blender in the house?' 'Shall we make empanadas? Hang on, that means tarta in Spain, not in Argentina.'
In the kitchen is a large whiteboard with the weekly schedule.
Each day gets two squares: lunch and dinner.
The happy couples mark their names in two timeslots while slaloming around work meetings, family calls and other commitments. Meanwhile, all the other teams are doing the same. You can imagine the haggling that goes on. 'Can we swap your Tuesday lunch for our Wednesday?'
Somehow, after a frantic dance, it works out.
Once that's done, the final leg begins.
The race for the ingredients.
The food in the kitchen is organised on shelves like a mini supermarket. The two large fridges and freezer follow the same regimen.
With their little shopping list in hand, each team starts grabbing the necessary ingredients for their two meals and puts them on designated shelves on another rack. Are you doing a Thai curry for lunch on Wednesday? Then your Basmati rice and sauce go on the shelf marked 'Wednesday lunch'.
Missing an ingredient? You simply add them to the shopping list on the whiteboard.
Are you tired yet? After this mad run for meals, I slump back on the couch near the fire, exhausted.
Bon Appetit.
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