Taraloka

The art of Taraloka Cooking

Some comments from our retreatants:
"Thank you, more inspiration and loved the soups"
"Really yummy food, just loved it"
"Huge thanks for the lovely food lovingly prepared, presented and served"
"Very interesting food and above all such a delightful atmosphere in the kitchen"

Some typical supper menus:

Really tangy satay sauce
Orange and sesame rice
Roast parsnips
Steamed cauliflower and broccoli

Ratatouille
Pasta with sun-dried tomatoes
Grated cheese
Toasted mixed seeds
Green salad

Tofu and vegetable stew with lemon, fresh thyme and dill
Minted potatoes
Spring greens

Nut roast
Roast potatoes and sweet potatoes
Fine beans
Carrots with fresh coriander
Mushroom gravy

We aim to make food delicious, fresh and nutritionally balanced. Mostly vegan with some cheese. Dairy and soya milk are available. Fruit is always on the table. Food is important and we want to give you meals that aid vitality, both physical and mental. If you have to avoid some foods for medical reasons, just let us know in advance.

You won't ever have to plan menus or decide on quantities. We do all that. In a spacious retreat atmosphere, chopping vegetables and serving others becomes part of the daily practice of mindfulness and kindness. So some days you'll have the opportunity to help prepare and serve food, with the support of someone from the Taraloka team.

In the Zen tradition, a visiting dignitary would first of all inspect the kitchen. If he liked what he found there, he'd assume that everything else in the monastery would be OK too. We haven't had any visiting Zen dignitaries, but we are confident that they'd be very satisfied with our Taraloka art of cooking!!