Taste Some of the Best Dishes with Food and Cuisine of Goa

Goa is a land, which is famous for three factors-vibrant parties, endless beaches and unique culture. Goan culture is the blend of western and Indian culture. Just like its culture, the flavours of the cuisines here are the blend of Portuguese, Indian and Arabian flavours. This electrifying city enjoys popularity due to its variety of food and for the special taste that is hard to find anywhere else. Goan food it is one of the main factors of the parties in the city.

Fish and rice are the two main ingredients in cuisines of the city. Although the food here is simple but the cooking methods, and a different blend of spices makes it mouth-watering. Be it veg cuisines or non veg dishes, food in Goa has a different taste.

Prepared with variety of crabs, jumbo pomfrets and lobsters, the dishes of Goa are famous across the globe for lip-smacking taste. Used in salads, curries and fries, all these are the highlights of the food in the city. Coconut milk, Kokum and tamarind are the other main factors of the Goan food.

For vegetarians, the city has different other flavours. For non vegetarians, it has chicken, beef, prawns and many other things.

Some popular non-veg dishes in the Goan cuisine include:

Seafood

Goa is not less than any paradise for sea food lovers. It is the place that offers some of the best varieties of the seafood across the globe. Although, Kingfish takes the crown of being most popular but pomfret, shark, mackerel and tuna are also popular names in the menu here. Easily available in most of the Goan restaurants, these are prepared with different recipes, which make them scrumptious. Prawns, lobsters and crabs are some other names that you can find on the menu here. A wide range of non-veg dishes is one of the main reasons that allures tourists from different regions. Seafood lovers never miss a chance to visit this wonderland to experience the world famous dishes in such a wide range. Amongst all these dishes, the crown for being most popular takes the famous Fish Curry.

Fish Curry

This is one of the main dishes that can be seen on the menu of almost every restaurant in the city. Prepared using grounded coconut, turmeric powder, ginger, pepperco
s, cumin seeds, red chillies, coriander seeds and petals of the 'Kokum solam', this is a lip-smacking dish. Kokum fruit is famous for its medicinal values. Named as Ambot-Tik, this fish curry is popular for its delicious taste and aromatic flavour. This is one of the favourite dishes of sea food lovers.