Goa > Cuisine

The idyllic Goan life is as dependent on eating and drinking as the afternoon siesta. The local choice of drink is Feni, distilled from cashew or coconut pulp. I would recommend the cashew feni, which tastes wonderful. Experiment with it as a cocktail base. It blends itself to a great many interesting combinations.

Goan food is an interesting blend of the Indian and the Portuguese. It is basically konkan, curry and chilly based, with plenty of cokum and coconut milk. Curries are given portuguese names like balchao, apa ade baweoro, fish balchao, mutton xacuti and reachardo. A ‘must have’ is the spicy goan sausage and the delicious ‘bebinca’, a coconut milk delicacy. The cuisine is basically ‘non vegetarian’ and spicy, though mild and vegetarian dishes abound. Most shacks on the beach will ask you how spicy you want your food to be and there are several options for the not so adventurous. Just ask for the kind of food you want, Goa has it all - from juices and salads to wonderful spreads at five star hotels.

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