Some of the most popular Goan Dish

If you always wanted to know about Goan dishes and main ingredients; then you are reading the right blog- 

Goan cuisine is extremely popular and the spices and flavors used in the food are absolutely amazing. Seafood forms the staple diet of the Goan cuisine and no meal is complete without fish. Rice and fish are undoubtedly the staple food and some of the most common varieties of fish used include tuna and pomfret. Some of the varieties of shellfish that one can enjoy are crabs, prawns, lobster, and squid.

Goan Hindu dishes use a lot of vegetables, pumpkins, lentils, bamboo shoots, roots etc. Coconut oil plays its part in preparing most of the dishes.  Goan Catholic cuisine is seafood based and a lot of spices are used in it. Some of the popular Goan dishes include fish curry and rice, fried fish or fish biryani, bhaji or shak made from vegetables, tondak made out of beans. Seafood, chicken, beef and pork dishes are quite popular and some of the well-known dishes include balchao, cafreal, xacuti, sanna, vindaloo and croquettes.

Chilies are used extensively in Goan dishes and most of the dishes are extremely spicy. The Goan bread called pao is also quite popular usually eaten for breakfast along with some kind of Goan curry. Lunch and dinner usually comprise of fish and rice or those who are vegetarian can consume lots of lentils, different types of vegetable preparation and rice. A lot of dried fish is also consumed along with fish curry and rice. Vegetarian food is also easily available and strict vegetarians can enjoy vegetable stews that are flavored with coconut, herbs and chilly.

Where desserts are concerned, one of the most popular items is undoubtedly babinka, which is a kind of pudding prepared from coconut oil, sugar and egg yolks. A variation of this pudding is called batica, which is served warm and dodol usually prepared during Christmas. Though it may come as a surprise, lassi is extremely popular in Goa, which is a drink prepared from water and curd and is flavored with sugar to make it sweet lassi or salt to give a salty flavor.

Goan dishes are truly delectable and when visiting Goa, you should try to taste all the delicious delicacies that this amazing place has to offer. Goa food is sure to please even the most discerning travelers in the world.