6 Delicious Food Of Goa You Must Try

Goa is known for its climate as well as for its unique style of food, flavors, and spices. The most famous food of Goa’s people is rice and fish curry.

Before 1961, Goa was a Portuguese colony, that’s why Goa’s food is highly influenced by Portuguese.Coconut, rice, fish, pork, meat, kokum are common ingredients in every dish of the Goa cuisine. Goa people have a tradition of distributing food among neighbors, especially during festivals or occasions.

Here is the list of 6 delicious food of Goa that you must try when you visit Goa.

# Goan Fish Curry

Goan Fish Curry is the traditional dish of Goa and is also known as XittCoddi in Konkani. This dish can be cooked using different fishes, but mackerel is one of the favorites, and the curry is of yellowish-red in color due to chili and turmeric. It is served with steamed rice.

# Shark Ambot Tik

Shark Ambot Tik is the sour and spicy curry. A combination of red chilies and kokum, mixed with tomatoes, onions, and masala powder is used to make sauce. Shark is the main ingredient of the dish, but sometimes fish can also be used at the place of shark.

# Chicken Xacuti

Chicken Xacuti is the most royal delicacy of Goan cuisine. Xacuti is a curry made with roasted and grated coconut, coconut milk, peri-peri chili, tomato, potato, pineapple, guava, cashews, and a drop of green, red, orange, all sort of colors. The vegetarian version of Xacuti is best to eat with staple rice and the traditional drink, Solkadi.

# Goan Pork Vindaloo

Goan Pork Vindaloo is a favorite dish all over Goa and also famous in England. Vindaloo is the combination of two Portuguese words that is “Vin” refers to vinegar, and “Ahlo” means garlic. This dish consists of pork, onions, chillies, garlic, vinegar, and local spices.

# Sorpotel

Sorpotel is the famous dish of Goa as well as Portuguese and Brazil too. This dish is a mixture of meat and offal in a spicy sauce that includes cinnamon, chili, and cloves.

# Feijoada

Feijoada is the dish given by Portuguese, but it has been experimented and spiced up with local herbs and ingredients of Goa. GoanFeijoada includes coconut milk, tamarind, and traditional pork and beans.