Discover the variety of Goan cuisine with holidays in Goa

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If you love trying different foods when you go abroad, then people taking holidays in Goa India are in luck because it has a huge variety of cuisines to try.

Over the years, Goa has grown in popularity as a tourist hotspot due to its beautiful coastline and eclectic culture, allowing visitors to experience a different side to India.

One of the main reasons to head to the western area of the country is to try its food - a mixture of east-meets-west cuisines.

There is the chance to sample some authentic Indian meals and the staple dish is a plate of boiled rice with fish coconut curry. Indeed, seafood plays a big part in Goan meals due to its position on the shoreline of the Arabian Sea.

You can expect to find lots of fish-based curries, as well as more unique choices, such as shark and lobster.

Its rich history of different occupants has helped shape its cuisines and its dishes are influenced by flavours from all around the world as a result. The nation was controlled by the Portuguese for more than 450 years after it was occupied by Afonso de Albuquerque in 1510.

This is why you'll to recognise a lot of Portuguese flavours in its food, such as peri-peri sauces, the yellow Caldin curry, as well as other Mediterranean fare. You'll also be able to find traditions stemming from Portugal, for example eating in al fresco restaurants, big lunchtime meals followed by siestas, rich flavours created by smoking foods and the playing of Portuguese music during dinner.

Indian flavours also have a big influence over Goan food and curries, patties, rice dishes and sweets are inspired by the ingredients and cooking methods found in other parts of the country.

Indeed, guests staying in the area, such as in cheap accommodation in Goa, will be able to see the variety of vegetation that brings its food to life. Coconut trees fringe its beautiful golden beaches, there are many chilli plants to help create the heat of the dishes and its turquoise waters are home to the seafood that makes up the main diet for Goans.

As the area has become a haven for holidaymakers over the years, there is now a huge range of different restaurants to choose from during your stay in hotels in South Goa. Whether you fancy Mediterranean meals, Middle Eastern cuisines or Pan Asian dishes, there is likely to be an eatery that will cater to your needs.

This blend of cultures carries on after dinner has ended and you can finish the night off by dancing in a salsa bar, listening to some jazz music or enjoying traditional Goan live entertainment.

But the main night-time activity is most definitely sampling, tasting and enjoying the rich and intense flavours of the coastal town. And you have to make sure you save room for desert as sweets are also an important component to a traditional meal.

One famous desert is the Bebinca - a layered cake flavoured with coconut milk and nutmeg - which you must have during your stay.

There's so much food to try that you might need to extend your holiday just to sample all the different flavours. But even if you haven't got enough time to try all the tastes on offer, make sure you have a range of eastern and western foods to experience the broad variety of cuisines available in Goa.


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