Famous Food In Goa

Are you searching for the tasty and popular food in Goa? What’s better than seafood in Goa? If you looking out for what to try new from the plethora of seafood that Goa has a few suggestions to make it cooler for you.

1. Goa Fish Curry

Also known as Xitt Codi in Goa, this is one of the most popular food and a part of the staple diet of the Goa people. You can’t beat the mixture of Goa Fish Curry and rice cooked on every little event in the kitchens of Goa. The Fish Curry is ready from the marinated pomfret fish added to the spicy curry. The curry is cooked after hours of cooking of several Indian spices that contain coconut, garlic, ginger, Kashmiri chilies, methi, and raw mango to add the tangy flavor to the curry.

2. Pork Vindaloo

 Adding to popular dishes to eat in Goa is ‘Pork Vindaloo’. A variation from the famous food in goa is seafood, pork vindaloo is a spicy dish made from the variation of Indian spices. The name of the dish has been resulting from its two main ingredients ‘Vin’ which means vinegar and ‘ahlo’ means garlic. The vinegar is added to give pork and curry the tangy taste and garlic makes most of its curry along with coconut, cumin, red chilies. It is a famous dish in goa.

3. Sanna

Sanna is Goa’s very own healthy bread which is eaten mostly with curry dishes. When ordering a curry dish in Goa make sure you complement it with Sanna to enjoy a completely authentic Goa meal. It is made of rice and coconut which is fermented and steamed which makes it completely healthy. It is very popular in Goa

4. Fonna Kadi

One of the famous food in goa is the north Indian dish of Kadi is one of your preferred dishes then you will definitely like this Goa variant of Kadi. Fonna kadi ready from the coconut milk in place of the buttermilk that is used in North India. The kokum fruit is additionally added to it to give it a different Goa touch. It is garnished with mustard seeds and coriander leaves and is best-loved with rice.

5. Rava fried fish

Rava fried fish is an easily prepared side snack best served with beer as starters. It is cooked with the fillets covered in the spiced mixture of rava. The coat is ready from rava and garlic, red chilies, turmeric, and salt are added to it for flavors. The fillets are covered in the paste and fried.

6. Chicken Xacuti

If you want to love the chicken in a completely new taste, then I don’t see why you shouldn’t skip the butter chicken taste buds and try the spicy Goan delicacy of Chicken Xacuti. The curry is ready from a variety of Indian flavors with the addition of poppy seeds, coconut, and dried red chilies. The chicken is prepared in the curry till it absorbs the goodness of each spiced added to this curry. The dish is a perfect mixture of spicy and bland mix of food.

7. Chicken Cafreal

Chicken Cafreal is originally a Portuguese dish and is mostly cooked in a household where Portuguese culture is still practiced. The curry of this dish is extremely tangy prepared from a variety of spices, vinegar, and rum. The chicken is marinated in spicy paste and vinegar and rum are further added to give it a soft and tender taste. The curry can be prepared at home but the pre-cooked cafreal masala powder can easily be found in the markets to prepare this finger-licking chicken dish. It is the most popular non-veg food of goa,

8. Bebinca

We all have a space for the dessert no matter how much we ate for dinner. And when it is the delicious Bebinca cake who can turn it down? It is prepared from jaggery which is the principal ingredient of this dessert along with the coconut milk. This dish was brought to Goa by Portuguese but Indians made it even better by adding their own ups and downs. The seven layers of the cake are prepared from seven varied ingredients making it the most famous sweet dish to eat in Goa.

9. Prawn Balchao

Prawn Balchao is a very popular dish in goa. It is a prawn pickle made with dried prawns. The spicy pickle dish ready from the variation of Goa spices and added with preservatives to keep it edible for a long time. Prawn Balchao is one of the most well-known and different seafood delicacies to try in Goa. You can love your dried prawns with bread or Indian roti’s for a delightful and complete meal.

10. Goa Squid Fry

The fried Goa squids are simply the best to complement a glass of chilled beer. Squids are amongst the most consumed seafood in Goa and this snack will tell you why. The soft and spongy squids are fried to provide it with the crisp and crunchy taste. The medley of spices and vegetables added to it to provide it with the taste that will get you going over the Goa food.