" A perfect blend of East and west"
The best phrase to define this cuisine. Goa, is a tiny state on India’s western coast, it was a Portuguese colony for four centuries. The Portuguese came in as missionaries, traders and soldiers, “The story goes that to keep their soldiers back, they were promised a plot of land, marriage to a local woman and a pot of gold. After marriage, the local women had to
prepare Portuguese dishes but also added local ingredients in them, creating something new.” since they were also ruled by Muslim and Hindu Kingdoms for brief periods, all these influences created a different cuisine. Rice, coconut milk and fish, along with local spices, are the basic ingredients of Goan cuisine. Other main ingredients widely used in Goan cuisine are kokum, tamarind, red Goan chillies and cashews. Every Goan dish has four important elements: sweetness, sourness, spice and salt. A combination of all these four is a treat for your taste buds.
