Planning a trip to Goa? Check out where Andrew went and what he ate to get some great ideas.
Mapusa
Mapusa Market -- Andrew begins his adventure in the market to discover the raw materials of Goan cuisine. He eats passion fruit, pickled mango, bora berry and chouricos, pig organs and pig fat, rubbed with hot spices and stuffed insided pig guts. Andrew also eats mackerel pickle, which is mackerel fish soaked in vinegar and spices for 4-5 weeks.
Location: Mapusa is located in North Goa, 13 km north of Panaji.
Panaji
Hospedaria Venite -- Andrew heads to a small hotel restaurant in search of one of the most famous & hottest curries in all of India. Andrew samples hilsa fish roe and vindaloo, a curry made from vegetables, cloves, cumin, and cinnamon, soaked in vinegar with tomatoes, and laced with red hot peppers.
Location: The Hospedaria Venite is in the Hotel Venite, on 31 January Road, Panaji, Goa, India
Phone: 0091 832 425 537
Mum's Kitchen -- Andrew's next stop is a local restaurant dedicated to making foods the old fashioned Goanese way. Chicken xacuiti, a tasty dish Andrew samples, is chicken marinated in a masala of curry leaves, cumin, coconut and red chilies. He also tastes Bombay duck, lizard fish fried and eaten whole.
Address: 854, Martins Building, D.B. street, Panjim-Miramar road, Goa - 403 001
Phone: +91 9326 100873
Email: info@mumskitchengoa.com
Arambol Beach
The coastline in Goa has about two dozen beaches where you can swim, sunbathe, and of course, eat! Andrew heads to an unspoiled piece of coastline where restaurants are often just a shack with a couple of propane burners and a coal grill. At Arambol Beach, Andrew eats king prawns and pomfret fish.
Location: Arambol Beach is located a few kilometers from the city of Mapusa within the Pernem administrative region of northern Goa.
Calangute Beach
When you get to the beaches close to bigger cities, there are more varieties of food to try. At Calangute Beach they're cooking with Tandoori ovens instead of coal grills. Andrew samples fried mackerel, tandori baked bread, a chickpea sandwich, deep-fried chili fritters golgappa, wheat puffs filled with chickpeas.
Location: Calangute Beach is nine miles north of the Goan capital, Panaji.
Ponda
Sahakari Spice Farm -- Andrew visits a spice farm in Goa to learn about the gastronomic and healing properties of Indian spices.
Location: Post Box No. 31, Ponda belgaum Highway, Curti, Ponda, Goa, India
Phone: 91-832-2312394
Email: info@healthandayurveda.com
Saligao
Ayurvedic Natural Health Center -- Andrew gets a lesson in balancing mind and body by practicing yoga, eating well-balanced meals, and undergoing special purification treatments. Andrew drinks a herbal beverage made with cow's urine and eats mushroom and lentil curry, potatoes, rice and a pickled mango sauce.
Location: Ayurvedic Natural Health Centre Pvt. Ltd., Chogm Road, Saligao, Calangute, Goa, India
Phone: +91-832-2409275/2409036/2409127 or +91-832-2409127
Fax: +91-832-2409127
Email: info@healthandayurveda.com
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