Goa, the coastal paradise of India, is known throughout the world for the perfect combination of natural and cultural beauty. It is the land of fun, fish and feni that attracts dozens of tourists to this place from various parts of the world. Along with natural and cultural beauty, Goa is also famous for its cuisine.

The flavor and aromatic taste of Goan food and cuisine is relished all over the world. Goan cuisine is one of the highlights of Goan tourism. Tourists who come here from various parts of the world have an opportunity to enjoy lip smacking meals during their Goa Tour. Goan foods are the composite representation of Portuguese, Indian and Arabian tastes and flavors, making them indistinguishable from any other food and cuisine in the world.

Varieties of seafood are the key ingredients of Goan cuisine and Goan staples are rice and fish. The three basic necessities in Goan food are fish, curry and rice. The other delicacies of Goan foods include mackerel, shark, pomfret, tuna, crabs, lobster, squid, mussels, king prawns and tiger prawns.

The combination of various cooking styles and influences has given a unique flavor to Goan foods. Apart from rice, fish and coconut milk, the other key ingredient in Goan food is tamarind and kokum (a deep purple sour fruit). Goan dish ranges from prawns to sausages, chicken to beef and various vegetarian foods, each having its own unique tastes. Some of the popular gastronomic foods and cuisine of Goa are:

seafood

It is one of the most popular and famous Goan dishes known all over the world for its flavors. This lip-smacking cuisine is delicately prepared with various kinds of spices. Kingfish are the most common item used in seafood, but mackerel, doumer, pomfret, shark, and tuna are other commonly preferred seafood fish.

fish curry

This is another favorite Goan dish, known all over the world for its delicious flavors. Ambot-Tik is the most popular fish curry in Goa. The taste of this curry is sour and spicy, which tempts the tongue tips of visitors from all over the world.

reared fish

This is another popular Goan dish in which a fresh whole fish, usually mackerel or pomfret, is cut up and stuffed with spices. It is another of the most popular dishes eaten by dozens of tourists during their visit to this place.

Some of the other popular Goan foods and cuisine are pork, vindaloo pork, sorpotel, chouricos (goan spicy sausages), cafreal chicken, xacuti chicken, sweets, bebinca, dodol.