A few standard parameters define a good holiday and food is one of them. Whether you go for a tropical coastal holiday in Goa or go on a hill station Darjeeling tour, you must make it a point to taste foods which are native to the place. Variety for the palette is always as delightful as the variety for your eyes.
Goa, being a coastal destination, is rich in sea food delicacies. Goan dishes have five major ingredients – coconut milk, spices, seafood, tamarind paste and rice. Kokum is another typical ingredient in most of the non vegetarian and in some of the vegetarian dishes. Among seafood, common ones are kingfish, pompret, shark, mackerel and tuna. Shells and mollusks such as crabs, prawns, lobsters, tiger prawns, mussels and squid are also widely used in Goan dishes. Fish curry prepared with coconut milk is the favorite. You can eat a variety of fish curries and all of them are very enjoyable. Vegetarians extensively use pumpkins, bamboo roots, lentils and a range of vegetables. These dishes have less oil, low spice and use very little garlic and onions. Feni is the local drink here and a fine accompaniment with steaming rice and fish curry. Portugal influence is obvious in many dishes.
Darjeeling cuisine is a world apart from Goa food. The cuisine is majorly influenced by Tibetan culture. Momos, the stuffed and steamed non vegetarian dumplings are the most popular here. Rotis made of rice dough are also much loved. Thupka is a traditional vegetarian noodle soup. Chang, the local beer, is very unique and you must sample it.
Goa, being a coastal destination, is rich in sea food delicacies. Goan dishes have five major ingredients – coconut milk, spices, seafood, tamarind paste and rice. Kokum is another typical ingredient in most of the non vegetarian and in some of the vegetarian dishes. Among seafood, common ones are kingfish, pompret, shark, mackerel and tuna. Shells and mollusks such as crabs, prawns, lobsters, tiger prawns, mussels and squid are also widely used in Goan dishes. Fish curry prepared with coconut milk is the favorite. You can eat a variety of fish curries and all of them are very enjoyable. Vegetarians extensively use pumpkins, bamboo roots, lentils and a range of vegetables. These dishes have less oil, low spice and use very little garlic and onions. Feni is the local drink here and a fine accompaniment with steaming rice and fish curry. Portugal influence is obvious in many dishes.
Darjeeling cuisine is a world apart from Goa food. The cuisine is majorly influenced by Tibetan culture. Momos, the stuffed and steamed non vegetarian dumplings are the most popular here. Rotis made of rice dough are also much loved. Thupka is a traditional vegetarian noodle soup. Chang, the local beer, is very unique and you must sample it.
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