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 Goa Carnival History - Goa
carnival is today a celebration and symbol of Goa culture
which attracts tourists from India as well as abroad.
The Customs of Goa Carnival is meant to be a feasting-drinking-merrymaking
orgy just before the strict 40 days of Lent.
Feasting in Goa carnival comprises mainly of non- vegetarian
dishes. The foods laid out are majestic and grand and highly
tempting. The main course of the meal mainly consists of seafood,
pork and chicken. The indisputable Portuguese influence can
be seen in the dishes of caldeirada, racheiado and cabidela.
Pork is a must for any festive occasion in Goa and the most
legendary preparation is the vindaloo.
Customs of Goa Carnival - Pork Vindaloo is a spicy concoction with plenty of red chilies,
garlic, cooked with chunks of pork, Goa vinegar, hard palm
jaggery, and is best enjoyed with plain boiled rice. Another
mouth-watering delicacy made of pork is the sarpotel. A curry
with thick gravy to the layman, this exotic concoction comprises
boneless pork, liver, heart, kidneys, red chilies, cinnamon,
cloves bathed in tangy toddy vinegar, which is needed to balance
the strong taste of pig’s blood: another traditional
ingredient of this revered dish. The most renowned Goan sweet
meat is the many layered be Inca.
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