A wise man once said there is no better way of getting a sense of a regions cuisine ,its people and customs than by visiting a local market......
Its possibly the first thing I do when I travel.....make a list of all the local markets I want to visit....infact I plan entire holidays around markets and the food I will eat :))
So here are some pictures to walk you through a local Goan market....not the tourist-y kinds but the authentic kind where the local Goan home maker would go shop for weekly supplies of fish,fruit,fiery red chillies, potent and aromatic spices , fresh warm poi bread, dried fish, souring agents like kokum and tamarind, home made goan pork sausages and other fantastic produce .....
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Its possibly the first thing I do when I travel.....make a list of all the local markets I want to visit....infact I plan entire holidays around markets and the food I will eat :))
So here are some pictures to walk you through a local Goan market....not the tourist-y kinds but the authentic kind where the local Goan home maker would go shop for weekly supplies of fish,fruit,fiery red chillies, potent and aromatic spices , fresh warm poi bread, dried fish, souring agents like kokum and tamarind, home made goan pork sausages and other fantastic produce .....
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| Home made Goan Prok sausages |
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| Home made Goan Prok sausages |
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| Fiery Goan Chilies |
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| Garlic on steroids! :) |
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| Konkani lady selling souring agents tamarind and Kokum both integral to the curries of Goa |
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| Konkani lady selling souring agents tamarind and Kokum both integral to the curries of Goa |
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| Biscuits .... I love the old style glass jars |
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| Pots & pans |
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| Sea salt |
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| Sukhat prawns....dry prawns |
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| Aunty Rose and her wonderful stall selling everything you need in your Goan pantry |
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| Aunty Rose with her famous Rechado paste |
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| Warm Poi.....traditional Goan bread |
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| All under the watchful eye of the Lord |
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| All under the watchful eye of the Lord |
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| Quills of Cinnamon |
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| Variants of rice |
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| Jasmine to adorn the hair |
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| Taking a break after shopping? |
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| Love the bangles and the flowers in her hair! Had a lovely chat even though we dint have a common language....just some gestures and a lot of smiling :) |
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| Sisters at work |
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| More fiery chilly |
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| And its a wrap.....its time for LUNCH :)) |
Aditi, terrific pictures...Its so true that you have to visit the local markets to get the essence of the place.... i do that with homestays... prefer that to hotels anyday when i travel :) I love all the pictures, Loved the old buiscuit jars,red chillies... Aunty Rose looks too kind..Whats a Rechado paste?. Caption : "Hello, Poi's khatam...and the galla is full "..LOL...
ReplyDeleteI didn't know there are so many variants of rice... only knew about the white, brown and red...
By the way, love the "taking a break with a bidi " pic...LOL...
Hi Gauri Thank-you for stopping by and leaving such a sweet comment! I love the taking a break pic too...:))
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