For four and a half centuries, Goa was Portugal’s capital in the East. Its churches, painted houses and food still carry both worlds.
Portuguese · 1510–1961
a kitchen of two worlds.
Goa's churches, mansions and kitchens
What they left behind
Monument
The baroque churches of Old Goa and the Latin quarter of Fontainhas.
Food
Vindaloo, sorpotel and bebinca, born where Portuguese and Konkani kitchens met.
Craft
Hand-painted azulejo tiles.
Music
The mando, Goa's songs of love and longing.
By invitation
Lunch in a centuries-old Goan mansion, hosted by the family who still lives there.
Your Saint: a historian of Portuguese Goa
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