Of Curries & Caricatures

Partake Goa's culinary & cartooning legacy

Beyond the beaches, Goa’s illustrated history has left behind a rich culinary legacy and a smattering of ruins and forts. Explore the Panjim local market – a bustling centre with numerous vegetable, fruit and fish vendors and select fresh ingredients for your Prawn Curry Rice experience. Then head to the Reis Magos Fort, located in the Neral village overlooking the Mandovi river and Panjim city is one such interesting vestige of the past. Once a defense fortress, Reis Magos was also used as a jail and hospital before being restored to its present-day avatar – as a repository of Goan history and a space for education and outreach. The Reis Magos fort also hosts a year-long exhibition of Mario Miranda, a Goan caricaturist who delightfully depicts colonial life through his comic strips. His comical yet astute observations and commentaries on Goan life and quirks, as also his classic illustrations of cities like New York and Paris, among others, make the Reis Magos a must-visit for tourists. End the morning at a local home, learning the coconut-rich recipe of Goa’s inimitable prawn curry rice, followed by a lip-smacking lunch.