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Upper House

This was a great meal, but not the best we had in Goa (see below, Sher-E-Punjab). The menu featured local cuisine, which meant a lot of spices and seafood. Yum! We had the crab xec xec (in a roasted-coconut gravy), pork vindaloo and mixed vegetable xacuti. In true Indian fashion (well, sometimes. You’ll see.), you […]

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Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Panjim

Some church! The Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is an enormous white wedding cake of a church smack in the middle of town. It was built in 1540, back when Panjim was a sleepy fishing village and the first port of call for Portugese sailors, who would then worship here after a […]

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Locals Lined Up at the Dessert Counter

Sher-E-Punjab

Okay, okay – THIS was the best food we ate in India. It was, of course, a total dive. The menus were laminated, the air-conditioned tables were sectioned off and it was consistently busy with locals. The menu featured spicy Punjabi dishes as well as miscellaneous Chinese entrees. We thoroughly enjoyed the Paneer Tikka and […]

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