Goa’s Pork Vindaloo Is On The 50 Best Pork Dishes In The World List

Goan cuisine is dominated by flavours and spices as it sits on the west coast of the Arabian Sea. Their staple food items include rice, pork, coconut, fish, kokum, and meat. Talking about their staple food items, have you ever tried Goan Pork Vindaloo? It’s a pork preparation made using vinegar and garlic as the main ingredients. If you haven’t, you surely have missed out on a gem if you love pork. 

About Goan Pork Vindaloo

TasteAtlas has come up with a list of the 50 best pork dishes in the world. They have actually curated a list of the best pork dishes that one can taste across the globe. The list of 50 dishes has one Indian pork dish on it, and the name is not at all a surprise. 

It’s Vindaloo! Yes, Goan Pork Vindaloo. This authentic Goan pork dish holds the 19th rank and makes us super proud. ‘Vin’ stands for vinegar and ‘ahlo’ stands for garlic in Portuguese, giving the dish its name as Vindahlo. But as the dish has potatoes in it, people began calling it Vindaloo. 

This dish has pork, garlic, vinegar, onions, potatoes, chilies, and other spices. The masala for the dish is prepared using chillies and other ingredients and then mixed with vinegar and meat. This is then stored overnight and fried with onions and other herbs. 

 

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Check Out The 50 Best Pork Dishes

According to the list, the best pork dish in the world is Carnitas. Carnitas is a flavorful Mexican pork dish. It originates from Mexico’s Michoacan state. The pork’s front section and shoulders are generally used to prepare this dish. The meat is braised, slow-cooked, or roasted while making this dish. It is often served in tortillas with fresh veggies, salsa, beans, and more. 

 Here is the list of the top 50!

1. Carnitas
2. Pernil
3. Cochinita pibil
4. Siu yuk
5. Lechona
6. Carne de porco à Alentejana 
7. Samgyeopsal
8. Katsudon
9. Char siu
10. Hong shao rou
11. Tang cu pai gu
12. Bún chả
13. Dōngpo rou
14. St. Louis-Style Ribs
15. Tonkatsu
16. Pulled pork
17. Lechon
18. Porchetta
19. Vindaloo
20. Huí guō rou
21. Fritada
22. Lechon kawali
23. Bicol express
24. Leitão da bairrada
25. Pomana porcului
26. Gournopoula
27. Chashu
28. Sisig
29. Schweinebraten
30. Kotlet schabowy
31. Schweinshaxe
32. Spanferkel
33. Bossam
34. Apáki
35. Schäufele
36. Jeyuk bokkeum
37. Poc chuc
38. Su porceddu
39. Eisbein
40. Vepřo knedlo zelo
41. Jing jiang rou si
42. Khao kha mu
43. Dwaeji galbi
44. Kalua pig
45. Porchetta di Ariccia
46. Porchetta Umbra
47. Gu lao rou
48. Lu rou fan
49. Butadon
50. Schwenkbraten

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