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Market Watch in Goa – Old-time markets
In the early years, when the winds of rampant commercialisation had still not swept across Goa, the most buzzing hubs of economic activity were the weekly bazaars which were held in most towns. Of all the weekly markets, which were named by the day of the week assigned to a particular town, only a few manage to draw crowds today.
The most popular weekly market is the Friday Market which is held in Mapusa. For generations gone by, the Friday market was synonymous with village produce, which was brought to the market square from all over North Goa for trade. Today, the Friday market, is spread over the entire market expanse, located behind the Mapusa bus-stop. It is a great place to buy trinkets or mock antiques, if you are a tourist. The line of vendors seated near the row of meat shops are known to sell fresh palm toddy, which is a great mild-fermented sap which is tapped from a coconut stem and is refreshing in Goa’s high humidity prone summers.
Mapusa market is also known for a variety of dried fish, which Goans prefer to stock during the rainy season, when fish supply dries up considerably. There’s dried mackerels, bombay ducks, prawns among others, which are cut cleaned, salted and dried so that they last the season. Brown rice, which has virtually been edged out of the Goan palate by the polished refined variety, is also sold by farmers, who make a trip to town to sell the cheap, organic product, which is known for a high fibre content.
If you are in Mapusa and it's Port wine you are looking for, check out the Pedro Vincent Vaz store . PVV has been in the business of selling a wide range of port wines, including a brand of their own for years now. The Vazs have been a trusted name in the business for three generations.
The Wednesday market, which is one of the other few surviving markets is hosted at Siolim and is known most for its freshly slaughtered pork meat, which is sold by vendors seated at the football ground end. Nearly half a lakh tourists throng the Anjuna flea market, which is held every Wednesday, except during the rainy season, when tourism
numbers plummet drastically. The Anjuna flea market has evolved from a small informal trading point for ash-strapped foreigners selling foreign products, including cigarettes, electronic goods and even books before they headed back to the country they came from. Today, the Anjuna flea market is a hub of prolific activity with leather goods, German bakeries, exotic clothes, fire-eaters, all trying to make a quick tourism buck.
Goa is well known for its pork preparations, be it pork vindaloo, sorpotel or hadd mass. But without doubt, one of Goa’s most popular meat exports is the humble sausage or choris as it is locally called.
The old market in Margao is renowned for the sausages, especially the mixture of herbs that come with it. The content of the sausages includes spiced pork meat, which is pickled and the stuffed in dried cattle intestines, which are strung together into one meaty necklace.
The most popular weekly market is the Friday Market which is held in Mapusa. For generations gone by, the Friday market was synonymous with village produce, which was brought to the market square from all over North Goa for trade. Today, the Friday market, is spread over the entire market expanse, located behind the Mapusa bus-stop. It is a great place to buy trinkets or mock antiques, if you are a tourist. The line of vendors seated near the row of meat shops are known to sell fresh palm toddy, which is a great mild-fermented sap which is tapped from a coconut stem and is refreshing in Goa’s high humidity prone summers.
Mapusa market is also known for a variety of dried fish, which Goans prefer to stock during the rainy season, when fish supply dries up considerably. There’s dried mackerels, bombay ducks, prawns among others, which are cut cleaned, salted and dried so that they last the season. Brown rice, which has virtually been edged out of the Goan palate by the polished refined variety, is also sold by farmers, who make a trip to town to sell the cheap, organic product, which is known for a high fibre content.
If you are in Mapusa and it's Port wine you are looking for, check out the Pedro Vincent Vaz store . PVV has been in the business of selling a wide range of port wines, including a brand of their own for years now. The Vazs have been a trusted name in the business for three generations.
The Wednesday market, which is one of the other few surviving markets is hosted at Siolim and is known most for its freshly slaughtered pork meat, which is sold by vendors seated at the football ground end. Nearly half a lakh tourists throng the Anjuna flea market, which is held every Wednesday, except during the rainy season, when tourism
numbers plummet drastically. The Anjuna flea market has evolved from a small informal trading point for ash-strapped foreigners selling foreign products, including cigarettes, electronic goods and even books before they headed back to the country they came from. Today, the Anjuna flea market is a hub of prolific activity with leather goods, German bakeries, exotic clothes, fire-eaters, all trying to make a quick tourism buck.
Goa is well known for its pork preparations, be it pork vindaloo, sorpotel or hadd mass. But without doubt, one of Goa’s most popular meat exports is the humble sausage or choris as it is locally called.
The old market in Margao is renowned for the sausages, especially the mixture of herbs that come with it. The content of the sausages includes spiced pork meat, which is pickled and the stuffed in dried cattle intestines, which are strung together into one meaty necklace.
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