Vindaloo
| File:Vindalho.jpg Pork vindaloo, served in a Goan-style Indian restaurant, 2006 | |
| Alternative names | Vindalho |
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| Type | Curry |
| Course | Main course |
| Place of origin | India |
| Region or state | Goa |
| Main ingredients | Pork, vinegar, spices, chili peppers |
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Vindaloo is a curry dish known globally in its British-Indian form as a staple of curry houses and Indian restaurants, specifically a fiery, spicy dish. Vindaloo's name derives from the quite different Portuguese Goan dish carne de vinha d'alhos (meat with garlic vinegar).[1][2] The Goan recipe is a mildly spiced pork dish.
Mildly-spiced Portuguese Goan dish
[edit | edit source]A standard element of Goan cuisine derived from the Portuguese carne de vinha d'alhos (meat in wine and garlic marinade; literally "meat of wine of garlic"[3]), vindalho or vindaloo is a dish of pork marinated in vinegar and garlic.[4][5][6] This was adapted by the local Goan cooks with the substitution of palm vinegar for the wine, and the addition of spices, evolving into the localized "vindaloo".[7] Traditional Goan vindalho does not include potatoes; some Indian versions do include them due to the confusion with the Hindi आलू aloo, "potato".[8][9]
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Pork vindalho, served in Lisbon, Portugal, in a Goan-style Indian restaurant, 2011
Fiery British dish
[edit | edit source]The British version of vindaloo calls for the meat to be marinated in vinegar, sugar, fresh ginger and spices, then cooked with more spices.[5] According to the food writer Pat Chapman, vindaloo served in British restaurants differs from the original vindaloo dish; it is simply a version of the standard medium spicy (Madras) restaurant curry with the addition of vinegar, potatoes and plenty of chili peppers.[10] The British version became widespread with the creation of more Indian restaurants in Britain in the 1970s.[11] The name "vindaloo" was effectively redefined to mean "a very hot curry".[12] Vindaloo has indeed featured in "challenge" competitions to see who can eat such a hot curry.[13]
Vindaloo was introduced to Hong Kong when it was a British colony. In 2020 the food and beverage manager of the Aberdeen Boat Club, Hong Kong described vindaloo as one of the institution's most commonly ordered dishes.[11]
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Prawn vindaloo with rice, Germany, 2021
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Lamb vindaloo served in Helsinki, Finland, 2011
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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Sources
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Vindaloo at The Foods of England
