vindaloo
Fiery Indian dish
Vindaloo is a fiercely spicy curry dish, originally from Goa in western India.
The name comes from Portuguese words for wine and garlic, reflecting Goa's colonial history.
Vindaloo typically features meat—often pork or lamb—in a sauce of chilies, vinegar, and aromatic spices.
It became a staple of British curry houses, where ordering vindaloo signals a taste for serious heat: I'll have the vindaloo if it's actually hot.
Pig as food
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- lambJuvenile sheep
- marinadeSeasoned steeping liquid
- vinegarAcidic cooking liquid
garlic · chili · cumin · coriander · turmeric · fenugreek · cardamom · tamarind
Intensely hot or passionate
- pepperyHaving sharp, hot flavor
- pungentSharply strong-smelling
- chiliCapsicum pod or stew
- capsaicinChili heat compound
cayenne · hot · burning · intense · kick · heat · Scoville · red
Sharp, biting taste
- vinegarAcidic cooking liquid
- tamarindTangy-podded tropical tree
- acidicBelow neutral pH
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
tart · piquant · bracing · wine · palm · fermented · pickled · zesty
Coastal Indian state
- coastalOf the shoreline
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- colonialOf occupied territories
- fusionJoining into unity
cashew · pork · Christianity · toddy
pork
Pig as food
vinegar · garlic · chili · cumin · coriander · turmeric · fenugreek · cardamom · tamarind · ginger
fiery
Intensely hot or passionate
capsaicin · cayenne · hot · burning · intense · kick · heat · Scoville · red · pepper
sour
Sharp, biting taste
sharp · tart · piquant · bracing · wine · palm · fermented · pickled · zesty
Goa
Coastal Indian state
- coastalOf the shoreline
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- colonialOf occupied territories
fusion · cashew · pork · Christianity · toddy
curry
Aromatic South Asian dish
samosa · tandoori · tikka · paneer · korma · madras · dosa · pakora · roti · biryani
Lisbon
Portugal's largest city
garlic · colonial · trade · spice · route · Vasco · da · pickling · preservation · Iberian
- South AsiaIndia, Indian states, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Hindustan
- curriescurry, green curry, red curry, yellow curry, chicken curry
- spicy foodscayenne, jalfrezi, chili pepper, chili peppers, habanero
- stewsbeef stew, lamb stew, chicken stew, vegetable stew, ragout
- Curry dishescurry, korma, balti, jalfrezi, chicken tikka masala
- Indian fooddal, rice, roti, naan, biryani
vindalookorma
Mild, creamy braised dish
tikka masala · butter chicken · mild · makhani · plain rice
vindaloobland
Lacking distinctive qualities
mild · subtle · delicate · plain · unseasoned
vindalooplain rice
Unseasoned cooked grain
boiled potatoes · bland food · gruel · toast · oatmeal
- pork vindalooSpicy Indian curry with pig