कोंकाण मेवा (KOKAN MEVA)

The traditional crops of the Konkan region, the West coast of Maharashtra, are coconuts, mangoes, cashews, rice and a variety of pulses. The region also grows a great quantity of kokum, a sweet-sour fruit.Fish is available in vast varieties and seafood is in abundant supply. All these ingredients find place in the traditional and exotic Konkani food. Be it the mild, naturally fragrant vegetable mixture served with local papads, or a spicy-hot fish and meat curry with a coconut milk base, Konkani food is a gourmet's dream come true.Fruits from the Konkan sea belt such as jamuns(जांभुळ), aonla(आवळा), chickooGoan participation is through the Directorate of Agriculture which exhibits a range of fruits from aonla to zizypus rugosa including the jack of all fruits and the mother of all mangoes. Most of the 35 Goan mango varieties are also on display.Six dozen varieties of mango, a dozen varieties of cashewapples (काजू), chikoos, guavas(पेरू), jamuns(जांभुळ), kokum, mangosteen(कोकम),velvet apples(चिकू), custard apples(सिताफळ), sour sops, carissa(kantam), zizyphus (churna), jackfruit(फणस), pumelo(पपनस) and grapefruit