Nutmeg fruit, slit and explained to
us. This explanation can be seen in the Video below. Similarly many other
spices were explained to us at Sahakari Spice Farm:
VIDEO:
Sahakari Spice Farm is a 130 acres farm with a Goan Restaurant!
It is located at Ponda along Belgaum Highway in the State of Goa. The entry fee
includes Lunch Buffet consisting of best known Goan Food including Seafood and
Chicken and also North Indian spread and a Guided Tour in their 5 acre
especially grown dense Spice Farm with a variety of Spice plants and trees. This
tourist - 5 acre area appears like a dense forest with crisscrossing mud
pathways, water streams and bridges as you can see in the attached Video. As we
are guided amidst these trees; detailed explanation is given about the Spices,
their cultivation and medicinal values. Some of them are plucked to show us
their flavor and taste. To name a few of the common Spices grown here and shown
to us are Vanilla/Orchid Spice, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cardamom, Pepper, Cloves,
Chilli, Peri Peri , Turmeric, Ginger, Allspice, Curry leaves, Cashew and many
more. There is also a Store where some of these Spices and Cashew Nuts are sold
and even medicaments made from these Spices and Herbs are sold depending on a
person’s ailments or requirement. Out of the enormous area of 130 acres, 60
acres is exclusively devoted to the cultivation of Spices, Fruits, Medicinal
trees and Herbs.
It is a wonderful place for relaxation under the dense forest
cover amidst the aroma of a variety of genuine spices coming from the trees
grown around the farm. And the knowledge you gain in the guided tour is
immense. And as I mentioned before the sumptuous buffet lunch in the Restaurant
designed in a very rustic manner is very satisfying.
Most visitors to Goa visit this place as we have done. If you have
not yet seen this place, you must during your next visit to Goa, you will like
the place.
You may now see this Video filled with Spicy Greenery!...
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