Hello everyone,
Welcome back to another issue of Yesterday’s Curry newsletter - thank you so much for reading and for your continued support! For those of you who are new here, my name is Emma and I am a half Goan, half Irish chef, cookery teacher, spice business owner and food writer based in London. This newsletter is all about Goan cooking and my journey to learn the cuisine of my Goan heritage.
I set up this newsletter in March 2021, right in the middle of the haze of endless lockdowns. Learning about Goan cuisine has been a fascinating and hugely enjoyable way to spend the couple of years since I qualified as a chef, but doing so from London has had its obvious limitations. Using family memories and scribbled down recipes as a starting point, I joined facebook groups, spent hours on youtube, tracked down self published Goan cookbooks from decades past and connected with hundreds of Goans via the magic of the internet. Using all the sources at my disposal, I have dedicated a huge amount of the past 2 years to immersing myself in Goan cuisine from my South London kitchen, waiting patiently for the coast to be clear to travel safely, and the time has now come!
In exactly 2 weeks I will finally be making my research trip to Goa to experience the cuisine properly, and thoroughly. I’ve accumulated a large readership (thank you!) on this newsletter and would love to meet many of you and receive any input on who I should be meeting, and where I should be eating during my stay in Goa.
I am looking to connect with local expert home cooks from all areas, experience the diversity of regional and village cuisines, try the best traditional restaurants and partake in unique food experiences. If any of you are involved in the Goan food scene or have a suggestion, I will be around on the following dates:
17th-23rd January - PANJIM
23rd - 29th January - BENAULIM
29th-31st January - PALOMEM
I can be reached on any of the following platforms:
Email: emmadinizryan@gmail.com
Instagram: emmadinizryan
Tiktok: yesterdayscurry
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/yesterdayscurry
I can’t wait to finally visit Goa and hopefully meet some of you! Don’t forget to follow me on social media as I will be filming the entire trip and hopefully live streaming a lot of my food experiences on instagram and tiktok.
Until the 17th!
Emma x