Gobi Manchurian Creates Stir In Goa After Council Bans Vendors From Selling Dish | Here's Why

Desi food fans have long loved gobi manchurian. However, Goa’s Mapusa has declared a 'war' against this dish. The Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC), last month, banned gobi manchurian stalls in Shree Bodgeshwar Zatra. The ban was implemented because of the unhygienic conditions in which this dish is cooked, the use of artificial colours, and even the use of washing powder and questionable sauces, reported the Times of India (TOI).

Mapusa in Goa banned the sale of gobi manchurian. (Shutterstock)

A senior food safety officer at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said to TOI that some vendors may put good quality sauces on display, but still use the ones that are unsafe for consumption. “They keep the quality sauce on display but use substandard ones for the preparation of gobi manchurian. They use some kind of powder in the flour and cornstarch in the batter so that after deep frying, the cauliflower florets remain crispy for a long time,” the officer told TOI.

The officer believes that food vendors also use reetha, which is used for washing clothes. He added, "Have you wondered why you pay ₹70-100 for one plate in restaurants and ₹30-40 in ‘zatras’?" (Also Read: ‘Biryani chai’ recipe goes viral, you may have had it too)