A seat at the table: Christmas in Goa
6 years, 3 months ago

A seat at the table: Christmas in Goa

The Hindu  

Laveena Dias, a homemaker from Caranzalem, remembers how, as a child, she used to love making kulkuls — the shell-like, golden sweet that is every Goan’s kid’s favourite Christmas sweet. “I know it’s easy to buy the readymade moulds, but having all three of them sitting by my side, their tiny hands shaping the edible creations — that’s what Christmas is all about — family, you know?” When I moved to Goa from Pune 10 years ago to do my post-graduate studies at the Goa Medical College, I thought Christmas in the state would be a lavish and boisterous affair, with the revelry spilling on to the streets. Following the sorpotel My friend Sonali Furtado, from Cuncolien, makes at least seven kilograms of pork sorpotel at least 20 days in advance, serving it with sannas and vindaloo at the family Christmas lunch, while her sister-in-law pitches in with her famed dodol. While Christmas in Goa is mostly a family affair, some options if you are visiting and want to dive into the culinary landscape: The Figueiredo Mansion in Loutolim and the Palácio do Deão in Quepem serve a traditional Goan Portuguese meal featuring dishes such as pork pie, stuffed squid, and fish curry.

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