On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 8:11 PM, Mervyn Lobo <[email protected]> wrote: In addition to the menu offered by the banquet hall, all 'Village Feasts' I have attended have at least one Goan dish, usually sorpotel (and at times sanna's).
My comments: Total bunkum. Any Goanetter living in Toronto (except Mervyn) knows his observation is balderdash. For those Netters not in Canada I may mention: Weddings in the Greater Toronto Area are generally held in banquet halls owned by Italians. Goan village functions are held in halls owned mostly by Punjabis and Sri Lankans. No banquet halls in Canada whether Italian, Punjabi or Sri Lankan, cook sorpotel or make sannas, period. Municipal laws do not allow banquet halls to serve food not cooked in their own kitchens. Besides, no owner wants the liabilty arising from serving food cooked elsewhere. The only exception was more than 12 years ago when the Goan Overseas Association (GOA)had a monpoly-like agreement with a Lions Club owned banquet hall where the Portuguese catering staff would allow the GOA to have one Goan dish in addition to the main fare. It was always a big hit with people attending. Once that place was no longer used, that was the end of that. A 12 year old story. Besides, GOA functions were never 'village feasts'. -- Roland Francis http://roland-torontogoan.blogspot.com +1 (416) 453.3371
