This is from Malaysia's Tamil heritage. Here in Toronto, you get the same thing in Sri Lankan Tamil stores and bakeries. Tastes amazingly like the Dodol of Goa and probably made from the same ingredients although the Tamil word for it is not the same.
Must have come to Goa from the Portuguese Ceylon connection and spread out to the far east along with Tamil emigrants. The Tamils are an amazing people. They have an unwavering work ethic and work long hours in their businesses. While the Indian and Pakistani stores open by 10am and close by 8pm, the Tamils start at the crack of dawn and are open till 11pm or midnight. Before long the hardworking owner is able to afford a new Mercedes 500 SEL and start another outlet. Also while the comparable average mid-sized immigrant store cannot afford to employ more than 2 to 3 people, the Tamils run a like outfit with about 10. With service like that, they draw customers across the community. Their only problem and I can't understand why they haven't figured it out, is that their food although tasty, is extremely spicy and it doesn't appeal to the long settled immigrant or to the white population. Perhaps the owners see no need for this section of the market. Talking of the Tamils, they have taken over the kitchens of most of the fancy Toronto restaurants. Here also their work ethic has been key. They start out with being kitchen assistants or slicers and dicers, they are available for work on all holidays which is important for a restaurant and they learn fast. Their personalities though, are not fit for diner interaction like wait staff, wine stewards or maitre d's. The owner thus puts a white face on the kitchen front but it is the Tamil that really runs the kitchen. Roland. Toronto. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Frederick Noronha Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 6:31 AM To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! Subject: [Goanet] Dodol... in KL Dodol, from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (like the sweet from Goa) Photo copylefted by Frederick FN Noronha. Creative Commons, 3.0, attribution non-commercial May be copied for non-commercial purposes. For other purposes, contact fn at goa-india.org Ph +91-832-2409490 http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/5502704729/in/set-72157626083679881/ Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
