Very nostalgic, will bring back anybody's childhood memories Here come April/May or What April/May months remind you of?
this 'Charam' I have seen and ate after many many years. Infact, I even forgot about it. I saw at Margao yesteday I even mistook it as 'Kannddam' Charam (Latest and first time) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk38/5618619961/ Pidkollam (Latest) It even give beautiful flowers (see pic) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk38/5618638455/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk38/5618635769/ Flowers of pidkol http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk38/5619226844/ 2in1 Chuna-Kanddam I remember those days at Agassaim ferry, some local women used to sell 25p per folo or cone http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk18/3441589193/ Chun’nam We used to leave early morning say 4am with about 1.5 mtr long stick with hook to bring the faraway or overhead branches closer. they were shining/visible under the moonlight (Chandnem) so, before sunrise was the ideal time for this http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2447045990/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2432544120/ Kanddam There is a saying in Konkani 'Kantto lagle xivai Canddam mevonai' One had to bear the pain of the spiky thorns 'Hanv gelolom Kannddank ting dol mhujea anddank' http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3534974566/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2432543498/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk8/516109547/ Khazur or hazur (dates) We use to cut off the 'xevok' full of orange tiny dates (see pic) bring home and leave in in the dark room usually under the bed. Next day you see upto 25% turned black and with 3 days 95% are backened. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2458252933/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4626491764/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2459001968/ Zamllam Wash it and apply little bit of salt and leave it out under the sun for about an hou or so. Taste delicious. We even used to make syrup out of it after deseeding it and adding sugar and water. 'Kol Mama ani Kol Mamechi Kanni Kol Mam bhonka pus-puson zamllam uddoita Kol mamaghe ghor xennachem ani Kolmameghe ghor mennachem' http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk18/3457856740/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3530064429/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk8/513313375/ Caju or Kaz (pl.Kazo ) Usually, we took a long creaper plant stem and stich them together to make a 'gantonn'. Bring home wash,cut into 4 (throwing away the bottom part of it (Kazu bonk) and sprinkle salt and then eat. Kazu fenni, Kazu Urak, Kazu Niro, Kazu biyo ani bibe http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2343065757/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk37/5577994211/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk17/3344594787/ bibe http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk8/516113473/ Zam Everytime we went to the Zor (Spring) there was one large three from where we used to eat 'Zam' (Wax fruit) Few landlords' compound wall had some trees http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk18/3464974481/ coloured zam http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk18/3464975019/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk2/2215154138/ Jackfruits It always made us sticky with 'Pank or Punk' Then we used to aply oil to our hands and lips Ponnos kitloi lipoun dovor techo vas eiliya bohor rabona Daddoun pikoilolea ponnsak ghost asona Voklen ghore nak-nak munn deddxem ghore khaile http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk38/5621017471/ new http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4615023694/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk8/516116221/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk17/3389780944/ Mangoes Gone are those days where we used to get large Mancurad mangoes. Right now, at Panjim market there is a small or mini variety of mancurad selling for Rs. 500 for 6 but the size was like that of 'gonttam' Ambea ambea dhink tuka, ambo maka Mangoes (new) http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk38/5621004271/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk8/515345606/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3534208879/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3631613611/ Please visit JoeGoaUk's fruits Stall at Konkan Fruits Fest at Campal end of this month i.e. 29th April-1st May 2011 joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc