Re: [Goanet] Goa Caju Feni
On 12 November 2010 01:32, Vivian A. DSouza socorro...@yahoo.com wrote: Very nice article about the preparation of Goa Caju Feni. I am surrounded by neighbors who distill Caju Feni at home. The equipment used to distill Urak and Feni in my village is called Baati spelt phonetically. Instead of the juice being put in a barrel I saw a large clay pot with a bamboo pipe sealed around the top. A fire is stoked under this clay pot to give out steam which travels along the bamboo pipe. The bamboo pipe leads almost horizontally to a clay kolso which is sealed at the joint. With a small tambleo cold water is poured constantly over the clay kolso to cool the steam travelling down the bamboo pipe so it turns into the liquid Urak or Feni. The whole process looks primitive, but the end product is heavenly. I was given a real cotti of the first distillate, which was slightly warm. I must say I was in 7th heaven. Here's cheers to Goa's Feni !!! COMMENT: Hic, hic 45% Goans alcoholics, AA statistics reveal These statistics compiled by Alcoholic Anonymous may be a cause of concern for Goan society. If AA data is to be believed, approximately more than 45 per cent of Goans consume legal alcohol – way ahead of the Indian average of 25 per cent for other States. It is estimated that there might be about a lakh of alcoholics in Goa. About 32 per cent of rural family income and 24 per cent of urban family income is spent on alcohol in India. Says noted psychiatric Dr Ashish Deshpande: “Medical fraternity believes that compulsive, impulsive and uncontrolled drinking of alcohol is a disease rather than a disgrace. All over the world, treating alcoholics has been a challenge to medical community. All the efforts to help the suffering alcoholic finally boils down to the 12-step programme of AA”. [H] -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes. _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ tambdimati: the Goa review is a community blog of original _/ art, writing, music, news and commentary from and about the _/ smallest state in the subcontinent. check out the newest _/ member of the Goanet family daily at _/ http://www.tambdimati.com. _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
Re: [Goanet] Goa Caju Feni
Vivian, Like many goans and other sons of the soil who love their organic brews and the distillates thereof you show a true affection for the urak and the resultant fenis. One must be aware that more than a little of this nectar of the coconut and cashew apple fruits too often , especially with the 90 to 95 proof strength and the anacardic acid associated with the cashew mash used can prove deletious to your gut linings..ask the older doctors around your Socorro/Porvorim areas for their views. Besides sometimes the metallic piping used in distilling ( other than the bamboo you spoke of ) may have traces of heavy metals (Cd, Bi,..etc). I personally do not mind an occasional tipple.. but woul advise against large qties. daily. - Original Message - From: Vivian A. DSouza socorro...@yahoo.com To: goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2010 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goa Caju Feni Very nice article about the preparation of Goa Caju Feni. I am surrounded by neighbors who distill Caju Feni at home. The equipment used to distill Urak and Feni in my village is called Baati spelt phonetically. Instead of the juice being put in a barrel I saw a large clay pot with a bamboo pipe sealed around the top. A fire is stoked under this clay pot to give out steam which travels along the bamboo pipe. The bamboo pipe leads almost horizontally to a clay kolso which is sealed at the joint. With a small tambleo cold water is poured constantly over the clay kolso to cool the steam travelling down the bamboo pipe so it turns into the liquid Urak or Feni. The whole process looks primitive, but the end product is heavenly. I was given a real cotti of the first distillate, which was slightly warm. I must say I was in 7th heaven. Here's cheers to Goa's Feni !!! _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ tambdimati: the Goa review is a community blog of original _/ art, writing, music, news and commentary from and about the _/ smallest state in the subcontinent. check out the newest _/ member of the Goanet family daily at _/ http://www.tambdimati.com. _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ tambdimati: the Goa review is a community blog of original _/ art, writing, music, news and commentary from and about the _/ smallest state in the subcontinent. check out the newest _/ member of the Goanet family daily at _/ http://www.tambdimati.com. _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
Re: [Goanet] Goa Caju Feni
Very nice article about the preparation of Goa Caju Feni. I am surrounded by neighbors who distill Caju Feni at home. The equipment used to distill Urak and Feni in my village is called Baati spelt phonetically. Instead of the juice being put in a barrel I saw a large clay pot with a bamboo pipe sealed around the top. A fire is stoked under this clay pot to give out steam which travels along the bamboo pipe. The bamboo pipe leads almost horizontally to a clay kolso which is sealed at the joint. With a small tambleo cold water is poured constantly over the clay kolso to cool the steam travelling down the bamboo pipe so it turns into the liquid Urak or Feni. The whole process looks primitive, but the end product is heavenly. I was given a real cotti of the first distillate, which was slightly warm. I must say I was in 7th heaven. Here's cheers to Goa's Feni !!! _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ tambdimati: the Goa review is a community blog of original _/ art, writing, music, news and commentary from and about the _/ smallest state in the subcontinent. check out the newest _/ member of the Goanet family daily at _/ http://www.tambdimati.com. _/ _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
