Friday, April 15, 2011

Goa April / May Month Memory - Fruits

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






Pidkollam (Latest)




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


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'
Padd podom tea Kannddamchem
Sodd mhojea anddachem'
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk19/3534974566/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk5/2432543498/


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
backen.

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'





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/

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







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




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



Please  visit JoeGoaUk's fruits Stall at
Konkan Fruits Fest at Campal
end of this month i.e. 29th April-1st May 2011
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  1. AnonymousApril 16, 2011 at 4:16 AM

    You are making us home sick. Anyway, nice to see the tasty fruits of the season.

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