Goan food fest in Delhi

jyotirmoy · Mar 25th, 2006, 14:00

A Goan food fest is being held at Ashok Hotel. The timing is from 7:30 PM to midnight. The buffet costs Rs.500/- per head. Stuffed squids are good stuff. You can also order a la carte. No Fenny but!
Contact tel:26879802

cyberhippie · Mar 25th, 2006, 14:50

I hope they have meat xacuti and pork vindaloo on the menu, Prawns balchao is good too.

I tried jeera feni this year it was suprisingly good!!

jyotirmoy · Mar 25th, 2006, 14:56

CH this is what is on offer:
Calderida, Caldinho, Sorpotel, Cafreal, Recheiados, Prawn Balachao, stuffed squids & mussels & ofcourse VINDALOO

cyberhippie · Mar 25th, 2006, 15:01

No Xacuti, they should be ashamed (of course it is best made with BEEF maybe that's the problem)

jyotirmoy · Mar 25th, 2006, 15:04

CH you are right but even Chicken Xacuti is quite good. The menu changes everyday, what I wrote is on offer today.

GoanCanuck · Mar 26th, 2006, 09:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberhippie

I tried jeera feni this year it was suprisingly good!!

The only people who drink it are hard core alcoholics in South Goa. It is somewhat of a poor man's drink.

cyberhippie · Mar 26th, 2006, 11:31

Quote:

The only people who drink it are hard core alcoholics in South Goa. It is somewhat of a poor man's drink.

All Feni is a poor man's drink, inluding that rat poison they make for the mass market in North Goa yech.

This was really nice, very smooth and a glass went well with my fish, curry, rice, Philistine huh

GoanCanuck · Mar 26th, 2006, 12:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberhippie

This was really nice, very smooth and a glass went well with my fish, curry, rice, Philistine huh

I used to enjoy it too although the smell from this brew is so persistent that you can forget about smooching anyone for at least a day after imbibing.

There are basically three types of variants of coconut feni made in South Goa which are aalen, doodhshiri and jeeren(spellings are variable because these are Konkani words)

cyberhippie · Mar 26th, 2006, 12:15

The guy who made this said he also made lemon, ginger (you might have mentioned that I don't know the Konkani word for ginger) lemon grass and orange feni, sounded quite interesting.

I know what you mean about the smell, the missus mentioned it

My landlord also made something he called Aruvedic Feni from a sweet root, he only knew the Konkani word for it though!!

Sadly the days of the feni stills may be drawing to a close my lanlord said his contact in Margao only paid 250 rupees for 35 liters of Feni (strangely he pays 350 for 35 liters raw toddy)

He's stopped making it preferring to make coconut vinegar which gets a slightly better price!!

It's loopy juice though, the hard core feni heads are like raving lunatics when the get up a head of steam.

A guy I know who does a bottle a night (tourist) walked stright into a well not long back, luckily he bounced!!

GoanCanuck · Mar 26th, 2006, 13:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberhippie

A guy I know who does a bottle a night (tourist) walked stright into a well not long back, luckily he bounced!!

I have drunk a full bottle of coconut feni and driven my motorcycle without any problems but that was in my younger days.

One thing good about feni is that you don't get the severe headache the next morning. After drinking a full bottle or thereabouts of whisky the next morning is very very miserable.

cyberhippie · Mar 26th, 2006, 13:12

The feni stories I could tell but that's for another thread I think!!

jyotirmoy · Mar 31st, 2006, 12:13

The food fest was not up to my satisfaction. The buffet section was poorly laid out, very limited choice. We had to settle for a la carte. The stuffed squids were good. The pork vindaloo was ok but nothing to write home about. The mutton xacuti was excellent. The glasses of Kokam sherbet was terrific. The chef turned out to be a singer too. There was a small stage complete with a synthesiser & guitar. So finally joined the guy on the synthesiser & the chef & sang some oldies & in return got a glass of rum on the house.

Mar 25th, 2006, 14:00	#1
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,666	Goan food fest in Delhi A Goan food fest is being held at Ashok Hotel. The timing is from 7:30 PM to midnight. The buffet costs Rs.500/- per head. Stuffed squids are good stuff. You can also order a la carte. No Fenny but! Contact tel:26879802

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Mar 25th, 2006, 14:50	#2
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	I hope they have meat xacuti and pork vindaloo on the menu, Prawns balchao is good too. I tried jeera feni this year it was suprisingly good!!

Mar 25th, 2006, 14:56	#3
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,666	CH this is what is on offer: Calderida, Caldinho, Sorpotel, Cafreal, Recheiados, Prawn Balachao, stuffed squids & mussels & ofcourse VINDALOO

Mar 25th, 2006, 15:01	#4
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	No Xacuti, they should be ashamed (of course it is best made with BEEF maybe that's the problem)

Mar 25th, 2006, 15:04	#5
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,666	CH you are right but even Chicken Xacuti is quite good. The menu changes everyday, what I wrote is on offer today.

Mar 26th, 2006, 12:15	#9
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	The guy who made this said he also made lemon, ginger (you might have mentioned that I don't know the Konkani word for ginger) lemon grass and orange feni, sounded quite interesting. I know what you mean about the smell, the missus mentioned it My landlord also made something he called Aruvedic Feni from a sweet root, he only knew the Konkani word for it though!! Sadly the days of the feni stills may be drawing to a close my lanlord said his contact in Margao only paid 250 rupees for 35 liters of Feni (strangely he pays 350 for 35 liters raw toddy) He's stopped making it preferring to make coconut vinegar which gets a slightly better price!! It's loopy juice though, the hard core feni heads are like raving lunatics when the get up a head of steam. A guy I know who does a bottle a night (tourist) walked stright into a well not long back, luckily he bounced!!

Mar 26th, 2006, 13:12	#11
cyberhippie Account Closed by User's Request Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 6,012	The feni stories I could tell but that's for another thread I think!!

Mar 31st, 2006, 12:13	#12
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,666	The food fest was not up to my satisfaction. The buffet section was poorly laid out, very limited choice. We had to settle for a la carte. The stuffed squids were good. The pork vindaloo was ok but nothing to write home about. The mutton xacuti was excellent. The glasses of Kokam sherbet was terrific. The chef turned out to be a singer too. There was a small stage complete with a synthesiser & guitar. So finally joined the guy on the synthesiser & the chef & sang some oldies & in return got a glass of rum on the house.

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