From: Mario Goveia I am surprised Gilbert is advocating chicken soup... The underrepresented Rooster Soup Association of Goa would like to know. =====================================
Chicken soup came from Goa 23 Apr: Paladar (Brazil). When the Portuguese conquered Goa in 1510 they found that the locals ate a rice broth called congee the Portuguese introduced chicken as well as other meats and fish to it congee was usually consumed at breakfast and given to patients, convalescents and women after childbirth In Japan there is a similar dish, the okayu The most convincing proof that chicken soup originated in Goa is in the book Colóquio dos Simples e Drogas e Coisas Medicinais da Índia written by Garcia de Orta in Goa in 1563 For the Portuguese original of the article, 854 words, go to http://www.estadao.com.br/noticias/suplementos+paladar,chega-de-conversa-a-c anja-veio-da-india,2940,0.shtm For a machine translation, go to http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A% 2F%2Fwww.estadao.com.br%2Fnoticias%2Fsuplementos%2Bpaladar%2Cchega-de-conver sa-a-canja-veio-da-india%2C2940%2C0.shtm&sl=pt&tl=en&history_state0= If you have problems with the links go to the photo gallery at http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/ Eddie Fernandes
