[Goanet] A Tribute To All Goan Cooks
It is time we paid tribute to all those women and men who spent and will continue to spend hours and hours in the kitchen on a regular basis so that the rest of the family gets not only fed, but with style and taste. I compare them with some women in the west who will spend the minimum time at the kitchen tables driving off their spouses and children to the nearest MacDonalds, KFCs and Burger Kings to make them obese. Of course our cooking is said to give us BP, cholesterol and ultimately heart attacks. But has anybody counted the cancers we have been saved from due to the spices, the nuts and the herbs that are part of the Goan ingredients. So here we need to raise our glasses of wine or something stronger to all those: Mothers and grandmothers who have laboured in smoky kitchens, wearing out their hands and patience. To all those working people mostly women who after a hard day’s work rush off to rustle and cook for their waiting families. To all those women and men who carry with them the cooking traditions and tastes of Goans whether it be in Bhusaval, Bhopal, London or Lafayette. To all those Goans who will gladly share their table with others whether it be in their house or with dishes sent to families celebrating or mourning. To those servants ( a crude word is it not), who have gladly for small amounts of money cooked for us with such love and devotion if a little appreciation was shown. To all those Goan children who showed love for their parents through the interest they show in such cooking themselves and giving to their future children the bounty they were themselves given. We are not ungrateful. Roland.
[Goanet] A Tribute To All Goan Cooks
Well said, Roland - and I go along with all that you've said. When I look back on my childhood days,especially our summer holidays in Goa, I can't forget the mouth-watering meals our grandmothers would turn out for us with the minimum of fuss or bother Nothing was too much trouble for them; in fact, they loved cooking all the dishes, pickles and Goan sweets and snacks that we so loved and enjoyed. God bless them all. It is a shame that we took so much for granted and didn't appreciate all their hard work done with love and ungrudgingly. It is also a shame that we never gave cooks the credit they deserved -always looking down on their profession which, in my book, is a form of art which deserves praise and recognition. I salute all those cooks of yore - grandmas and others who made sure that our inner man was always well cared for. Mervyn Maciel
Re: [Goanet] A Tribute To All Goan Cooks
They really instilled a very important ingredient which is sadly missing in most of today’s cooking - that is pure love. No ingredient in the world can compensate for that. Bernice Pereira Sent from my iPhone > On 24-Mar-2021, at 3:48 PM, Mervyn Maciel > wrote: > > Well said, Roland - and I go along with all that you've said. > When I look back on my childhood days,especially our > summer holidays in Goa, I can't forget the mouth-watering > meals our grandmothers would turn out for us with the minimum > of fuss or bother Nothing was too much trouble for them; > in fact, they loved cooking all the dishes, pickles and Goan sweets and > snacks that we so loved and enjoyed. > God bless them all. > It is a shame that we took so much for granted and > didn't appreciate all their hard work done with love and > ungrudgingly. It is also a shame that we never gave cooks > the credit they deserved -always looking down on their > profession which, in my book, is a form of art which deserves > praise and recognition. > I salute all those cooks of yore - grandmas and others > who made sure that our inner man was always well > cared for. > > > Mervyn Maciel
