It is true that older Goan KUNBIS used to eat Kolundir (robust rats). However I have not seen or heard that the present generation of Goan Kunbis eating Kolundir. However, some of them now eat dukra mas (pork meat) which the older generation even refused to touch.
Simon Subject: [Goanet]BELIEVE IT OR NOT! > Jose Colaco mentioned the following in his article yesterday under subject > "Rat Problem": > > "They do eat rats in TN: Govt tells SC > > Tuesday, 19 August , 2003, 10:28 > > The Tamil Nadu Government told the Supreme Court that > it was common for labourers in Tiruvarur district to > eat 'robust rats' even as it denied that they have > been forced to adopt such eating habits due to > starvation." > > Did you know that our Goan "KUNBIS" eat robust rats (Kolundir)? I know this > for a fact because I personally witnessed them eating one. In my article of > January 3, I wrote about a group of Kunbis from Assagao who took up a > contract at my place to dig water well in the early fifties. Since my house > is located at the foot of the hill and as we stored paddy in the house, we > were plagued with small and big rats. > Moi-mogan, > Domnic Fernandes > Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
