Roland Francis wrote: The tag of bizarre was given by the Video Creator, a very famous food critic and commentator, not by me. Perhaps he wants attention with his series of 'Bizarre Foods'. Having said that, to an outsider certain Goan foods, are certainly bizarre. I don't know about you, but in a time ago, I certainly ate cooked pork from pigs that fed on human waste.,,,
When I was new to the Arabian Gulf I thought it bizarre when Zi was offered camel meat. When I actually ate it, it was better than beef. Can you blame a non Goan, non Indian calling Goan food bizarre? It's all in one's mind. Oh yes Francis It's all in one's mind… As Shakespeare said <<<Beauty Lies In The Eyes of The Beholder>>> We Goans have to be broadminded, there will be prejudiced people all the time including leaders Let me recount what happens in this country,,,Once upon a time Hindus in Tanganyika and subsequently Tanzania were looked down because they ate Chapati …Now on March 2 2021 …what did I say in a lane where I had gone to collect some prints…..” An African Owned <<<CHAPATI KING>> Chapati to wrap beef or chicken on Skewers and If I went to the large Games Shapping Mall, Azam (An Tanzania Arab Multi Millionaire) one could buy Parotas put them in the freezer ready to eat at one’s Convenience. TWO::: <<<Grandolfo enjoyed reading your experiences. You state :::When I was new to the Arabian Gulf I thought it bizarre when Zi was offered camel meat. When I actually ate it, it was better than beef. :: TWO B::: Recently The Chinese went one better and built a Abattoir in Dodoma to slaughter DONKEYS or Ponies. It created an up roar when it was discovered ….Killing donkeys meant that Maasai women would have to carry water on their head, and also grain ….What were the Chinese doing with Donkey Meat …no they were interested not in donkey meat but BONES from Donkeys Apparently donkey bones have >>>Medicinal Value>>>> Not for CORVIN 19 but for but some other ailments ….Female Donkeys are very interesting you try to load a NOT YET MATURE pony , the mother will just sit down in Protest !!! So people do eat strange foods and so do Goans …where did they learn this habit or acquired cuisine of GOA SAUSAGES …..the Colonizers from Portugal … Don’t be shocked ….Northern Europeans drunk blood from the skulls of their Enemies ….some of this persisted even in the 17th Century Beware of the boulders in your eyes before condemning the splinter in your neighbours eyes END OF PART 2 >From Makongo Juu ....No Flying Ants on this Hill.