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Is bread-making still popular in Goa? How do you know?

Yes, bread-making is still popular in Goa. The author can say so as one can still find mixers, the moulders, the bakers and the old age furnaces. The main festivals and occasions are also still not celebrated without loaves, bol or bread-bangles.


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(i) As marriage gifts?



(a) Cakes and bolinhas



(ii) For a party or a feast?



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