{"id":50476,"date":"2025-06-16T14:46:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=50476"},"modified":"2025-06-16T16:49:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T11:19:01","slug":"goan-feni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/goan-feni\/","title":{"rendered":"Goan Feni"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Goan Feni Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goan Feni, popularly known as Ozzo Feni, has also received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Goan Feni<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a traditional <\/span><b>Indian spirit native to Goa,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is made from the fermentation and double distillation of <\/span><b>either cashew apples or coconut sap.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s strong, clear liquor with a unique flavour.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>History:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Feni was <\/span><b>introduced to India by the Portuguese<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> missionaries in the 1600s when they came to trade. They brought <\/span><b>with them cashew plant trees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and also the method of distillation, which was then passed on to the locals.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The people who made <\/span><b>feni were called bhatikars<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who used earthen pots or bhatis under a fire. Today, <\/span><b>copper pots<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the coil method are <\/span><b>used to make Feni.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>How is it prepared?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per a study, cashew feni production is a relatively laborious and lengthy process that does not require specialized equipment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>four-step process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> consisting of the harvesting of <\/span><b>cashew apples, juice extraction<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through stomping with feet, natural fermentation in earthen pots, and subsequent distillation and condensation in a clay still over a low wood fire.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">The distilled Feni is then aged <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">for a couple of months and bottled.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/life-style\/food-news\/goan-feni-gets-gi-tag-what-makes-it-a-special-beverage\/articleshow\/121794028.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TOI<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goan Feni is a traditional Indian spirit native to Goa, and is made from the fermentation and double distillation of either cashew apples or coconut sap. 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