{"id":302156,"date":"2024-06-26T17:31:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T12:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=302156"},"modified":"2024-06-26T17:31:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T12:01:53","slug":"dodol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/dodol\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodol"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>\u2013 This post on Dodol<\/strong>\u00a0has been created based on the article\u00a0\u201cGI tag for Dodol: Moving beyond the authenticity debate\u201d <\/b><\/a>published in \u201cIndian Express<\/b>\u201d on 26 June 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the news?<\/h2>\n

Last week, the Goa government applied for a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the Goan sweet Dodol. The All-Goa Baker\u2019s and Confectioners Association applied with the Department of Science, Technology, and Waste Management of the Government of Goa facilitating the process.<\/p>\n

About Dodol<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aspects<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About<\/td>\nDodol is a traditional Goan sweet treat<\/span> which is dark brown and made from rice flour, coconut milk, and black palm jaggery.
\nIt has a firm, jelly-like texture.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Special method of preparation<\/td>\n1. It is made through special procedure where rice flour, coconut milk, and black palm jaggery is mixed and mixture is cooked \u00a0in a copper pot<\/span>, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to prevent burning.
\n2. The cooked mixture is poured into a ghee-greased dish. Then flattened with banana leaves. When it cooled down it is cutted into thin slices.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cultural significance<\/td>\nTraditionally made by Christian families during Christmas for ‘consoada<\/span>,’ a tradition of sending sweets to relatives and neighbors.
\nIt is a common belief that a Catholic woman should take back Dodol and bananas as a gift when she returns to her husband\u2019s house after the birth of her first child<\/span>.
\nTraditionally prepared in a large pot called \u2018kail,\u2019 which is part of the dowry. If borrowed, it must be returned filled with Dodol as a gesture of gratitude.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Historical Origins<\/td>\n1. Some believe Dodol was served at royal banquets in the Medang Kingdom of Indonesia between the 8th and 11th centuries<\/span>.
\n2. Another version likely came from early 20th century Indonesia during Dutch colonial rule.
\n3. Dodol is thought to have been introduced to Goa during Portuguese rule in the 17th century.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Popularity<\/td>\nDodol and its variations are also enjoyed in southern India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and parts of Southeast Asia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Art and culture<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source\u2013 This post on Dodol\u00a0has been created based on the article\u00a0\u201cGI tag for Dodol: Moving beyond the authenticity debate\u201d published in \u201cIndian Express\u201d on 26 June 2024. Why in the news? Last week, the Goa government applied for a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the Goan sweet Dodol. The All-Goa Baker\u2019s and Confectioners Association applied… Continue reading Dodol<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11212],"tags":[11872,10500],"class_list":["post-302156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302156\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}