Confeitaria 31 de Janeiro

About half way through our walk, we stopped at the Confeitaria 31 de Janeiro, a gorgeous bakery with flowers and colourful tiles on the tables. It was the perfect photo opportunity for all the Grammers! We sat inside and tasted three different types of Christmas sweets. We tried Doce (pronounced dosh) made from chickpeas, Perad, a guava jelly, and Beninca, a layered 'cake' made of egg yolks. The predominant flavour of all of them was sugar - I wasn't fond of any of them! 😂

Outside, I watched an artist pecilling some guidelines onto a cup so that he could sign write it by hand. By the time we came back past the café about an hour later, it was completely finished. Very impressive!

Further along our walk, we came across a craftsman who was recaning a chair, a very highly skilled task. Even Divya was impressed. She said it is very much a dying art in Goa.Read more