Goa, April 27 -- JENIFER FERNANDES

joseph@herald-goa.com

ALDONA: Nachinola's Bruna (Efru) Fernandes, 71, is best known for preparing traditional Goan dishes like vonn - a sweet, coconut-based delicacy - and sheth-xit, the comforting daily staple of rice and curry that graces every traditional Goan table.

This taste of Goa, often known as bhikreachem jevonn, is served at weddings, house inaugurations, and other special occasions. The prime dishes include vonn, samariachi koddi, two types of mellgor - chonneacho and dudhyacho, nustem (fried fish), xit (rice), and tora shireo (raw mango preparation).

Bruna proudly shares the

origins of these authentic dishes:

"This time-honoured tradition was begun by our ancestors and has endured thro...