India, Aug. 18 -- Looking to drive down to Goa for a quick seaside getaway? Make it high on local insight with a feni tour and learn all about Goans' favourite drink. We get down to brass tacks. By Neetole Mitra

"In Goa, if you ask a woman where her husband is, she will often tell you that he's 'gone to the parliament'," says Raul da Costa, a native of Curtorim town in South Goa district. The 'parliament' he refers to is an unlikely one. It refers to a tavern, mostly a nondescript little shelter by the side of the road or on the way to a paddy field. It is the locals' destination of choice at the end of a hectic day. It holds the promise of delicious fish cutlets and a few rounds of the ever-popular feni, shared alongside their troubles ...