PANAJI
As part of its ongoing series 'Culinary Conversations', the students of VM Salgaocar Institute of International Hospitality Education (VMSIIHE), interacted with musician, serial entrepreneur, photographer and filmmaker Vince Costa on his documentary Saxtticho Koddo: The Granary of Salcete.
Vince's documentary is based on rice cultivation. The film has received accolades at screenings in Goa and at film festivals across Europe where it was screened and has brought about conversations on agriculture and rice cultivation.
The 37-minute film puts the spotlight on Curtorim, the village Vince hails from. Through the ages, this village has had a strong agrarian heritage and been synonymous with the vast production of rice, thereby earning it the title of ‘Saxtticho Koddo’ meaning, ‘The Granary of Salcette’.
Over an hour-long online session, students of VMSIIHE interacted with Vince on everything related to rice cultivation, foods made out of rice and storytelling.
