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The second edition of The Spirit of Goa Festival 2019 concluded amidst much funfair and enthusiasm at the DB Bandodkar Grounds, Panaji.
The festival was inaugurated on Friday evening by J Ashok Kumar, secretary, tourism in the presence of Sanjiv Gadkar, director, department of tourism, Nikhil Desai, managing director, GTDC and host of dignitaries and officials.
The three day festival from April 26-28, was organized by Goa Tourism to promote local distilleries and tourism. The festival revolved around Goa’s much loved coconut and cashew in a variety of products, cuisine, beverages, handicrafts etc. showcasing the traditional aspects and the goodness associated with this produce including home grown spirits ranging from Feni, Urak, local beverage, liqueurs, homemade wines and more.
The festival also had live demontrations on distilling of the cashew juice into Goa’s much relished heritage brew Feni. Besides authentic Goan food, coconut and cashew were the key ingredients in the cuisine and beverages prepared and served during the three-day festival.
A cashew stomping competition was organized along with masterclasses and cooking demos conducted by renowned professionals like Karl Fernandes, professional mixologist and chef Avinash Martins and Tiz Martins. A variety of exciting programs, entertainment, workshops and competitions were organised with loads of prizes and surprises for the audience. The festival also showcased some of the traditional Goan dances, musicians and singers during the three day festival.
Goa’s singing legend, Lorna regaled the audience with her live performance bringing a fitting closure to the three day festival.
