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Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.
Match the following. What is a must
(i) as marriage gifts? – cakes and bolinhas
(ii) for a party or a feast? – sweet bread called bol
(iii) for a daughter’s engagement? – bread
(iv) for Christmas? – sandwiches
(i) as marriage gifts? – sweet bread called bol
(ii) for a party or a feast? – bread
(iii) for a daughter’s engagement? – sandwiches
(iv) for Christmas? – cakes and bolinhas
What did the bakers wear: (i) in the Portuguese days? (ii) when the author was young?
(i) In the Portuguese days, the bakers were usually dressed up in a peculiar dress known as the kabai. It was a single-piece long frock reaching down to the knees.
(ii) During the author’s childhood days, he saw the bakers wearing a shirt and trousers that were shorter than full-length ones and longer than half pants.
Who invites the comment — “he is dressed like a pader”? Why?
Any person who wears a half-pant that reaches just below the knees invites this comment— “he is dressed like a pader”. This is because the bakers, who are popularly known as paders in Goa, used to dress in a similar fashion.
Where were the monthly accounts of the baker recorded?
The bakers usually collected their bills at the end of the month and their monthly accounts were recorded on some wall in the house with a pencil.
What does a ‘jackfruit-like appearance’ mean?
A ‘jackfruit-like appearance’ means a plump physique. A baker used to have such a physique since it was believed that he and his family never starved. Baking was a lucrative profession and the baker, his family and his servants always looked happy and prosperous with their physical appearance.