How Families In India Are Keeping A 500-Year-Old Cashew Liquor Tradition Alive | Still Standing
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- Feni is a rare liquor made from cashew fruit, and it's produced only in Goa, India. While some brands are pushing to take feni to the mainstream, this family has survived by hand making small batches and selling locally.
The Gaonkar family only sells the liquor locally and does not have a website.
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How Families In India Are Keeping A 500-Year-Old Cashew Liquor Tradition Alive | Still Standing
Those Asian Paints buckets are so durable, you can find those buckets in every Indian household, mine are almost 10 years old and still looks new 😂😂😂
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Yes🤭🤭
Mine also
Hahahah right! ✌🏼🤣
People who are disgusted by the boots must have never seen an american winery making wine... Smh.
In case you didn’t see 3:38
@@itsjustmoses4313 I think he meant more that they are just walking bare foot (and earlier sweating) on the same surface where the juice was prepared. I know that people like to pretend it’s just Americans who are abit grossed out by lower hygiene standards but I guarantee you that other countries don’t find this appealing food safety practices.
@@Pak-sac l have watched all episodes of gordon ramsay's kitchen nightmare and 24 hrs to hell and back and I swear even a roadside shitty hotel in india have good hygiene than your so called beautiful from outside and Disgusting from inside restaurants 😂
5:14 if you didn't know
@@tat6379 Thank you for this tight slap to these hypocrites
If this fruit was available in Italy feni would have been marketed in such a artistic perspective that it would cost 100 times the cost.
It would've been done with more cleanliness in Italy as well
Edit: A lot of people are getting caught up on "clean vs. unclean". Whether it's Italian or Indian liquor, it is clean after distillation. However, the cost of production (cleanliness, time, availability, can all be a factor) before-hand will add to the cost. When there is more care in a product before-hand, there is an additional cost. Think of free-range chicken or A5 Wagyu beef. The care before the product reaches it's final form adds to the cost. Lastly, a lot of Italian wines have been aged for many years which adds to the cost. This Indian wine is not aged nearly as long as artisan Italian wines.
I smoke weed every day 😭 But i get paid to smoke it on my TH-cam channel so it balances out😂😂‼️
@@user-kd4mi8xb7pif you understand the fundamentals of chemistry and micro biology you would realize the manner in which it is prepared is absolutely necessary for its taste and alcohol potency. Just research the process of fermentation as it relates to bacteria. In Italy machines would do all that, with additives and it would be stupidly overprice🤷♂️ just saying.
@@sagarsaini7559 I'm sure they don't step on their tomatoes with muddy boots
@@onespotermadia6280 Nope, lots of liquor are made without stepping on the fruits with dirty boots. It's not necessary, you're just making things up and telling me to "look it up".
This has a GI index. Pure feni is found in local bars. The first distillation is Urrak which has a more fruity palette, and is a seasonal drink having a short shelf life. Typically enjoyed during summer. Feni gets better in time. Can be consumed at any time of the year. Proud to be a Goan!!
That’s interesting that urrak is a short shelf life, is it because it’s less alcoholic?
@@namedrop721 Urrak is usually stored or bought in plastic bottles because it's not commercially produced like Fenny. You can keep it in glass bottle and refrigerate for a slightly longer shelf life.
I think the shorter shelf life is because it's very fruity. I prefer Urrak to Feny.
Hi brother,i going to visit Goa next week which feni brand is best and good and what would you prefer and refer
Send me some 🙏🏽
Lies again? Champions League USD SGD
People talking about hygiene have no idea how wine is made in some areas of italy.
😂😂😂
Was a old technique literally , we use machine to grind and separate the must god dog
Or cheese, i mean that maggoty cheese
Hey love from goa
MOG asu
I have no idea how wine r made anywhere. But yea, the items seen r dirty and well, do make me concern for hygiene.
Made by bare feet in Europe the price goes up 100 times.
ikr
White people
U anioning
I love the flavor bare foot it makes more texture
Its distilled so its definitely clean. Actually you could use it to kill germs if its alcohol content to 70%... 😉👍👍👍
She made it still standing. Even at her very old ripen age, she is saving their traditional process. Salute to her hard work
It takes millions of dollars and dozens of talented engineers to use new technologies
its like their routine
@Aparna Prassanth I am much thankful to your appreciation. She deserves love and respect.. May God bless her.
let's drink the unfermented cashew juice. cheers for that wonderful comment 👣🥂🍻
@@maddog6397 you are welcome for your appreciation.
I lived in Goa for 4 years. Hated feni at first, it's a very acquired taste, but now I love it especially served with Limca, half a green chilli and a little pudina (mint). Still visit 3-4 times a year and always bring back a local-made feni, usually sold in a repurposed Bisleri water bottle. You know it's the good stuff.
Anyone who's feeling icky about the stomping process should know that cashew fruit/nut has corrosive oils in them which are used for waterproofing boats etc., and thus using bare feet to stomp out the juice is not an option and machines get corroded easily which is not feasible for these small handcrafting families(maintenance cost will get higher than revenue). The alcohol is distilled anyways so it's clean.
Thanks
people are forgetting that today in europe expensive liquor producers still use bare feet to stomp grapes.
chinese maotai does the same, and the chinese ferment them in bare ground🤢🤮
My grandma has few cashew trees around her house and when she roasted the nuts she would apply coconut oil on her hands before handling the cashews otherwise the oil from cashew could cause your skin to peel off horribly
You do realize that we have materials other than metal, right? Rock, wood, clay etc. I understand that millennials hardly know how things can be automated other than using MACHINES, but humanity has invented a lot of cool stuff over the millennia that can reduce the workload massively.
@@gasun1274 so you're disgusted with the chinese or smth? Even tho it's the same with this one?
The final product was distilled twice so people don't have to worry about it being unhygienic. The same method is applied to the old way of making wines in the West.
Yeah, except they drink the juice as they go…
Still not drinking it
@@death5913 we.... Really don't care if you wanna drink it or not
@@ncxo1975 would you put that thing in your mouth?
@@death5913 Yes, it's distilled. Also it's alcohol content is fairly high, which prevents the growth of bacteria and other microbes.
"Working hard during the day makes me fresh and I sleep well at night" That's a wise man, right there.
really ?
@@singhhappy6401 Yes really. Physical exertion is a major key to good health.
That is common knowledge, you must live in a city to think perceive those words as wise...
@@anelpasic5232 irrespective of your dwelling place... it's a wise statement!!
yea thats a pretty simple and lovely way of living and looking at things
I came across this video and I am from Goa. My family is still producing Cashew feni and urak in Goa but only for our family and relatives consumption. Moat of the Cashew apples comes from neighbouring states like karnataka and Maharashtra. We used to drink Cashew urak and feni the day you are born and the day you die. For the weddings in Goa it was a must and for every feasts and festivals in Goa.
Hi D M.......
Can I please get the contact number of Santosh. I am a researcher and wanted to speak to him for a paper i am writing. Thanx in advance 🙏
@@jayatisaha1248 who is santosh
@@geez_zzzzzzz Santosh Gaonkar, the person in the video who is giving the interview
@@jayatisaha1248oh Santosh, he's a friend, share your email. I'm not sure about directly sharing his contact. I'll share you email id with him
This is actually very sustainable. Usually the cashew apples are discarded after removing the cashew nuts and that would go to the landfills.
Here its turned into alcohol, cattle feed and eventually manure for the plants.
The cashew fruit is made candy in my country. But we don't make alcohol with it.
landfills? clearly you are not a farmer or gardener. :'D
nobody is taking fruit waste from a farm to a landfill. that stuff is composted on site or just spread out back under the trees where it would naturally fall and rot. sending it to a landfill would cost money and deprive the field of more nutrients unnecessarily.
of course making spirit from it instead can be profitable. I hear cocoa fruit pulp is also sometimes used to make alcohol, though I'm not sure if it gets distilled. if such fruit waste can be made into enjoyable spirits rather than lower potency wines, that makes it more marketable due to its long shelf-life.
@@Anamer22 candy?? What's the name??
In my country we ate it like the usual fruit with salt and chili it taste pretty good
@@perseusvlasov367 We call it "dulce de cajuil" it's more like a jam, but you can't use it as spread.
A moment of silence to those who didn't take their chemistry classes seriously and end up stating that it is unclean after two distillation processes.
You're wrong, Yes it might be bacteria free but not toxin free
Distillation work based on evaporation, the problem is bacteria secretion also in form of liquid, it also evaporate along with alcohol
@@kosakata8632 During the act of fermentation to produce alcohol the environment produced by the yeasts has low oxygen and kills of many bad bacteria and cultivates good kinds. Fermentation is one of the worlds oldest food preparation and preservation techniques. Of course things can still go wrong and I'm sure bad batches happen but there are easily identifiable from the hundreds if not thousands of batches they make with their hundreds of years of experience that has been passed down. Plus with any distillation there are there are toxins and unpleasant compounds that come over at the first stages but thats why the heads are thrown out and normally the hearts and tails are collected.
@@bonsallz dude I'm in second grade wtf are u talking About XD
@@Mantashapz123 then don't drink it
@@Mantashapz123 the spores are dead too
Often people demand stuff to be 'authentic'...but when they see stuff authentic to this level, they will literally judge you for something thats literally how they make things...youve asked for authenticity...like what more would you like?....
This process is a lot less scary once you realize that the only ingredients that make it into the final product must be heated to over 170 F. If they sold the undistilled fruit "beer" it would probably be dangerous to drink.
Yes!!!!! Much better than the knowledge of what ppl can/will do to our fast food UGH
money is funny
ammm authentic but clean would be nice..
@Home Banger ehhhhh sure? :)
I am from india and i really proud of my country beacuse of its tradition snd culture❤. It has many hard workers who did there best to keep the tradition alive 🇮🇳
Chutiya jesa har jaga proud hi kyun karte ho
damn💀
I hope your people learn hygiene.
Are you mental 😑
@@senioritaexoticaI hope you learn the "how much is enough " part of the Hygiene chapter in your schools , Indians naturally have a higher tolerance for food quality anatomically, but I do think the case presented here in the video is good enough since it's distilled 2 times and also microorganisms cannot survive that high of alcohol level . We rarely get sick from food we eat here .
Everyone is saying it's dirty, but I guess no one knows what distillation does.
We understand exactly what it does its still disgusting thinking about the 100 degree heat and the sweating on top of of that pulp and sweating getting into the juice.....not to mention their dirty crusty feet stepping in the vessel itself in one scene
@@EKleKtiKSound All impurities are extracted and pathogens are killed 😐 The only risk is alcohol poisoning. How do you think alcohol was made before the industrial revolution?
@@EKleKtiKSound you know the best and most expensive wines are made by stomping bare feet. And they do not even go through destillation process.
Not dirty, just foul tasting!
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why are people talking about people saying its unhygienic when i don’t see anybody saying it’s unhygienic.
Try the newest comments feature!!
Im the 69th liker
People like to make shit up so they have something to complain about.
@@svang1013 sounds about right given today’s society.
Exactly lmao
They should just name it a brand and sell it at HARD ALCOHOL prices like RUM, WHISKY. should also add a premium rate for HANDMADE, LIMITED and SEASONAL ALCOHOL.
Good idea
Goa is already a popular tourist destination, so branding this Alcohol and giving it a distinctively Goan Identity would make it easily identifiable and marketable (both in India and abroad)
It's seasonal and it's supply is unpredictable
@Jock Ma it can be exported.
Well sure yes they can but most of ther family members go to bigger cities and just forget their cashew wine experience and do their new life so ummmm yeah they still need more support from people mostly travellers that way they can open shops and now make a brand for it
My mom's a Goan and in her village this tradition is alive and it tastes too amazing, 😍
It's amazing to see how people around the world can live and work so differently.
I mean this is a fairly similar process to how moonshiners in the Appalachian make Shine.
@aryaman ..preparation looks really yucky
@@dumbledore192 West with all their hygiene was the first to fall to covid. Meanwhile, India strived for 1 year before finally succumbing to it. Guess who have stronger immunity. Def Not the western countries
I get paid to smoke weed in my TH-cam videos 🔥💯
@@mother.95 keep drinking from the rivers.
Imagine if it said “Made in France”. It’d be $75 for a liter.
@STALIN why do you look like Sergio Ramos
@STALIN why you looking like sergio
This wouldn't even come close to meeting requirements to be sold in the west
with GI tag
Or not.
I'd imagine they could cut the man power in half by letting tourists stomp on them for 5-10 minutes for 5$.
But theres not much tourists
There's little to no tourists and usually tourists dont do it well, so it is imperfect.
@@syankha8329 extra cash though
That’s just slavery with extra steps
@@CMak-gj4hm
If people are doing it for fun, why not? I wouldn't mind being part of a centuries old tradition of making liquor from a culture that is outside of mine for an immersive experience, even if it's just minutes.
Oh wow I never knew how cashews look like, that’s amazing. Hope to also try this liquor one day!
If this "Feni" was made in Europe or US ... the product would be marketed & sold at such an insane premium that the makers would earn in the millions, each year
haha no, the makers wouldn't make millions, the capitalist owners of the factory would :)
Um, it's not just where it is made, it is if it has a good reputation and high interest among people. Though I think there are better products than alcohol to sell for the benefit of everone regardless of where it is made.
@@kanaler5924 Well it actually is dependant alot of where stuff is produced, or more accurately the people controlling the region where is is produced, or also the trade agreements the area has with the rest of the world. Because of the area it is produced it is counted as "country liquor" as described in the video, and just because of that definition that mainly comes from it being produced in the country side of India people already have a bias towards its.
Compare it to tequila or any other type of spirit that is widely popular, which became popular when the Spanish started consuming it in south America and trading it back to Spain.
@@CakeSeeker Re read what I wrote and think about what you said.
It is about reputation and high interest as you admit. The people who made this has not yet made the product widely popular. The famous brands you know of started from the bottom. Do you think they where all widely known and saught after just like that because of their region before the reputation spread or someone marketed it?
soo true : /
People are very inventive when comes to get drunk.
dont need to get drunk to taste and enjoy good stuff.
Why did I expect there to be some sort of credit for the person who said this at the end. Seems like a thing that an intellectual would say, but then I don’t even know you so, forgive my assumptions.
Its universal to the human animal.
Did you know Aztecs accidentally invented chocolate after they failed making booze
@@secretname2093 so, even failing to get drunk still taste good
moral of the story: get drunk or delicious trying
Imagine the centuries of craftmanship that goes into brewing this specific liquor, man....
That's economy
@@gunjankumar6566 , yeah you're right it's economics. It's also their traditions.
@@ScarabKing143 That's another thing brother. But for families like these, both of them are same.
I prefer this to some stupid chemical process that's reassuring you to get cancer
@@gunjankumar6566 , indeed. ;-) We also have here in the Philppines a Tuba, a coconut wine. My neighbor always makes tuba. He puts it in the bamboo jar or in claypot. It's very sweet and tasty wine. When he dries the tuba under the heat of the sun, the tuba will become a sour vinegar. His children finished their studies because of his tuba. He once said that he will ne proud as a tuba maker.
I am german, i like it. Very good , .
Best spirt of india
I'm from northeast Brazil (native region of Cashew) and my city has the biggest cashew tree of the world. Am currently living in south Brazil but I'm happy to know that people from Goa created a wonderful drink with this little fruit. It's sad that I live too far to drink this.
Congrats 🇧🇷🤝🏼🇮🇳
It's Portuguese liquor, I am indo Portuguese from goa
I would not want to drink this juice even if im paid for it. This looks unhygienic
@@Ammeo No one wants to listen to your music as well even if they were paid. It seems too bland bruh cope up + Make better beats.
@@ujvalbanda2867 Itni kyun jal rhi hai. Sahi to baat ki mein ne. Kitna unhygienic process hai
@@Ammeo ve ise do baar aasavan karthe hain isiliye ye saaph hotha hai.
Imagine if one of those kids get educated and learn about digital marketing, insta... they could build a highly successful online business
Naa all the goans and mangaloreans are abroad now. Either the Gulf, USA or Australia. No one would be interested in this.
Yeah.. But these cant be sold outside Goa or export to other Countries.
That would require these beverages to be exported, which wouldn't work well.
But it is possible to ship the fruits to the location, make it there, add preservatives, and then hand them over. But that would only work if the bussiness was booming and they actually _could_ export it.
And Instagram is a social platform. Real bussiness rarely comes out of there. But it does _help_ with your bussiness ventures if you keep an eye on the popular opinion, and in how celebrities try to influence the media to predict yiur next move.
@@gokul9039 yeah.
Even it is not allowed to next States. Only opened bottles are allowed
Anyone who says about using their feet must understand that they undergo distillation to evaporate the alcohol and separate it from the mixture which is free of dirt and impurities.. They do it twice.. !!!
Lol but the place they juice these at looks like a toilet. Doesnt matter if they distill it. I wouldnt drink my whisky if I knew they did it in a squatting toilet
@@Jake-dh9qk better start looking up water treatment plants
@@Jake-dh9qk everything is yucky when you see how it's made... Furthermore we eat a lot of disgusting thing without knowing, like insects, rat fur, shit, human hair, cloth fibers..... Unless you home cook your meal, your food will be sharing place with a multitude of diverse yuckness... relax, man we will survive :D
@@Jake-dh9qk one of most idiotc commnt frm a chuti**
@@Jake-dh9qk You deserve no likes for your comment man :P
As a Goan watching this makes me so proud and happy 🤍
He literally said hard work gets him better sleep.
You know he likes what he is doing.
Just such a genuine person right there
Ofcourse, after dropping lot of sweat in that mess. And he's earning a good pay so he likes it.
@@indigobrain7450 I don't think having an indigo brain is healthy much. Get help.
@@mohammedattal8887 Then your thinking is wrong kid but I appreciate your stupid confidence, go & study, playing stupid games won't help you in future.
@Kimberly Woodbury In India season of such seller means like 3-4 weeks according to which Rs 2500/- per day isn't that bad in this country, moreover the selling of feni in black market also makes them a lot of money which is out of your imagination. Dude this is India, don't compare it with other countries.
@@indigobrain7450 such a dumb guy, bro, do you even know what distillation means? you really need to do your left-out homework
This is basically cashew moonshine. I see some people talking about cleanliness.
In the end it doesn't matter. Everything is sterilized by distillation.
yes right thise whi dont have knowledge of process Shit out bad
My aunty's mother who died couple of years used to make cashew fenny. Not just Goa, Mangalore too has a lot of cashew trees but very few people know to make Cashew Fenny. We had a few cashew trees in our house. Cashew fruit tastes great but is also very acidic. Can literally burn your hands. Toddy that they mentioned however is made by a lot of folks.
The former is made in a much more sanitary enviroment, and not with ancient, outdated methods.
سبحان الله العظيم وبحمده عدد خلقه ورضا نفسه وزنة عرشه ومداد كلماته حبيبي يا رسول الله
@@hamadikadousi5589
And don't say, "I speak whichever language I want, and I'm proud," because no one cares, no one asked. This comment section is in English. The video is in English. The whole story is in English, sent from English reporters in India.
I see a lot of people don't know what distilling means, and therefore think that the end product is unclean.
Distilling is where a substance is boiled in a pot, the condensation (steam that would normally go into the air, but is instead caught at the top of the pot) will trickle down through a pipe which leads to a container, this process seperates the gnarly stuff (dirt, bugs and bacteria to name a few) from the liquid. They do this process a few times to make sure the end product is as clean as possible.
It is so funny that people think it dirty! They don't want to see how wine, whiskey or any other fermented alcohol! Have a blessed day!
Just like American moonshine.
I was really unsure for the first half of the video lol
Ah thank you for the info
@Jay M In no way do i consider myself in expert, i just see that people don't know what distilling is, so i tell them. And of course, given the option i will drink the one with the more clean process of making.
Not only will handmade taste better, but the value of the ecological impact can’t be overstated in this fossil fuel-intensive industrialized world
Ah hell. Everyone worried about the boots and mud obviously dont realize that distillation removes impurities. This is how we make moonshine in the south. 🥴🤷🏼♀️
I know, it really shows how stupid people are.
I mean I've seen people say trimming a horses hooves hurt the horse, so it's not surprising
Its taste like pure vodka 😋
It says enough how less people know about stuff like this. I love moonshine!
You mean, in the south of USA
I remember my boss from India brought this to a party once. He brought it in a water bottle which seemed strange but he explained that he basically had to smuggle it out. We tried it (he also brought strawberries, you take a shot and eat a strawberry. Tasted incredible and we all got super hammered. Almost no hangover whatsoever. Wish I was able to get my hands on the real stuff again.
Where are u from buddy??
@@HardikSingh-ll6ms Missouri, USA
@@presidentcamacho4236 and who's ur boss ? And what do you work??
@@HardikSingh-ll6ms wow, 10 points for subtlety!👏👏👏
@@HardikSingh-ll6ms don’t be weird bro
What comes as a warning from all Goans though is that, 'You should never go swimming after having a few sips of the famous feni! '
As in you'd be drunk and all?
But why?
why?plz say
@@sidhanthym because its easier to drown when you are drunk
@@Subhrajyoti @Sidhanth because its easier to drown when you are drunk
I see more comments complaining about hate comments(disgusted by boots) than the actual hate comments..
Same
I complain about the smell of the fruit. I hate it. I can't be nowhere near
ok
@Kanki K ok black spiderman.
change "top comments" to "new comments" you'll see lots of hate
Why are people calling them 'unsanitary' when the fruit is supposed to ferment naturally, AND they're distilling the mash? Might as well complain about how their tap water was piss at some point.
Exactly and the amount of crap in drinking water is ridiculous
I grew up in Mexico and I seen and done things that would make people in 1st world countries go (gross) but they just don't know what it takes without having machines or anything else and working with what you have.
The funniest thing is that there is a brewery here that leaves their brew over wild berries and allow wild bacteria and yeast to ferment it and they charge 12 for 6 pack, and top shelf rum use dunder pits and charger 50-60 for 750ml bottle
but it is unsanitary... like their hands could be dirty, boots could be dirty, their sweat can get in the alcohol, like whats not unsanitary
@@bruh.5620 do you even know what a dunder pit is, it’s literally a pit of rotting fruit and dead animals and that’s what gives it flavor and it’s completely safe because of distillation, hell even mezcal and whiskey use natural bacteria to ferment, that how they been doing it for centuries and it produces quality alcohol
It's sad that small businesses like this die out, I wish I could go to India to try some...
hheyyy ur wrong this aint small buisness... ppl here are crazy to drink lolll.. this is only made in Goa, India.. btw this process is a tradition nd tates craazyyy3
I hope it's dying don't wanna drink shoe's juice
@@woobaby715 How is this not a small business? It's one lone family making 700$ a year.
@@woobaby715 yeah I know lol I once drinked it's good
@@JesusGodHolySpirit3 i have one word for ya. Distilation. Also it's the traditional way wine is made. In many places in the world its still made like this and it is insanely expensive. Also if the alcohol is potent enough it can litteraly kill bacteria. how is that dirty i have no idea.
I love that folks have found their niche product. Id love to try it one day but living thousands of kilometers away I'm probably out of luck. I think the only thing I would question is their practice of taking the first distillate and adding it back to the still. In every other distillation process I've seen the first (and last) distillates are usually where you get most of the unwanted gunk, water and any unwanted alcohols that you don't want in your drink. That said, most of the processes I'm familiar with involve corn or grains, so using fruit its possible this isnt an issue (similar to making wine making)
No bro you are not out of luck ... It's just this thing is keeping up to India only coz of their family tradition ,,, if some person would open a start up for feni we'd be grateful to see many people drinking and enjoying it ..🇮🇳
"Decades of experience and close observation." You can't buy that with money, only with time, effort, sweat and perseverance.
I wish they could get rid of the sweat. It's a little disgusting. Other than that, looks fine.
Decades of experience but they don't pour out the methanol lmao.
@@sanjogh777 it's distilled
Only the alcohol and water is present in the final product
Nothing else
6th grade chemistry bruh ...
So neat. Making this liquor is so much apart of there lives. If you do something everyday, every detail will expose itself.
I'm so happy seeing so many people here supporting them. I'm truly a proud Goan
🤮🤢
Great 👍 👌
Know where to find feni in Brooklyn nyc?
Me too, it’s great so see our Goan culture getting recognised on such a huge scale. Isn’t it?
@@shaanvazarkar012 It indeed is!
Guys, this shit is twice distilled, any particles are left behind, the vapor cools and turns to liquid. Vapors don’t carry dirt. It’s perfectly clean and safe.
no matter how many times you distill dog barf im still not eating it
@@iloveeveryone123 you do realise that there is fish pee throughout the ocean, most red candy is made of crushed beetles and a lot of perfumes contain whale vomit. People use distilled ‘gross’ products everyday.
@@iloveeveryone123 I agree
Did you miss the part where the guy literally drinks it even though he got mud all over his boots before he started?
I know why this is not a common way to produce cashew wine. BECAUSE ITS WAY TOOO DIRTY. How can anyone say this is a good way to make cashew wine.....
As a Goan, it was nice that Business Insider showed the world about our local, traditional, GI Tagged drink.
rodrygo de goes
@@Dr.LingLangYT I didn't get you 🤔
My grandma makes cashew fruit wine in Trinidad. Damn that’s some good stuff.
ahh boy big up my island innt
@@matthaishassanali6827 it’s hard to describe the taste but apparently the fruit is in the apple family. Just don’t get it on your clothes cause they tell me it stains like red wine.
I've heard about this before but never tried it. 🇹🇹 always has something new to experience
@@DDELE7 it's hard to describe because you're lying
I may be wrong but earlier,many workers from india went to Trinidad and settled there
So I think or guess that it has a bit of a connection
I may be wrong so correct me if I'm
I am from Goa and this makes me utterly happy. It is quite a strong liquor for those who want to know and also an acquired taste. This along with the local port wine, has an everlasting impression.
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hey bro,
Do you know the location of this village?
Side effects of feni: after a shot grandma can sprint faster than Usain bolt
Lmao 😂😂 perks of feni
What 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
💀💀💀💀💀
That's because grandma is running for the shitter..
Lmao 🤣 good one 😂
It's such an eye opener for me I didnt even know of this process,may you continue to strive in what you do.
People literally become engineers when it's bout weed and drinks😂
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Only weed . Alcohol makes you brainless
you made me laugh^^
@@theoneaboveall8427 brewing alcohol is no less than engineering man, go get your studies.
Some people don’t know what’s distillation, don’t skip your chemistry class
I prefer this to some stupid chemical process that's reassuring you to get cancer
@@GUSCi-BDE r you dumb chemistry isn't stupid
@@GUSCi-BDE the chemical process is better and everything that's had chemical isn't bad
@@eeee8489 i prefer this distillation process
I learnt that in grade 7 lmao
When I was a kid my classmate will sell cashew nuts for 10 pesos. He will just pick cashews and roast it for few mins put in a cellophane then sell it. When you buy them in supermarkets they cost hundreds. Expensive much.
When i was a kid it was 3$ kilo now it's 6$ kilo.
@@mausenpai215 how do you buy in dollars per kilo?
Yea it was very easy to get but yet expensive 😂
Di ko pa natikman inihaw na kasoy perogusto ko ma try
@@SomeRandomGuy2636 Don’t know where op is from but I’m from Central America and they line creeks, roads and properties. My Grandparents had the trees as a property border. I remember we didn’t pay much attention and anyone was welcome to take some.
My parents are in Goa rn and i told them to bring me some, they are gonna bring it soon, i am so excited to try it.
How did it taste?
the saddest thing about this is the woman saying they can make 300 rupees a day. That’s £2.90 approx. I spend that in the shop on my way to work without a thought yet these people are knocking there self to bits for pennies and that’s for a whole day. Sometimes it’s things like this that makes you realise just how lucky you actually are.
👆and right there folks is why breast fed millennials shouldn’t have the internet.
nothing will change and nor should it. Why? because thats how the world works and nothing can force it to be different. This is way of life and it scales even worse than this, ie, most of Africa. If you try and force it to be different it will simply displace the way of life. World is balance and thats just life so cope. Live your own life and don't waste your time worrying about things that are impossible to change.
@@Alex-dn7vd that's called being practical.
And knowing that some things are better off that way.
Yeah but there is a huge difference in purchasing power. Their 300 rupees feeds their entire family, your 3 punds will buy you a cup of coffee. You are lucky but not by as much as you think.
@@Crsf84 why breast fed though lol 😂
The one that are complaining about the boots have literally never went to any winery. They stomp on the wine with bare feet and sweat also gets into it too
Exactly! Also it's distilled TWICE nothing made into the final product other than the liquor
no.. he had filthy muddy boots.. big difference
@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367 Ye also the alcohol is distilled so no impurities make it into the end product
Shut up, are u living in d middle ages? It's all automated now.
@@megsarna7429 some of it not all
I'm from Brazil, the country where this trees originated, and had never heard of this drink! That's so cool, I want to try some
Aqui no Nordeste fazem licor de caju, assim como qualquer outra fruta.
Hi
Less then 20 year after new continent discovery, cashew went to India, grew up and made it traditional? It is not feasible...
@@dailyupdate4441 hiiiii
They don't make alcohol from cashew in Brazil ? Strange
Dont worry about the boots as it gets distilled and it is the purest after distillation
This family needs our support , as an Indian I am really ashamed that we are forgetting our own culture
Facts
We need more ppl like you who realise this
I assume you live in India and help where you can?
@@tooyoungtobeold8756 yes I am Indian.... 😊
@@chezstik4855 There are many who realise this but we are unable to help them.... Some people here use fundraisers by telling us they help them and end up scamming us
The comments didn't disappoint about people freaking out about the boots used to mash it up. Tons of foods start off in a less than appetizing manner but it's the end product that matters because it's purified and/or refined to make sure it's clean. Besides, ethanol is a pretty darn good antiseptic. Cheers! 🍻
exactly
Exactly, probably the beer in the market is made out of the water in the river and then purified later.
@Po Nomo the distillation step
@Po Nomo The copper thing, is a Stil a named dirived from the function it serves, Distilation...it does this through boiling the liquid until it vaporizes then passes it through a cooling tube where it cooled, the resulting liquid is very much "purified" by means of the production process..Try watching one of NileRed's videos if you are still confused.
I guess only people dumb enough will comment on boots being used. Machines for distilling have come recently, otherwise such kind of processess were being used from hundreds of years.
It’s unfortunate that this traditional drink is facing such uncertain times. I feel for this family who are struggling to maintain and keep this delicious drink alive and fresh in the minds for those who still cherish and value what this is all about. I used to enjoy a sip or two as a child and when I visited Goa last I definitely made it a point to savour the drink at every meal
The resort suggested I try Feni and Limca - which I did and it was great. More power to those who believe in the old traditional ways even though an uphill struggle trying to keep it sustainable and yet enjoyable for those who value it…cheers to this traditional Goan drink !
Boots juice, I love it😂😂😂
If only someone told them about organic certification and selling on amazon…..🤦 one of their bottle would easily sell for $100….
For real
Amazon doesn't sell alcohol in india
Then labor abuse would start and corners would be cut.
Do u think they have the resources to do so even if they knew about it? They don't even have a machine to juice fruits. Sheesh how ignorant can u be?
Giving a first world solution 😂
My grandfather worked for Indian railways in parts of Karnataka close to Goa. And was stationed in Londa town Karnataka for a considerable period of time. And my dad narrates when he & his siblings had cough & cold or whenever temperatures got low my grandpa would take a shot of Feni & give the kids a sip.
I'm planning a Goa trip & Feni is tops on my to-do list when I'm there.
Cool!
Same like people sip brandi Or rum/ whisky when there's cold or something
Your grandfather was right brother... Feni has some medicinal properties also, People in konkan still use as a medicine for cough and colds and it works too.
How was it? 😀
Well, listening to Konkani on Business Insider, our language got international recognition!
Amen brother
But the son kept talking in Hindi. I don't know why people not making use of the opportunities to speak own mother tongue in an international platform. That's what Hindi English imposition does to native languages. Dying Indian languages
@@badbad-cat exactly
@AOD I suggest you read what's written there
Ya true I was pleased to hear the old lady speaking in konkani she sounded so like my grandmother
I really appreciate the uploaded content on this channel.
Honestly. If they would just make a website they could be rolling in the dough. I don’t even drink and I would buy a bottle simply because of the novelty.
Sadly it wouldn't be that easy to ship alcohol from Goa to other parts of the country... Every state have a different tax structures on Alcohol..
They most probably don't have internet there. So making a website is not possible.
@@PeaceBubble everyone has internet dumbo
@@user-jd8jx5fe6r Just because you were born in a family lucky enough to have internet doesn't mean everyone has access to it. That's a lot of ignorance from your part. Some poor villages are fortunate to even have a doctor living among them seeing the government doesn't built hospitals there. You can't possibly think they would even know about internet!
@@user-jd8jx5fe6r not at all ! My father's family has no access to internet what so ever ! Please do some research before you comment something like this.
This is how grapes were squeezed in the old days to make wine in Europe only difference is they had bare feet 😊
They had bare feet but they cleaned those feet VERY well and kept everything sanitized..
@@cobone04 this is sanitized , the distillation process that creates the feni completely sanitizes it so it is safe to drink
minging! Sweaty feet
@@cobone04 They didn't even wash hands...
@Darkhan 013 🤣🤣🤣🤣nice one
We make grape wine with bare feet in Turkey. Most expensive wines made that way. And the most traditional way. It’s how you make Dionysos happy. I’m not sure about Dionysos’ opinions about juice machines.
Went to Turkey (Kalkan and Kabak) for the first time last month and had some great wine. Amazing country.. everyone should visit. Going back next month too (Bodrum and Datça)
@@magnumxlpi Welcome. Hope you enjoyed!
Do you walk in the dirt before you stomp?
@@hellooutthere8956 No. There are “grape bathtubs” (I’m so sure this translation is incorrect but I guess it explains what I mean)
It’s women who crush them in tubs. Not a rule but women crush them in general. Everything must be clean. Like how we clean our hands before making handmade foods.
@@k.bayraktar4488 I said tht because dude stood up on dirt flooring before he got in the juicing area. But yeah thank you for educating me on your process. I wasn't intending disrespect towards yall.
@1:45 putting on dirty boots. Guess it adds flavor? 🤦🏻♂️
That’s how you know it’s authentic
They will distill it anyways which removes all bacteria and the alcohol in the drink will keep it safe from bacterias and viruses
@@totallyrevv you don’t need to put an S at the end . Bacteria is already plural. You wouldn’t say “chineses”
When you crush some grapes barefoot on the ground in the West, it becomes a premium wine. If you do something similar in India, it becomes dirty and unhygienic even though they boil it at high temperatures and distilled it. Hypocrites everywhere.
The people who think this is dirty are kissing their dogs in the mouth and letting them eat at the table after said dog orb dogs freshly got done eating each other’s feces.
@@julisa3100 That's so real
Correct
exactly, if you think feni is unhygenic dont understand how distillation works
@@julisa3100 Bruh Muslims don't come in this category we don't pet dogs
It's so nice to hear Konkani in a video. The problem with popularizing Feni is that you can't transport it to other states. Legally you are allowed to but policemen in neighbouring states still impound stocks claiming it is illegal. This is at the behest of liquor baron politicians in those states
So sad. This liquor could be the next hot thing in the U.S.
Goan feni bruhhhhh
yes Konkani is a lovely language. I used to hear it in Karnataka and I could speak Kannada some as well. Feni is well knows in the area
Isn't it that the surrounding states are "dry states" where liquor is illegal?
Yh it's pleasant to hear konkani
People who find this disgusting never listened to their Chemistry class.
......and they think butchering is cruel. as if yer meat grow on trees :y
Disgusting hygiene.
@@CHICKENNUGGET69360 jesus ur ignorant
My god this comment section is going to come an all out war
@@heartbreakmanNo1 but this is about cashews not meat
our indian culture..hats off to the family ...they keep alive old traditions in today 's tech world
can anyone in india be a choudhary ??
@@firechilli9893 what you mean
First I was like"Wtf!!why they tied up Biriyani??"
me too
Same here🤣🤣🤣
Yooo same! 😅
Same here 😂
Huge respect for traditional business. God bless their work 🙏🏻
Respect for what? They will never expand, they make less than $1 a day, and their customers are moving away. There's no respect in doing the same thing with those factors
So dirty
@@chad_usa it runs in their blood dumbo, even if they're business isnt going well, they sleep happily at night. Unlike you scamming people😂😂
I’m surprised to see how the old lady to be so energetic, people want to know the secret how to live longer, the first thing to do is to start living the life.
True :)
Asian
She doesn't have a choice but to get energetic, knowing they won't make a living ($2/day) if they don't all give their all... She's just genetically luckier than thousands of people of her age who are sick or died long time ago.
Armchair researchers pontificating on the lives of hardworking rural poor.
They don't eat processed junk and work hard...plenty of sun, fresh air and exercise. They're all healthy till they do that. Some who come into money and change the lifestyle to a sedentary on with junk food get affected and die sooner.
So true, she carries that bucket as it gets full as if there is no weight adding to it. And her body in still moving so nimbly. Must be something in the juice.
This seems laborious and long! Doing all the hard works....
Loved watching....
If something is distilled twice it is dangerously pure for human body so scientifically that wine needs to be more dirty for safe consumption😅
Lol true 😂
😂😂
And those same people also said a Bat fried in Wuhan is a true delicacy too 😂😂😂😂
I prefer this to some stupid chemical process that's reassuring you to get cancer
This is my native place.I remember tagging along with the locals to find cashewfruits.Its a day long and fun process.
What do cashew fruits taste like? I've heard they taste like apples
@@ramessesthegreat5542 yummy. Very yummy
@@ramessesthegreat5542 tbh it doesn't taste like apple at all..and the texture is very different...the texture..is almost like tomato..or a like crushed apple..and the taste has a small tint of sting to it. Also sometimes can be bitter(when it isn't that ripe).
Don't lie
Great 👍
People are so positive that i don’t find any negative comments to begin with.
Ikr
This ain't Twitter
Disgusting country
@@warungkopisugiono2537 who’s ?
@@warungkopisugiono2537 better than youre
I hope they got a lot of money from this video. These people need to help getting their business out.
imagine being a snake and coming home from hunting and see that somebody took a big chunk out of your living room
Ha Ha :D
Lol 😂
XD TRUE
Lmaooo
😂😂😂
I'm in Awe with the old Lady's skill and professionalism in the technique of making this exotic liquor 👌 I really want to try some Feni!
Old lady works so hard and is so good , I feel sorry for her .. hope her next generation would expand their family tradition .
Yea she would be happy
Yes
Amazing... Hat's Off to this family for thier Hardworking & to keep this disterling technique alive.
India has gr8 history and different traditions for a lot things hats off to ppl who saving years and years old traditions
Thought you guys kept making excuses for why your country is not developing?
@@munk3064 what?
@@munk3064 India has a large population and a large country so developing each and every sector is very hard changes are happening but it take time so just don’t assume …..the culture of India is what it make it special.just don’t comment when you don’t know anything ……search about Indian history you will find so many things that will fascinate you…
@@munk3064 What are you talking about? India is one of the fastest growing/developing economies today.
@@joshua_prime3743 was.
Watching this series about India's culture with different products makes me want to visit this places. Hope that I can visit there someday and taste this liquor.
@Aparna Prassanth Yeah, I am always fascinated to your country, from your food (curry is my ultimate favorite food), fashion, Bollywood (thanks to Aamir Khan, he made me want to watch various Bollywood movies) , henna tattoo, color festival, religions, history, temples, etc. I'm from Philippines.
Hmm well if you visit India "some day", the first time you are just gonna be to the touristy, famous places.
@@elmerajacot1619 try to learn about the various foods. Branding every other dish with a gravy as "curry" can be casual cultural appropriation
@@paragdasgupta4981 "Cultural Appropriation" is different from "Culture Appreciation" , the problem with people is you try to label racism in every appreciation that we do, and I don't think dishes with gravy is called "curry", you're not the one who's eating it, its me who knows what I am eating. I have a well-diverse palate that I achieved through travelling.
@@elmerajacot1619 watch "Praveen mohan" on TH-cam to know more about India's mysterious temples
Working hard “so you can sleep well at night.”
So true
World wide truth there.....
That is very true 🙂
We NEED FARMERS in the World !!! Waheguru Bless FARMERS 🙌🙏❤❤
I saw you somewhere.....
Fermentation period is 3 days. In Kerala, making feny is unlawful and punishable. So hundreds of tons of cashew apples go waste every year, though, manyvpeoples make the liquor secretly.
But toddy is legel there, right?
@@fidhaswaliha416 Yes, but, Coconut toddy.
I tried it once and it was a damn good liquor..
cashew fruit juice is sssoooooo good!
would love to try a liquor version.
Alcoholic !
It's a very strong drink 😅
Come to Goa🙌🏼. You're welcomed.
There's a saying here in Goa in our language which translates to "Don't go swimming in the sea after drinking feni" it's so strong it's comparable to vodka
I rather have some cashew fruit juice
I don't feel any about the process.. imagine that this tradition is 100x older than my age and i respect that coz that's how actualy it is without using any machines. The only problem here are those people who drink crystal clear water and machine made wine thinking that this is gross...
It *IS* gross. Drinks mixed with sweat? *EWWW!*
Who do you think cooks your food? You have been eating sweat since you have started eating.
@Pappu yes that's true
People get disgusted by this while they drink wine from grapes mushed in by someone's feet
bros living in 1733
@@burglar7523 😂😂😂
I'd call out the excess labor cost by doing it this way compared to setting up a set of grinding stones to do the work, not the sanitation.
Stomping those fruit for hours, and then dinking around with a manual press (it wouldn't be hard to make one if this is your annual thing) instead of piling them into a hopper and letting a very small motor run the stones for you, while you do something else... yikes. :D
@@shiprapaul2033 cool yet much of the clip was about their financial issues - a small capital investment would allow them to better compete with the other farms, etc. Sadly, tradition doesn't mean a thing if you can't put enough food on the table.
If I was them, I'd use that extra time doing forestry management tasks - they talk about the risk of losing one tree - ok so does that mean there are several generations of younger trees as well, or are they all the same age, and the whole orchard will die off at once?
I'm not nitpicking, just hoping they use some of the wonderful knowledge we've acquired to help them improve their consistency in yield if nothing else. Some simple machines can truly change life, and a simple stone grinder is a pretty effective use of money for something like this. What can grind corn/maize would be wonderful for these fruits, just with a slightly different surface dressing (the groove pattern on the stones). Then to add a bit more, a small centrifugal filter to separate the juice from the solids; those are also quite common, and the type used to separate honey from beeswax would probably work as-is without modification to run their pulp through. This is a neat sounding drink, and I'd love to try it... :D
@@chouseification you're right about the point that a bit of help from technology can help propell their life to a comfort zone. But they are the ones who are keeping the tradition alive. I read somewhere that the earlier ones made with wooden sticks tasted even better. On the matter of investment, as long as the local companies don't get enough market, they won't ask or invest more. So it will be our duty to increase it's demand and give a fight to F/Ls with an Indian beverage.
I see a lot of people who are complaining about hygiene didn't go to school it seems.
I love to see a whole family member dedicate to making product with their own tradition. God bless them, i hope they all save from this pandemic.
To turn this into a tourist attraction to keep it alive.. people nowadays love the old ways
No body expects the Spanish Inquisition.
@Fearless Investor you don't seem to comprehend the fact that this family is too poor to buy such machines
@Fearless Investor Did you watch the entire video. They said sales have declined since people moved away. Even then, everyone in a village is still not much. Also if you live in a low income community, you cannot charge high prices for a product. There are many things preventing them from expanding. Industrial machines are expensive. You need lots of money to make more money.
@Fearless Investor You must be one spoiled brat to talk down on people for being poor and don't realize that not only this is cultural for this people but this is how we humans lived and survive to make a living even before and after the industrial revolution
@Fearless Investor uhhhh its already distilled! Its being heated up on fire before getting the final product! Its always been a practice in my family to heat up the liquid to make it drinkable.
Besides, why disgust these drink if u eat those potato chips that contains literal salt and gummies that contains pig fat! Heck even those hotdogs and sausages contains lard!
We finally made to mainstream media proud moment
Goenkar born proud of it.
true becuz local families don't get enough recognition in our country
Wish I could get it from you guys here in America! Such a beautiful thing to watch..
Yes bro🙌🏼
Love to my Goan brother from Assam
So nice to see that this family is keeping their old traditions alive... actually loved the process of making feni.