Question

How would you rate Baker's profession in Goa? What is the difference between old and new times in respect to the bakers?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Bread is an important part of Goan life. Marriage gifts are meaningless without the sweet bread known as the bol. For a party, bread is a must, while for Christmas, cakes and bolinhas are a must. Sandwiches must be prepared by the lady of the house on her daughter’s engagement. The author says that everybody loves the fragrance of loaves. The elders were given loaves and the children were given bread-bangles, which they longed for. Also, the fact that bakery is a profitable profession shows that the love for bread is enormous in Goa.

Answer 2

1. Baking was a profitable profession as bread was an important part of the food of the Goan people. The bakers earned well and kept servants. Their families looked happy and prosperous. The baker is called ‘Pader’ in Goa. They wear a special dress called kabai.
2. • In ancient Rome several centuries later, the first mass production of bread occurred, and "the baking profession can be said to have started at that time."[Ancient Roman bakers used honey and oil in their products, creating pastries rather than bread. In households, in Rome normally had its own bakers. During those times, most of the people used to bake their own bread but bakeries were popular all over the town.

• The first evidence of baking occurred when humans took wild grass grains, soaked them in water, and mixed everything together, mashing it into a kind of broth-like paste. The paste was cooked by pouring it onto a flat, hot rock, resulting in a bread-like substance. Later, when humans mastered fire, the paste was roasted on hot embers, which made bread-making easier, as it could now be made any time fire was created.