Goa's forgotten orchata drink lives on in family kitchens
Author: Lisann DiasPublished on: July 17, 2026Country: India
Culture & Entertainment

Orchata, an almond-based drink once reserved for elite Catholic households in Goa, is fading from memory. Only a few Goans, such as Eunice Lima Fernandes De Sa, continue to make it traditionally. The author, a Goan raised in Mumbai, discovered the drink through a video shared among the diaspora. Comments on the video link orchata to weddings, feast days, and childhood memories.
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