In a country like India, where people are many and diverse, food and culture are often the only threads that bind them together. Across regions and communities, shared meals are what glue people together — honestly, it is just food. In this podcast, hosted by a YouTuber under her pen name, Sabrina’s World, a number of dishes are listed that give us a glimpse into how two states of West India celebrate Christmas.

Flavours of Goa

Christmas in Goa will be incomplete without Sorpotel, a rich and spicy pork curry whose preparation begins days before Christmas. Made with pork, liver, and spices, its distinctive flavour comes from a masala of Kashmiri chillies and vinegar. It is traditionally eaten with Sanna, a spongy, lightly steamed rice idli — its cousin, one may say — and coconut cakes made using fermented toddy, or palm wine.