Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The alcohol probably sanitizes it somewhat. My guess is it does no harm as you've shown some photos of some very old people. Unless they're young people that just look old. ;-) Thanks for the lesson. Len On Mar 28, 2009, at 12:45 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > At 12:35 PM 3/28/2009, you wrote: >> OK, Tina. The photo is great. But what is saliva fermented? It >> doesn't sound very sanitary to me. >> >> Len > > It's not what you'd call sanitary. Women chew the sprouting corn > and spit the result into a bucket to ferment. It's an Inca tradition: > > "Traditionally, Inca women made this important drink by chewing > corn to a pulp and then spitting the mixture into a vat of warm > water. These women (actually girls of ages 8-10), called Acllas or > Acllacunas, were sent to all-female schools called Acllahuasis to > learn the art of brewing chicha, among other things.Once the corn > was masticated and spit into the warm water, it would sit for a few > days before it was ready to drink. The end result was a mildly > alcoholic beverage." > > It's still made the traditional way in Peru. > > Tina > > > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information