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 photo is indeed great. As far as the method of fermenting, I have just read in another context that this is how beer was first made 8000-9000 years ago (in Mesopotamia). Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Mar 28, 2009, at 5:45 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