Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe pulque was originally made by the spit method. Leo Wesson Photographer/Videographer 817.733.9157 www.leowesson.com On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>wrote: > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >