INDEPENDENCE DAY for the U.S.A. It’s amazing to think that the U.S. was only 195 years old when Bangladesh became a nation!! We missed the fireworks usually a part of this day, but there were another kind of fireworks as the Remian Raiders celebrated their latest tournament win with a great meal at Kentucky Fried Chicken!!!
KITCHEN of the neighbor of Day 182
I doubt whether this recession has hit him yet, though the price of rice went up a bit.
VEGETABLES on street vendor’s Van Gari. I haven’t tried hurrying to the street from our 9th floor apartment to buy vegetables when I hear them yelling “Torkari!” “Torkari” is curried food. These vegetables are cooked with whatever kind of curry is being prepared. I have however bought some on the street if I see them when I am walking.
CORNBREAD – Nepali style!
This morning I went to a local hotel (restaurant) and had a great breakfast of bhaji (spicy veg) and nan-ruti (one kind of Bengali bread) for 20 tk (30 cents U.S.D). I decided to show you the cornbread as they fix it in Nepal. This piece of bread, made with corn meal, is hollow. and is quite tasty.
FOURTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIION
I wanted to celebrate our 40th anniv. with the footballers I play with on weekends so I had a special meal ordered for them for after our game. They also came with this cake.
DRINKING TEA
I decided to interrupt the Nepal photos with this photo my friend took of me sipping Bengali tea during a photo shoot in Old Dhaka. A bus driver who ran the route from Holmes Co., Ohio to Sarasota, Fl. was discussing me with my Mom in Florida. He said it is the fellow who looks out over the top of his glasses. I guess he was right! I’d like to thank my friend Matthias, who dropped this photo onto my desktop while I was in Nepal.
BANANA LASSI
Here I am enjoying a banana lassi.
FRESHLY SQUEEZED Orange/Pineapple Juice. Here is this street vendor in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal filling a glass with juice.
WATERMELON
The Bengalis are one of the people groups who do such a great job of arranging their foods in an attractive way. In Old Dhaka I spied this watermelon cut and ready for hot, hungry pedestrians passing by, to indulge in.
PIAJU a tasty treat I saw being prepared in Old Dhaka. It is made with onions and lentils (dal). I’m having fits because I can’t see what I am typing until it is uploaded!
MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST
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SUPER TASTY MEAL
Fish, leafy vegetable, eggs were served during my visit to Halim’s house in the Mohammadia Housing area. There was also dal (lentil soup) and two more kinds of fish. It was the best Rui Mach (Bengali name for the fish) I had ever had in Bangladesh.
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