Staples

All the basics: Ginger, potatoes, onions, garlic.

Buck

I have never seen ears this long on a goat before. This buck was tied up on a side street behind the Russell Market. He stood nearly 4 feet tall I suspect, and those ears are easily 15" long (35cm).

Steaming hot Idly

In motion from the kitchen to the right to the customers on the left.

Miller in Shivajinagar

All around Bangalore there are traditional millers still operating their mills as a service for the neighborhood. People buy fresh grain (wheat and rice as well as grams/beans) and bring them to the miller for processing.

Sometimes they mix up a special blend of grains, add in some spices (chilies, curry leaves) and process the whole thing for a particular dish.

This man in Shivajinagar was very proud to show me his business. With the left hand he adjusts the fineness of the grind (mostly by listening to the sound of the wheels) and with the right hand he feeds the grain into the grinder.

We communicated with smiles and sign-language over the screeching of the machinery. I'm not sure we could have communicated any other way. I suspect he is deaf if not nearly deaf. The mill was so loud my ears were hurting and I was only in there for a few minutes.

A pumkin temple.

Don't ask my why. I (sadly) couldn't read the signs in Kannada.

It's located on NH207 just south of the crossing of Sarjapur Road on the east side of Bangalore.

Bangalore Beer - Part 2

Quick update...

I actually bought a bottle of Budweiser. (Shades of the 80s for me here, recalling many afternoons in front of the tele watching American football and eating junk food).

1) It's made in India, not imported

2) It actually tastes pretty good compared to Kingfisher.


So, that's the final straw. When Budweiser tastes good next to your usual brew, you're in beer hell.

Move over, Mephistophiles.