I think I toss in the requisite trip quiz before we run off to the far reaches of civilization:
Question 1.
What is tofu made of?
Question 2.
What is vegetable oil made of?
While you ponder those here are a couple of quick observations:
Folks here in Myanmar are not early starters. For those of you who traveled with us to India when Benny would have us up and out before the sun came up, we cannot get these guides to even consider a starting time before 8:30A and their clear preference is 9A....even today with 6 hours of driving ahead of us. Oh well. If leisure is forced upon me, I suppose I can't feel too guilty about it.
Meanwhile we are shored up after an amazing breakfast. Last night at check-in we were asked to order our breakfast. What kind of bread. How we wanted our eggs cooked. And whether we wanted coffee or tea. So in spite of the cloth tablecloths and the real silverware and all, we were not expecting much.....Imagine our surprise when after the eggs and toast and coffee were set out the waiter returned with pickled vegetables, soup, tofu paste, fried tofu squares(that quite honestly could have passed for potatoes) and big bowls of Shan noodles (which chicken and peanut sauce that was amazing). After all of that, they brought the fruit. Wow!
Question 1.
What is tofu made of?
Question 2.
What is vegetable oil made of?
While you ponder those here are a couple of quick observations:
Folks here in Myanmar are not early starters. For those of you who traveled with us to India when Benny would have us up and out before the sun came up, we cannot get these guides to even consider a starting time before 8:30A and their clear preference is 9A....even today with 6 hours of driving ahead of us. Oh well. If leisure is forced upon me, I suppose I can't feel too guilty about it.
Meanwhile we are shored up after an amazing breakfast. Last night at check-in we were asked to order our breakfast. What kind of bread. How we wanted our eggs cooked. And whether we wanted coffee or tea. So in spite of the cloth tablecloths and the real silverware and all, we were not expecting much.....Imagine our surprise when after the eggs and toast and coffee were set out the waiter returned with pickled vegetables, soup, tofu paste, fried tofu squares(that quite honestly could have passed for potatoes) and big bowls of Shan noodles (which chicken and peanut sauce that was amazing). After all of that, they brought the fruit. Wow!
Ok, then, back to the quiz.
1. Soybean, you say? Nay, nay.
Apparently almost anything! Almond, sesame, peanut, you name it.
2. Corn, you say? Nay, nay.
That's apparently why we have corn oil as a separate item.
Good old Wesson Vegetable Oil is made from......soybeans! Who knew?
Now, go out with your new found knowledge and have a great day.
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