Plantation Fun
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Wed 29 Nov 2017 23:27
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Fun and Tastings at a Peanut
and Coconut Palm Plantation
   We stopped at
a palm plantation en route to Mount Popa, I detoured to watch an ox walking round and round grinding something at the centre
of his contraption. Our guide told us the ox and driver were grinding peanuts to
make oil. Well, colour us happy we got to have a go.
     I was so busy
videoing Bear on his turn, I forgot to take a picture. When we got up this
morning we had no idea we would ever have this opportunity so it was never on
our Bucket List. My turn, I loved it and called it a
Big Tick. So happy was the chap and his animal, constantly clucking and
chirping. It was lovely to see the whippy stick in hand was only used against
the frame to get the beautiful beast to start from a standing start. The ox was
in wonderful condition, no rub marks, wounds or old scars. The frame, I couldn’t
help stroking, was the smoothest teak. Round and round I went, what a treat. Too
soon, it was time to see what we had stopped for.......
  We couldn’t
help watching for a few more
minutes.............
  Then we stopped
to watch a lady vigorously rocking her baby and
humming.
 We then stood
in front of a lady who used a scoop in a small pot. A faint coconut taste.
  A lady making peanut paste that will make lumpy and delicious
sweets.
 A constant need
to feed the fire as well as rigorous
stirring.
  Lovely little
decorations made from palm
leaves.
 These ladies
were making peanut paste mixed with cinnamon
sweets.
 The roof made of bundles of palm
fronds.
   The alcohol
producing end of the business. Dodgy looking in this condition but a
crystal clear fluid by the time we tasted it, very similar to sake. We resisted
everything the stalls had to offer as well as the various hooches, very disciplined of us.
 Time for coconut
tea anyone with delicious peanut brittle biscuits.......
ALL IN ALL A TREAT TO RIDE
AND TASTE
A GREAT INTRODUCTION TO LOCAL
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