stuny Posted August 29, 2006 Share #1 Posted August 29, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) We have visited more places in hot climates than in cold climates and I've always been surprised to find hot tea a most popular beverage in every hot climate, other than Australia. I have no idea why this is, but below I show two examples. The first is a delightful tea-drinking man from Mt. Abu, Rajasthan, India, and the second is in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Incidentally, the Indian tea, infused with a bit of butter and spice is excellent. You can find many more India photos on our site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 Hi stuny, Take a look here Tea in Hot Climates 2 images . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Guest chriisi Posted August 29, 2006 Share #2 Posted August 29, 2006 the first one works good for me.. nice posture, view and colors.. for me the dof it's too big, and the background too confusing.. nice portrait.. the second one, i don't know, against the sun, the face is too dark, the angle from above a bit strange... greez chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandokan Posted August 29, 2006 Share #3 Posted August 29, 2006 Hi Stu, Great photos - how do you get them NOT to pose for the camera? Chai is really good on a hot day - I think the cinammon and cloves help cool the body. Green cardamon is a good digestive, but the Gujarati's also put pepper in it - which they never do in Punjab. I find tea is better than coffee on a hot day. I can give you a recipe for chai if you want. Ravi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uulrich Posted August 29, 2006 Share #4 Posted August 29, 2006 #1 is my favorite. They have both great faces and deserve to be photographed. #2 seems to be the cooler chap, though. :-) @Ravi. Having worked in India for a rather long time I still could need some of your receipes. :-) Perhaps some from the south and some from the north...? I also liked the soucth indian coffee but I cannot get these neat cups up here (the pair of cups, so you can pour and mix the coffee) - delicious. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cboudier Posted August 29, 2006 Share #5 Posted August 29, 2006 It looks like Tea Tarik... (excellent BTW) Teh Tarik Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share #6 Posted August 29, 2006 Thank you, all. Ravi, I would like that recipe. Regarding the non-posed poses, it's useful to have your wife along to engage them while you move back in for an unposed photo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumac Posted August 30, 2006 Share #7 Posted August 30, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Stuart, No 1 is my preference too, Re tea drinking in Aust, was the major drink until the influx of europeans after WW2. When I was a lad in country Victoria 60+ years ago the only coffee was a horrible black liquid concentrate over sweetened. Regards, Stuart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandokan Posted August 30, 2006 Share #8 Posted August 30, 2006 I did think you maybe got your wife to stand to one side whilst they looked at her (probably thinking "what fair skin") My Chai recipe for you and Uwe (to make two mugs): Ingredients for 4 cups One mug of water (a mug holds 250ml of water or half a pint) and one mug of milk 4 green cardammon pods, 4 pieces of cloves, About 0.5cm of a stick of cinammon A large pinch of aniseed (anise and I think sometimes called fenugreek but I could be wrong about that) Method Bring water to the boil. Grind up the spices and add them to the water whilst it is heating up - alternatively use ready ground cinammon and cloves but then add these at the end, but add others to the cold water When water is near boiling, add two teaspoons of (proper) tea leaves (I like mix of Assam and Ceylon or English Breakfast) - or two tea bags Once water is boiling, let it boil for around 30 seconds before adding one mug of milk Bring back to the boil, strain and serve. Indians tend to add carnation condensed milk and lots of sugar - I prefer it without either. And dont forget the pouring technique as shown in Teh Tarik @Uwe - If I ever get my own web site up and running (am I the only person in the world who has never had one?) I should write down some of my recipes; not very authentic some of them, but you have to make do with the local ingredients, so I have tandoori salmon and trout, pork with coconut cream (based on a south indian dish) and bread &butter pudding with coconut and banana. And always remember Karl Marx: "Proper tea is theft" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whorg Posted August 30, 2006 Share #9 Posted August 30, 2006 My wife is Turkish. A long time ago (in Istanbul) I was sent to the grocery store to fetch diapers for our (then) 2 year old little boy. Staring at the various products, and mentally calculating the weights, a beautiful girl stood there with a glass of hot tea . . . talk about hospitality ! ! ! It was a very hot day too . . . It's more a social thing than anything else, but they all swear to it's digestive properties . . . especially after meals. ~jk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share #10 Posted August 30, 2006 Stuart - Thank you. My experiences in Oz began in 1989, and by then garlic bread and cappuccinos were in nearly every restaurant in the coastal cities, so I missed out on the "tea period". Ravi - Thank you for the recipe -- I will make it for guests this weekend. by the way, I cook if you have a particular cuisine from which you’d like some good recipes. Also, I would like to see some more of your recipes. Josef – I’m certain you are right about the social aspects of tea. We also found the Turks, both in Istanbul as well as throughout the country to be very warm and welcoming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm1912 Posted August 30, 2006 Share #11 Posted August 30, 2006 A great theme Stuart. I've found myself drinking hot liquids in the heat as well.... must be something I picked up in Israel. I'm going to try that Chai recipe Ravi. Looks great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
comapedrosa Posted August 30, 2006 Share #12 Posted August 30, 2006 Stuart, These are beautiful portraits, and I particularly like #1 too. Now, if I could only see a tat more of the context it would be one of your classics - the table or support used for the glass would be ideal :-) C Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmr Posted August 30, 2006 Share #13 Posted August 30, 2006 Ravi... thanx for the recipe too. I usually just make it Cardammon and use evaporated milk. BTW... they drink the same stuff in Kenya and Somalia. Mr. Boudier mentioned "Teh Tarik" ... sounds like he has been to Malaysia. Teh Tarik... "Pull Tea". BTW Singapore do have them too, but... Stuart... Hot tea in Hot weather is always good. Raise the body temp a bit, help us sweat, and cool us down.... smae thing with spicy food. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share #14 Posted August 31, 2006 Ilan, C & Robert - Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandokan Posted August 31, 2006 Share #15 Posted August 31, 2006 I think we need a new forum: "Recipes - My Point of Cooking" We could then indulge our hardware habits too by discussing knives, pots, pans, cookers, fuel ... etc. And of course images of our results. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAG Posted August 31, 2006 Share #16 Posted August 31, 2006 Drinking hot beverages in hot climates should obey to be the same principle as blue men and touareg in the deserts wearing wool and no tourist's light cotton shirts… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share #17 Posted September 1, 2006 Ravi - I'd participate. Johan - Interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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