Saturday, June 28, 2008

QUIZ: What kind of dish is it?

Today we were invited for lunch by two lovely elderly ladies. Philipp has known them for a long time now and they had always been so nice to him - inviting him for holidays, meals and of course lots of vodka. And they had even given us gifts for our wedding. I officially got introduced to them last week. Immediately they decided that there should be a welcome meal for me. So today was the big day! They had made lots of food for us: salads, a local dish called manti (similiar to German "Maultaschen") and dessert. They served all of this in their office, as this is where they usually gather. It was an original scene. I ate sooo much - because it was really good - and to be polite. They kept filling up my plate and my glass again and again. Everything was really good, but in the end (meaning after 6 manti and many side dishes) I just had to give up. The funny thing was, that after the meal, they took out injections. I was shocked "WOW - what's next for dessert?" - no for real, I didn't know what was going on. But then they explained that one of them used to be a doctor and that they regularly give each other vitamin shots. I was relieved. However I felt a little awkward.

I'm sorry not to be able to show you more pictures of our neighborhood and friends. This has to do with Philipp's work as we would like to treat everyone's private life confidential as long as we are here and as long as Philipp's work hasn't been completed yet.

TAKE THIS QUIZ:
1. What's the dish shown in the picture below? What is it made of?
2. What's the colorful drink in the other picture?

Please send me your answers (via mail or comment). Whoever gets both questions right first will get a traditional Kyrgyz gift when we return!!!


1 comment:

david and jenny said...

great post! jen and i are really enjoying your blog and we are looking forward to being in country ourselves!