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Saturday, September 2, 2023

Gallimaufry#94

Just a gallimaufry of photos 📸

A street vendor selling durians

Breakfast  Dim Sum
Cheong fun
Fried shrimp dumplings
Har Gow
Lo Pak Gou
Lotus leaf  wrapped sticky rice
Sticky rice with a filling of chicken or pork, shitake mushroom, Chinese sausage, dried shrimp, and salted egg is wrapped in a lotus leaf and then steamed to impart a subtle flavour to the rice.

Dim Sum 101
Teh Tarik contest
Participants compete to see who can make the most frothy and delicious cup of  Teh Tarik.
               
Teh tarik is a popular hot beverage in Malaysia and Singapore. It is made from black tea and condensed milk, and traditionally served in a glass or mug. The name “Teh Tarik” means “pulled tea,” and it is made by pouring the beverage back and forth between two containers at a distance. This process is used to create a foamy, frothy texture that is characteristic of Teh Tarik.


FROM THE TRAVEL ARCHIVES

Tanoura Dance, Dubai 2011


The tanoura is a dance performed by men twirling in long, colourful skirts, originating from whirling dervishes.

So what is a dervish, and why do they whirl?
 
A dervish is a Muslim religious man who spins and twirls with increasing speed until he reaches a trance-like state.
Stripping layers of his clothes as he spins represents the different stages of ridding himself of earthly needs and reaching a state of spiritual surrender to God.
We watched this performance on a dhow cruise. The dancer was like a human top. He spun continously for a good 30 minutes without faltering. I got dizzy just watching him!

A video to share.

70 comments:

  1. What great photos in this blog.
    The food looks delicious, the films are beautiful, very special the man who spins around for so long, it also made me dizzy.
    I enjoyed your photos.
    I wish you a very nice Sunday.
    Greetings Irma

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  2. Thanks for your sharing, have a lovely week

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  3. Dearest Veronica,
    That Tanoura Dance would indeed make one dizzy by looking at it... A weighted skirt but twirling like that—on and on...no thanks!
    Teh Tarik is quite a show but one wonders how much it will cool down the actual drink.
    Massala Chai is a pleasant beverage as well and far better than the Iced Tea (way too sweet!) here in the South.
    On my trip to Japan as a chaperon we had a Matcha Tea ceremony but I can't say I'm fond of that.
    Fung Jow would not be my favorite either... Never had it as far as I know.
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  4. Dim Sum is without doubt my favourite food in the world. Nothing quite compares. The last time I had it for breakfast was at a hotel in Hong Kong and it was fabulous. My bowl of cereal this morning looks totally inadequate!

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  5. Judee from Gluten-Free A-Z Blog

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    1. Your photos always are so beautiful. Our breakfast in the US are so different than yours- What are those prickly looking things in the first vendor from the street vendor?

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  6. That Teh Terik looks and sounds good!

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  7. I would like to taste that typical lotus leaf wrapped sticky rice. According to the above guide, many people around the world drink tea with milk (Thailand, Tibet, Pakistan, Kenia, Britain, Taiwan, etc. ) ... information I didn't know.

    Have a nice week, Veronica ❗

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  8. A very interesting post to know a lot of food that I have never seen before.
    The Dervish dance is amazing.
    All the best.

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  9. Wonderful photos and delicious food! Hugs, Valerie

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  10. So many ways of drinking tea. I had no idea what a whirling dervish was before. thanks for the education.

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  11. Veronica, your food dishes had my mouth watering, they looked so good! And I never knew what a dervish was until you explained (showed) it here. Wow!
    Have a blessed week!

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  12. Teh tarik seems like a pop culture almost. Great food photos as always.

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  13. The food looks rather interesting and I could eat it for sure, very different to what we eat never the less.
    The Teh Tarik look also interesting and it would be nice to try as I do like condensed milk.

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  14. The food looks very tasty, Veronica.
    Many hugs.

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  15. Thanks for sharing the fun Teh Tarik video and Teas Around the World guide!

    The Teh Tarik participants' skills are impressive! I have tried black tea with condensed milk before, but never tried pouring them back and forth between containers. Maybe I will give it a try!

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  16. I love festivals. Ths looks so beautiful and so colorful, too. All that food looks delicious!

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  17. Wonderful photos and lots of delicious food. Thanks, Veronica.

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  18. So many experiences can be had where you are. I've never tried durian but I've heard about it over the years.

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  19. Wow this was like a food and entertainment tour of your country! I loved it, thank you. Isn't durian the fruit that smells so awful but tastes so good? There's a tropical fruit farm in Florida near us where they grow exotic (to us) fruit trees and I think this was the one. The taste we sampled was delicious.

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  20. What a fabulous mix of photos i enjoyed these and especially the food again of course lol

    Have a gallimaufreytastic week 👍

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  21. Amazing! I'm totally dizzy just IMAGINING trying to make teh tank or spinning like the dancer!!!
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  22. Thank you for sharing.
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  23. Hello,
    Wow, the food all looks delicious. The dancing is amazing, I would be so dizzy.
    Great photos! Take care, have a great day!

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  24. I'm always looking for new recipe for our kitchen. Yes, it looks delicious. We like this indeed.

    Have a wonderful week.

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  25. Very interesting things. Never heard about teh tarik and that dance. I'll explore them. The food is too complicated for me, even could be tasty.
    Thank you, Veronica for this new page!
    Hugs and blessings! Happy WW! ❤️😘

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  26. The food all looks good. The photo of the dancer makes me feel dizzy just looking at him!

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  27. Hello Veronica,
    I am stopping back to say thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Th meals all look delicious, yummy choices. Take care, have a great day and week ahead.

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  28. amazing photos ^_^
    I follow your blog
    have a nice day

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  29. Interesting post. I always learn something here. We had the most delicious Musang King durian this weekend. Bought frozen from Asian grocery store in Atlanta. I wonder if Turkish tea should be included in that list of tea. The apple tea was very popular.

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  30. We have never seen or heard of that spinning thing, but it seems rather crazy and it must take a long time to learn to do that for such a long time.

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  31. ...Veronica, it looks like you will never go hungry! I hope that you are having a wonderful week.

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  32. Oh the food. Oh the food. Delicious. I love your food.

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥

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  33. I could just manage a number of the dim sum Veronica. Something fishy I think and a glass of white wine.

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  34. Love dim sum, have not had in more than a year, so now I need to get a new dim sum place as we have moved.
    I visited you via Wordless Wednesday 320.
    I linked up this week with = 52. This is a friendly reminder and invitation to come and join us at SeniorSalonPitStop. You will find the linkup information under BLOGGING.

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  35. Me dio ganas de los camarones pero toda la comida se ve muy rica. Te mando un beso. https://enamoradadelasletras.blogspot.com/

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  36. I find the whirling dervishes fascinating

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  37. Time for some Dim Sum looks delicious.
    Can't imagine how the Dervishes can whirl like that.
    They are amazing.
    Enjoy the weekend, Veronica.

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  38. Dear Veronica,
    your post is full of tempting treats again! I've never tried a durian - I've heard some like them, some can't stand them. Do you like them?
    Very interesting, pictures and descriptions from the Teh Tarik Competition.
    I can well imagine that you got dizzy just watching whirling dervishes! ;-D
    All the best, Traude
    🌻🌺❤️🌺🌻
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2023/08/die-tiere-vom-tiergarten-schonbrunn.html

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  39. Beautiful food you ate, restaurant you ate Veronica.

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  40. The Teh Tarik drink looks really good. Reminds me of our frothy coffees here. You have many interesting dishes on here today. Lots of yummy food. I would love to visit the street market, sounds fascinating.

    I hope the September days have been good to you.

    ~Sheri

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  41. I have not eaten durian for a long time. Dim Sum looks yummy!

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  42. And now I'm hungry Veronica ;-) so nice meals you show today. In TV I saw a documentation about Derwish - it's really fantastic to see,
    greetings
    Kirsi

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  43. Thanks for sharing the fun Teh Tarik video and Teas Around the World guide!
    The Teh Tarik participants' skills are impressive! The food all looks good. The video of the dancer makes me feel dizzy just looking at him! Great food photos as always. Have a nice day, Veronica!

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  44. what a wonderful collection of pictures from cultures other than my own! Thanks for sharing!

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  45. Wow, that infographic is awesome. Pinning this in case others might want to take a look who see it!

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  46. hidangan yang sangat delicious.. Aku tertarik dengan yang dibungkus daun teratai...ketan di dalamnya sepertinya begitu tasty...juga choung fun kalau di tempatku disebutnya Ci chong fan kak veronica...happy weekend ^^

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  47. Teh Tarik sounds delicious and unique! I love learning about different traditional beverages from around the world.

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  48. I feel like I really traveled somewhere today. The food looks amazing. I can almost hear the music as the dervish twirls.

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  49. Yum. We just tried our first dim sum (sort of) when we visited the San Francisco Chinatown.

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  50. So glad you commented on my blog so I could come over here and see you interesting info. So much here I've never heard of so that means I learned a LOT! Thank-you. All these foods are new to me. Now I'm starving.

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  51. It is always a pleasure to look at your gallimaufry of photos, and so very interesting to see your part of the world, plus all the delicious food. Thank you so much and I wish you a very happy week.

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  52. Veronica I want dim sum right now! It all looks so delicious. The Whirling Dervish show was amazing! When his skirts lit up and them then his extra fast ending were astounding. Thanks for showing the video.

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  53. A plate of those amazing fried shrimp dumplings would really hit the spot right now... and your Dim Sum breakfast looked absolutely divine!

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  54. i really appreciate that Dim Sum info ... this all looks so good to me and i wouldn't even know where to begin. i could use a little snack right about now, Veronica!

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  55. Oh very amazing event
    Thanks for share all your good photos with us

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  56. I have to admit that I know very little about all this interesting food. I looked up durians and found out that they are extremely nutritious. Wonderful photos! Enjoyed looking at them.

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  57. Interesting history of the whirling dirvishes.
    I can't imaging spinning for 30 minutes. The video clip was only seven, and that made me dizzy. It was very mesmerizing though.
    I also enjoyed the video of the art of Teh Tarik.
    You always have such interesting things in your gallimaufrys.

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  58. I recently saw a dervish on a cruise.

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  59. Bonito el santuario de la virgen y el hibisco.
    Buen fin de semana.
    Un abrazo.

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  60. I've often heard the expression "whirling Dervish" but had no idea what that was until now; thanks!

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  61. Wow what many different kinds of food you showed and yes much is unknown to me hear. But it did look delicious. And that man spinning in circles must have practiced well because it will make me dizzy too by watching. Thanks for sharing also for all with the infomation .

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  62. ...I LOVE the yellow hibiscus, enjoy your weekend.

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  63. What a delightful collection of photos, Veronica!

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