[Leica] Cow's Blood

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Jayanand,

Thanks for sharing this pictures of this peculiar diet...., the  
pictures are excellent, as always

cheers
Lluis

El 05/11/2011, a las 7:52, Jayanand Govindaraj escribi?:

> One of the staples of Masai diet is Cow's Blood, mixed with milk -  
> they
> never kill cattle, which is the determinant of their wealth, being a  
> tribe
> of cattle herders. In fact, it is surmised that the whole Mara/ 
> Serengeti
> landscape has been fashioned over the centuries by cattle grazing, the
> trees giving way to grasslands to support the Masai and similar  
> closely
> related pastoral tribes. If they need meat, they slaughter goats/sheep
> instead.
>
> Here the cow is being prepared for bloodletting with a torniquet  
> around the
> neck:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/20110919_1764Mara.jpg.html
>
> The incision is made on the neck artery with a bow and arrow. Here a
> warrior takes aim:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/20110919_1765Mara.jpg.html
>
> He lets fly and the arrow successfully makes a nick. It took two or  
> three
> tries to succeed:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/20110919_1769Mara.jpg.html
>
> The spurting blood is collected in a gourd, always by a woman:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/20110919_1777Mara.jpg.html
>
> The milk is then added to the gourd, and the mixture is churned till  
> the
> blood coagulates, and then it is ready for drinking.
>
> Comments and Criticism, as ever, welcome.
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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