On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 3:48 PM, RussellMc wrote: > Almost [TECH] :-) > No electroncs. > Not too too much that electronics could do to help a lot without changing= it > a lot. > > Steet side bread making in Xian. > Similar to ob\vents in use in Urumqi (Turkic Uyghur minority there). > These people said that were Han Chinese buy my usually insensitive ethnic > eye suggested not only Han. > > Cylindrical oven with top that slopes to a smaller opening may have salt > layer inside (Urumqi) but maybe not here. Round flat bread doughlets abou= t > 250mm dia are slapped (literally) by hand onto inner walls. Here a small > inner fire at base provides heat. Urumqi tend to remove fire proper and > leave coals. Browned somewhat risen bread rounds are hooked out with a pa= ir > of longish tools with bent pointed ends. > > Product is crusty, very nice (especially if starved) and sells for $US0.3= 0 a > piece. > One provided me with a good eat as you walk supper. > Lady wity child very shy. Light levels may just possibly have been pushed= a > bit [tm] to extract her from shadows. > > Photos contain a number of duplicates and yet to be outtooken shots. > > Photo below should live link into 4th photo in album > [image: Breadmaking, > Xian] > =A0*4* > *Breadmaking, Xian* > > > or > http://public.fotki.com/RussellMc/atw/china1102/bread-making/ Not bread alone : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandoor Manu --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .