Meeting Umesh and Kundan. What a story Umesh tells. He’s 32 and several years ago quit IT for guiding and fitness training. We are learning lots about India. For instance “laddu” is a term for any ball of sweets such as the jaggery and sesame ones we like. The first quality jaggery is made without chemicals and little processing; it’s black or very dark brown and melts at low temperatures such as in your hand. The lowest quality is highly processed white cane sugar. Also, an Indian saying: “Marriage is like laddu; if you eat it you will regret it, and if you don’t eat it you will regret it.”
Cooking down buffalo milk to make candy. Tasty, as was the masala tea.
The waiter at our 250 year hotel in Mandawa
