Tellicherry - 2

Indian Breakfast - Appam (string hoppers/pancakes) and banana & coconut c... Teak Ayurvedic massage table - beautiful but not my idea of comfortable Greasy, greasy Lisa. Ayurvedic massage consists of TONS of ayurvedic oil! Kalarippayattu - Traditional Indian Martial Arts performance Men and boys in protection stance Offerings at the temple Call to gods "I'm out walking the bull, dear" A mid afternoon snack of pakorahs (deep fried fritters), chutney and vegetables Seminary Villa Estate Plantation Fresh Tellicherry peppercorns Sun dried Tellicherry peppercorns Cashews grow on trees - who knew? Cardamom pods and pretty little flowers which bloom at the root of the plant Father Vincent runs the plantation Tapioca plant. Never seen it in it's original form. Only in pearl shaped balls Eyes so far apart? Rubber sheets, not goat cheese, made from rubber trees on plantation Pressing the rubber sheets out to be thin like mats First hang drying the pressed sheet to get ready for... The next stage of smoking the sheets for color Ladder made from bamboo tree. Workers climb up the ladder's natural steps Vanilla is in the orchid family - another learning experience for me HUGE Jackfruit and the guide/naturalist, Jissu Arabica coffee Arabica coffee Cinnamon trees Slicing cinnamon bark Day in and day out Drying out cinnamon bark Smoking leaves and wood to make cinnamon extract Pulling out the cinnamon oil Separating cinnamon oil which will be used for cooking and perfumes