By Maryanna Gabriel
“I have traveled more than anyone else and I have noticed
that even the angels speak with an accent.” Mark Twain
Out of the blue, someone dear to me is suddenly and
unexpectedly travelling to Mongolia today via Seoul and Bejing. It’s pretty
exciting. The land of Genghis Khan, primitive windswept steppes, and the Trans
Siberian Railway await. Maybe not the destination of choice for many, but you have to
agree it is going to be interesting. We were wondering about this mysterious
country squeezed between the two giants, Russia and China. We thought they
might eat yak meat, and a lot of cheese from yak milk, but we were stumped on
the carb. This morning I thought, of course! rice gathered by river’s edge. It’s
a guess. I will get the skinny and let you know...