Every morning at D.C. Eej would be in her kitchen ger before anyone else was up. With the help of one of the lams (her assistant for that day), she would assemble and knead the dough to produce freshly-made fried breads (boov). Variously shaped and knotted Bin (flour, salt , sunflower oil), Gambir (flour, sugar, sunflower oil) and Boortsog (a richer leavened dough, flour, yeast, milk, salt, sugar and clarified butter) were always to be found in an airtight container somewhere in her kitchen. Over many days and many subsequent visits to Mongolia as her guest, for me these would become a much looked-forward to comforting and delicious (late) breakfast to be consumed with milk tea (or in my case a generous vessel full of hot plunger coffee) as we together would plan out our respective work schedules for that day. Photograph by C.Pleteshner 27 August 2005.

Every morning at D.C. Eej would be in her kitchen ger before anyone else was up. With the help of one of the lams (her assistant for that day), she would assemble and knead the dough to produce freshly-made fried breads (boov). Variously shaped and knotted Bin (flour, salt , sunflower oil), Gambir (flour, sugar, sunflower oil) and Boortsog (a richer leavened dough, flour, yeast, milk, salt, sugar and clarified butter) were always to be found in an airtight container somewhere in her kitchen. Over many days and many subsequent visits to Mongolia as her guest, for me these would become a much looked-forward to comforting and delicious (late) breakfast to be consumed with milk tea (or in my case a generous vessel full of hot plunger coffee) as we together would plan out our respective work schedules for that day. Photograph by C.Pleteshner 27 August 2005.

Every morning at D.C. Eej would be in her kitchen ger before anyone else was up. With the help of one of the lams (her assistant for that day), she would assemble and knead the dough to produce freshly-made fried breads (boov). Variously shaped and knotted Bin (flour, salt , sunflower oil), Gambir (flour, sugar, sunflower oil) and Boortsog (a richer leavened dough, flour, yeast, milk, salt, sugar and clarified butter) were always to be found in an airtight container somewhere in her kitchen. Over many days and many subsequent visits to Mongolia as her guest, for me these would become a much looked-forward to comforting and delicious (late) breakfast to be consumed with milk tea (or in my case a generous vessel full of hot plunger coffee) as we together would plan out our respective work schedules for that day. Photograph by C.Pleteshner 27 August 2005.

Every morning at D.C. Eej would be in her kitchen ger before anyone else was up. With the help of one of the lams (her assistant for that day), she would assemble and knead the dough to produce freshly-made fried breads (boov). Variously shaped and knotted Bin (flour, salt , sunflower oil), Gambir (flour, sugar, sunflower oil) and Boortsog (a richer leavened dough, flour, yeast, milk, salt, sugar and clarified butter) were always to be found in an airtight container somewhere in her kitchen. Over many days and many subsequent visits to Mongolia as her guest, for me these would become a much looked-forward to comforting and delicious (late) breakfast to be consumed with milk tea (or in my case a generous vessel full of hot plunger coffee) as we together would plan out our respective work schedules for that day. Photograph by C.Pleteshner 27 August 2005.