Yellow Dal

I made myself a big pot of yellow dal a while back, and have been enjoying that with rice and naan.  I think the asfoetida especially really gives it extra depth, especially after its been refrigerated a while.  Also the refrigeration seems to have mediated all the turmeric I added to it.  Originally I'd noticed the turmeric a lot and worried I'd overdone it.  Turmeric is not a particularly strong flavor but it just has a slightly...powdery feel to me when there's too much of it.  But for whatever reason, that issue went away after some refrigeration time. 

I kind of wonder what's going on with foods when they get more depth of flavor after being refrigerated.  Are all the ingredients just kind of marinating into each other, and that's why the flavor deepens?  Some sort of chemical reactions as the ingredients interact with each other?  Whatever it is, it's delicious.

I don't have any more yellow dal, but I do have a fair amount of red lentils, so my next dal will probably be a red dal.

Some World News Discussing Covid-19

Here's a few news articles that address current events regarding covid-19 that I hope to look at in more detail later on:

In Africa, vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/africa-vaccine-hesitancy-adds-slow-rollout-doses-77335516

Africa must expand vaccine production, leaders say
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/africa-must-expand-medical-manufacturing-capacity-south-africas-president-2021-04-12/

Q&A with UNICEF Nigeria: How Polio Paved The Way For A Powerful COVID-19 Response
https://www.forbes.com/sites/unicefusa/2021/04/22/qa-with-unicef-nigeria-how-polio-paved-the-way-for-a-powerful-covid-19-response/?sh=4c0e56fb1ced

Nigeria Won't Accept Covid-19 Vaccines From Private, Unverified Sources - Minister
https://allafrica.com/stories/202104270059.html

The Guardian view on Modi’s mistakes: a pandemic that is out of control
https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2021/apr/23/the-guardian-view-on-modis-mistakes-a-pandemic-that-is-out-of-control

POLITICO Brussels Playbook: Commission moves to sue AstraZeneca — Vax to the max — Merkel’s healthy Union
https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/brussels-playbook/politico-brussels-playbook-commission-to-sue-astrazeneca-vax-to-the-max-merkels-healthy-union/

'This Is Hell.' Prime Minister Modi's Failure to Lead Is Deepening India's COVID-19 Crisis
https://time.com/5957118/india-covid-19-modi/

Myanmar's control of Covid-19 collapses after coup
https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/04/15/myanmar-covid-19-coronavirus-watson-pkg-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus-intl/

Brazil Nears 400,000 COVID-19 Deaths
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-04-28/brazil-nears-400-000-covid-19-deaths

Brazil's Bolsonaro faces a government inquiry into his handling of Covid-19
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/brazils-bolsonaro-faces-a-government-inquiry-into-his-handling-of-covid-19/ar-BB1g79dy

Brazil Covid-19 Variant Tears Through South America in Warning to World
https://www.wsj.com/articles/brazil-covid-19-variant-spreads-across-south-america-in-warning-to-world-11619611204

Mexico to produce Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
https://english.alarabiya.net/coronavirus/2021/04/28/Mexico-to-produce-Russia-s-Sputnik-V-COVID-19-vaccine

Thousands of medical workers left behind in Mexico’s vaccine rollout
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/thousands-of-medical-workers-left-behind-in-mexico-e2-80-99s-vaccine-rollout/ar-BB1g9R0D

Mexico to start vaccinating ages 50-59 as Covid death toll passes 345,000
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/mexico-start-vaccinating-ages-50-59-covid-death-toll-passes-345000-rcna782

Dandelions and More

The dandelions are really coming up right now.  I also saw a thistle today.  The US has a number of thistle species, both native and non-native.  I'm fascinated to see if I can identify the one I saw, as I'm curious to know what variety it is and whether or not it is edible.  I practiced taking some video of bees enjoying the clovers coming up all over the park.  I also took some pictures of some other plants I saw in the park today, both ones I'm familiar with and ones I'm not.  I really love taking pictures of plants and animals, and observing what's going on.  I'd love to get more organized with recording this kind of information so it could be more useful as a record and perhaps for scientific purposes as well.