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Cooking Rice Cakes on an Improvised Steamer, Legazpi, Philippines

powdered rice

grated coconut cooked with brown sugar,
beside it is the coconut shell mold/holder with hole in middle

stuff coconut shell with powdered rice,
then add the grated coconut,
add another layer of powedered rice

ready to be steamed

waiting to be steamed,
beside it is the mold

the improvised steamer:
tin can over a kerosene stove

the steamer and the rice cakes

kerosene stove and tin can pot

now steaming

just a few seconds and its ready

like kid's play

cute and smart design