Editorial photo #12983078 Human Interest
Puffed Rice - Wood-fired Mud Stove - Food Prepared In Clay Pots In The Ancient Way
Puffed rice is made using the traditional muri method, in which parboiled rice is roasted with hot sand until it pops. An elderly woman in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, prepares puffed rice using coconut and jute sticks on Oct. 28, 2025, a practice now fading with modern machinery. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)