Rice Paper making factory

The rice paper 'factory' was a family owned and run business on one of the islands. They made the rice liquid out of fermented, pressed rice. I think we were all most impressed with the fact that they bought rice hulls, shown here in the large brown pile, cheap cheap, then used them for fuel to cook the rice liquid, and then sold the black ashes as fertilizer for more than they paid for it in the first place before they used it!! As one woman put it, "How amazing. They buy it for cheap, use it, then sell it for dear." Well said!!