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The ladle’s flat bottom side helps spread the rice batter thinly and evenly over the tautly stretched fabric. The timing is precisely calibrated with each shop’s unique set-up. Here, Trinh holds aside the previous round; she’ll unroll it onto the drying mat right after covering the round she’s forming right now with the bamboo lid behind her.