Fig. 1

Steamed Basotho wheat bread shaped into round balls (linkhoa). The bread is cooked over the steamer made from long grass (joang ba mohlomo). The grass is rolled in circles starting from the bottom of the pot up to the level that will allow dough to rise fully without touching the lid of the pot. The bread has to be removed from the steamer while still hot to prevent permanent sticking of grass on the bread. Basotho like the attractive print left by grass at the bottom of the bread. In order to use the steamer more than once, it is removed from the pot immediately, cleaned, dried and tied into a bundle for keeping it in a safe place such as hanging it on the tree