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About the Chagossian community
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About this website
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Cracking
These photographs, taken at the Broadfield Community Centre in Crawley, show France Bertrand and Bernard Nourrice teaching children how to crack coconut shells open into two equal halves with a cleaver. The two halves are ready for grating.
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Grating →
Cracking
Coconut preparation
Introduction to coconut preparation
Coconut preparation demonstration
Dehusking
Cracking
Grating
Pressing
Straining