The invention of a mother to be able to cook a tortilla in Cuba: "What is this thing, Mama?"

A young Cuban shared on TikTok her mother's clever invention for cooking a tortilla, using the inside of a rice cooker with charcoal and an improvised grill.


A young Cuban has surprised her TikTok followers by showcasing her mother's creativity in making a simple omelet amid the crisis facing Cuba. In a video shared on her profile @dayexis3, the young woman documented the unusual invention, eliciting laughter and astonishment on social media.

As seen in the video, the mother used the inside of a rice cooker to improvise a kind of grill in her backyard. She filled the cooker with charcoal and then attached the structure to a metal grill, thereby creating a platform to place the pan and cook the tortilla.

"But Mom, what is this? How crazy!" the daughter exclaims with laughter as she records the unusual scene. "I have to film you so that all of TikTok sees this," she adds, highlighting the humorous tone that accompanies the video.

These types of ingenious solutions reflect the creativity and resourcefulness of Cubans in dealing with the scarcity of resources and the daily challenges on the island.

The video, which has gone viral on the platform, has sparked admiration for the mother's creativity, as well as laughter and expressions of solidarity with the reality faced by many households in Cuba.

"Cubans should all work at NASA," "That has a name: Cuban woman, blessings," or "That is a Cuban mother, pure creativity," reads the post.

In the comments section, many TikTok users praised the mother's initiative, highlighting the ingenuity and adaptability that characterize the Cuban people.

Others took the opportunity to share similar stories, recounting how they have had to seek alternative solutions due to the lack of supplies and resources on the island.

The video has sparked a wave of humor and reflection on the struggles that many families in Cuba face daily, where shortages of fuel and functional appliances force them to constantly improvise to meet their basic needs.

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Yare Grau

Originally from Cuba, I now live in Spain. I studied Social Communication at the University of Havana and later graduated in Audiovisual Communication from the University of Valencia. I currently work as a writer in the Entertainment section at CiberCuba.


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