New Lunar Year's Famous Shoe Sole Pastries in Mongolia

The traditional Mongolian biscuit known as heviin boov is built up layer by layer. The cake's layer count is a symbol for the family's status. A wooden block is used to stamp a family-exclusive design onto each individual cookie. This design has been handed down through the generations.

Extract from "Becoming a Man in Siberia"

Direction: Benoît Ségur
Production: ZED for France Télévisions