Timbuktu was a place where ideas were shared and quickly became a center for learning.
To show their enemies, USA and much of the west, that they were capable of producing atomic bombs and even using them.
Well there were really no glasses or plates and definitely no trays used so the only logical answer here would be pots.
They used pots to heat up various foods and cook them this was their way of cooking
Firstly, Malcolm X was inspired to read by his envy towards Bimbi’s stock of knowledge.