Polynesian food cooked in an umu (earth oven): palusami (taro leaves with coconut cream), oka (raw fish) and breadfruit.
History
Samoan cooking, on the Sunday umu in particular, has stayed close to old forms.
Ingredients
- Taro leaves
- Coconut cream
- Fish
- Breadfruit
- Pork
- Banana
How it's made
- Heat stones in the umu
- Wrap taro leaves with coconut cream
- Place food on the stones
- Cover with leaves and steam
- Serve on Sunday
Photos: ingredients, making & serving
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What Samoa drinks
Vailima beer, koko Samoa (cocoa), coconut water
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