For lunch today some friends from work treated me to a Hangi. For those who've never tried it, I'd definitely recommend it!
To "lay a hāngi" or "put down a hāngi" involves digging a pit in the ground, heating stones in the pit with a large fire, placing wire baskets of food on top of the stones, and covering everything with earth for several hours before uncovering (or lifting) the hāngi. There are many variations and details that can be altered, but a hāngi produces rich, succulent food with a flavour quite unlike anything else
This particular one contained Lamb, Pork, Chicken, Stuffing, Riwai, Kumara, Pumpkin and Mixed Veges. That's me full for the afternoon anyway!
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