10 years ago I didn't know what a taro was. As a NZ born Samoan, that's embarrassing to admit. But it's the truth. I didn't learn how my ancestors cooked from watching my family. I learned it from textbooks. The umu is a traditional Samoan earth oven. It works by heating river stones over a wood fire built with dry coconut husks. Once the stones are hot enough, the food gets layered on top. Taro, breadfruit and banana go on the bottom where it's hottest. Palusami and smaller packages go on top.
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I’ve been called “soft” and people are telling me “I’m not a real Samoan” 😂 all sorts of egregious things all for a game of Rugby League 😂🤦🏽‍♂️ I’d like to think I’m just being “honest” 🤷🏽‍♂️ and I say that as a soft, not real Samoan 🙏🏽😉 Was it banter! Yes, as a Samoan I get that perspective, 100% agree. But it was also a few other things too and I’m seeing a lot of my people struggling to accept that 🙏🏽 I hope this helps ☺️ | Creative Taro
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