Tim and Kirsten Agee Just another weblog Every year our center holds a mumu at Christmas to express our gratitude to our national workers. There is so much food it is crazy (just like back home) but it is cooked a bit different. First a hole is dug, then stones are put in a very hot fire. Once the stones have heated sufficiently, they are put in the hole. Then the stones are covered with banana leaves and the food starts to go in in layers. We happened to have a whole pig cut in various pieces, chicken, carrots, sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, onion, tapiok, pumkin, corn and at least 8 different kinds of greens. Then it is all covered with more banana leaves & piled with damp dirt that makes a huge mound. The last ingredient is to add about 25 galllons of water & then close that last hole. It looks like a giant ant mound. It is then left to cook/steam for about 4 hours. After that the entire process is reversed and food is divided amongst all present. There are large bowls placed around the food & filled with a little of everthing. We scored big time & got the heart of the pig! I know, doesn’t sound like much of a treat but it was delicious!! We even got to try the tongue which was also quite good. We all sat around, on the ground and enjoyed this feast together. It was a very special time for us to participate in a cultural staple in this area with the folks who work here and their families.
