Hangi

On Wednesday, I ate at a Hangi at school. That is an Maori event, where the food is prepared on a very special way. So they started to do it in the first period, but I wasn't aware of this so I went to my usual class.

They dig a hole in the ground and they then lit a fire in it. Then they put stones into the fire and the stones are getting hot. Then the fire is beeing put out and they just leave te stones in the hole and the put bags with the food-meat (chicken and red meat), veggies (potaoes, kumura (sweet potato), pumpkin) on the hot stones and they close the hole again. Then the food has to stay minimum 3 hours in the ground and is so slowly getting cooked.



After the third period, I and 6 other internationals got invited to go to the senior common room. There was theyear 10 Maori class and some other Maori people singing and making a little haka. Then everybody said "hi" to eachother by giving the hand and kissing eachother on the cheek.

Then the food had to be digged out of the ground and brought to the senior common room. Then everybody got some food and ate for a while. Then the year ten Maori students started a speech in MAori, and presented their prensent and unpresent family members. Then one international girl made also a little speech to thank everybody for having us and so on. But it was a bit boring because it lasted very long this whole ceremony.. And the we had pudding, chocolate cake, fudge and cookies. And went we could leave this event, the lunch break was almost over..

But I think it was a very nice experience and I must say the food- I'm vegetarian, os the veggies- tasted like fire and were very soft, so I mmust say it wasn't my favorite meal but I'm happy I was able to participate! And it'S pretty sad that not every international has been invited.. and the others probably won't have the chance to made such an expirenence..