Authentic Samoan Catch and Cook Experience 🇼🇸 - Its All Eats

Take a boat from Apia to SAA, which takes about an hour.

Arrive at the village and meet family members.

Discuss the pig that was shot earlier in the morning for the meal.

Explain that the pig's guts must be removed immediately after shooting to prevent swelling.

Show the taro and banana stored in the fridge.

Demonstrate peeling the taro, which takes about 7-8 minutes for each piece.

Prepare the umu (oven) using coconut husks and wood.

Light the umu and place stones on top to create heat.

Demonstrate how to open coconuts to extract the juice and flesh.

Use a tool to scrape the flesh from the coconut to make coconut cream.

Prepare a chicken by boiling water and then placing the chicken in to warm it up.

Hang the chicken to smoke under a shelter for flavor.

Stuff the pig's stomach with coconut leaves for flavor.

Set up a table to squeeze the coconut for cream.

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