Mega icecream

Food figures large

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October 27th 2016
Food is a major part of Tongan culture. The Umu is an earth oven - but really it's an event! Layers of leaves/cardboard line the pit and a fire is lit underneath. Food is cooked in parcels (leaves or these days foil). Traditional food is Lu - leaves wrapped like a parcel containing coconut milk and meat or fish). Root crops figure heavily - and I mean heavily. Taro can be as tall as me and is h ... read more

Oceania » Tonga

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The archipelago of "The Friendly Islands" was united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. It became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900. Tonga acquired its independence in 1970 and became a member of the Commonwealth of... ... read more