Preparing the Umu - Lalomalava, Savaii

Family in Lalomalava preparing the Sunday umu when my family went over for a holiday. My lil bros filming, my old man weaving the umu basket...he hasn't forgotten what he learnt back in the days.

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[samoawarriors]

yummy...

[LEAHTAEz]

<i>ii miiss dat lyf  . . lol

loove iit

[YAAUFA]

Gotta love the Samoan culture. This is the motherland of all Polynesia.

[shediedlarfing]

LOL! too true

[tynaluishalei]

wow, im so jealous...i missed that samoan cooking on the rocks...lol...i remember when i used to do that, but then i didn't do anything hard cuz i was just a kid back then...woohoo....malo lava!!!

[rwg1961]

thanks for the upload. a welcome sight and reminder of what i now know and learned - the simpler it is, the finer the things in life are...

[Daedalus]

Just watching this makes me want to go back and visit the family. Oh wait, gotta give money for the faalavelave.. never mind then.

[Sandmansupersedan]

Palusami and ulo really yum. there is a McDonalds in Apia and no way, I would prefer to go to the shop and buy chop shuye alot more nice, Fa

[grimjacked]

Palusami, it's a dish from Samoa made with coconut milk and banana or taro leaves.

[jwul004]

daily exercise. Malo le faaafu! lol Magaia le olaga o Samoa.