Taloimo is not an official name for a plant.
Parts of plants belonging to the family Satoimoceae are collectively referred to as "taroimo".
This time, I'm harvesting sweet potatoes.
It is characterized by large leaves spreading toward the sky.
"You're still in good shape."
A short distance from the island, the natural sweet potatoes are native.
Since the number is not so large, it is unacceptable to overtake.
"I only use leaves today...."
The root stems were also harvested with the leaves.
The roots are boiled in juice, and at the end they are a versatile ingredient that can be used even for salads.
I don't use it, but if I take it home, Saori will use it.
"Is this what this is about?"
Harvested as much as needed and thrown into a bamboo cage.
Then move to harvest the banana leaves.
The leaves are the same as the satoimo leaves, and the banana leaves are quite large.
"I wish I had some Ti leaves... but I guess I wouldn't have to."
Get the satoimo and banana leaves ready.
I had to go back to Asia early.
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In Asia, his assistant Tanaka had just finished his work.
I was digging a hole about a metre deep.
"Isn't this good?
Tanaka asks for confirmation.
I approached the hole and looked inside.
The size of the hole is also perfect.
I was able to lay down stones.
"Perfect. Then light a fire by the hole and burn all the stones there."
"Understood! What about Shinomiya Palace?
"I'll prepare the ingredients."
Tanaka once again said, "Thank you," and then inclined his neck strangely.
"If you're stone-baked, wouldn't it be nice to have a slightly flatter, larger stone?
Tanaka seems to be mistaken.
He looked at the stone as an iron plate and baked pork and fish on top of it.
It is a dish that has come many times before.
"If you do stone grill, yes, but this time it's a different dish."
"Oh, my God! That's not fun!
Stone grilled meat is easy and delicious.
I like it, and everybody else likes it.
That's why it was good, but not this time.
This time it's traditional Hawaiian and Papua New Guinean cuisine.
"Well, I have to get ready, too."
After placing the bamboo basket on the spot, Tanaka followed him to Asia.
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"This, this, this... and this."
"Shinomiya-kun, what are you making?
The picture sari talked to me as I was gathering what I needed in Asia.
Your complexion is a little better and you are feeling better.
"Well, look forward to it."
"Oh, you can tell me, but you're mean."
"Hahaha"
I winked in the picture and then left Ajito behind.
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What I brought from Ajito was a wooden slab, pork and fish.
The fish, which had been alive for some time, were tightened when they left Asia.
"After all, it's a stone grill!?
Tanaka told me he was cutting thick pork.
He is turning his face towards us and setting the fire with his familiar hands.
I felt his growth in that appearance.
"That's why it's not. We'll find out soon enough."
After the pork is cut, it is processed under the fish.
Cleanly wash the cutting board with sea water, then cook the fish.
The fish used in this dish was black sea bream (black sea bream).
I didn't have to be a crowddie, but he was affordable.
Black sea bream is famous among fishermen as a sex changing fish.
It is a male soon after birth, but when I was about 4 years old, I became a female.
Although these are interesting fish, they are generally not popular.
Because it is a miscellaneous meal, the taste of the body is greatly influenced by the environment.
Depending on where you fish, it may be too smelly to eat.
However, there is no complaining about the black sea bream that can be caught on this island.
Moderate texture is probably best eaten with sashimi.
I'm afraid of food, so I forbid sashimi here.
"Okay, here we go."
I finished the pork and black sea bream.
And wrap it with satoimo leaves, and wrap it with banana leaves.
Place on the last stone paved with hot stone and cover the hole.
... but...
"It's not enough...."
I thought it was actually cooking.
Pork and black sea bream are not enough meat.
It's a corner, and I'm going to stick satoimo in it.
Suddenly, I decided to mix the roots of the sweet potatoes.
After washing thoroughly, shave with the appropriate size.
"This feels good."
The increase in the variety of ingredients improved the appearance.
There is nothing else to add, so I wrap it with various leaves.
I have prepared this for the number of people.
Tanaka, lay the stone in the hole.
"Of course!
Tanaka rolls the stone with a bamboo stick.
A red stone is rolling into the hole as it is heated by rubbish.
When I put all the stones in the hole, I scraped them off so that they were not bulky this time.
"Thank you!
"Well done."
I'll leave the leaves wrapped carefully.
Once it's neatly placed, it's done by properly closing the hole.
"So, Shinomiya Palace, what is this dish?
It's about time I told you.
I answered with a smile.
"It's a traditional dish called 'Laurau' in Hawaii. In Papua New Guinea, it's called" Moo Moo. "
Cuisine that wraps meat and potatoes and steams in the oven.
That's Laurau, Moo Moo.
"It's been made using a regular oven these days, but there's nothing like that here. That's why I used the old way."
That's why you put the baked stone in it!
"That's what it is. I made a natural oven underground."
The oven underground is not my original.
Whether it's Hawaii or Papua New Guinea, it used to be.
"It's amazing! Shinogami is not a Shinogami palace!
"Steaming slowly makes you look horrible. Everyone, including the pictures, will be absolutely amazed."