Pachamanca Earth Oven

We had Pachmanca the other day. This is a Peruvian traditional meal, cooked under the ground, in this case in the garden. First you heat up lots of rocks over a wood fire then you bury all the food with the hot rocks all together and leave it to cook before digging it up.
There is usually meat, potatoes, humitas (Sweet or salty made from ground corn) and some other veggies that I forget. It is all an elaborate process to do and makes a big family event a bit like a barbecue.
Here is Michael overseeing Rocio as she prepares the food




No shots of the fire I’m afraid but here’s everyone digging up and separating the food from the rocks.






And Michael eating a sweet humita. He is getting very good at feeding himself these days. He loves to sit with a banana or humita or to gnaw away at a peeled apple. He is very content and determined to eat it all.