Hangi in Ibara

Went to Ibara last weekend and took part in a hangi for a friend’s birthday. A hangi is a Maori style barbeque. The food, usually vegetables and lots of meat, is wrapped up and placed on hot rocks then buried underground. Here are some shots of the guys digging up dinner and what it looked like…





The white things in the pic are potatoes & various Japanese veggies. The meat's buried underneath the veggies.
Check out this shot of the sketchy bonfire going in the yard.



As you can see, the yard we gathered in wasn't exactly idyllic. Nothing really is in Japanese cities. It's actually a work yard out back of my friend's place. It made the whole scene particularly dodgy, but good times all around...





A wooden spool found nearby really got the fire underway.
This was being filmed by a local TV station. Foreigners burning stuff makes great TV.