Hangi Moment In Time

It was a dull cloudy day and people were gathered around a cage of food. There appears to be a school respectfully standing around it. They could feel the heat from the hangi blowing towards them. In the background, I can see a big, teal, car with a trailer hooked to it.

I can see six, strong men and one strong female. They’re all helping each other to carefully put the hangi in the ground so they can bury it underneath all that dirt and coal.

Many people are here to celebrate the hangi. They can smell the delicious smell of the cooked bread. In the background, I can see beautiful green trees blowing in the wind. Each tree has a different shade of green, it goes from light green to dark green.

I can see two adults standing beside the kids, patiently waiting for the Hangi to be carefully set down so they can feast on some delicious, well cooked, food.

The grass was a dull green colour and it had patches of dirt scattered throughout. In the hole, I can see leaves that have been laid down carefully so the fire has something to grip onto when it’s burning.

Collaborative Version

On a wet, ugly, day 7 strong men looked like they were struggling to lay the hangi into a hole that they dug. Grey clouds were blocking the sun from coming out. Dew was dripping off the damp wet grass. I can see grass with a dull green colour and it had patches of dirt scattered throughout.

There is a school standing patiently in the shade. The kids in the background looked like they were a whole school and they were wearing different shades of blue for their uniform. There are trees flowing swiftly in the wind. There are two cars in the background.

A hangi is usually celebrated among Maori people. A Hangi is a traditional New Zealand Maori method of cooking food using heated rocks buried in a pit oven called ‘hangi.’ Maori people normally have hangi on special occasions such as funerals and Christmas etc.

Mouthwatering hangi covered up in the foil. In a Hangi people usually cook fish, chicken, pork, mutton, lamb, potato, pumpkin, cabbage and root vegetables such as kumara sweet potato etc. There is a pile of coal that is used to help cook the hangi.

Many people have gathered around the pit to see the hangi being laid down. They’re taro leaves that have been laid neatly into the hole, ready to be burnt. They could smell the hangi being burnt underneath the pit. It smells like burnt fire. The people must have kept the leaves so that the food cooks well and taste delicious.

I can see two adults standing beside the kids, patiently waiting for the Hangi to be carefully set down so they can feast on some delicious, well cooked, food. It may take 8 to 10 hours for the hangi to get ready. I hope they all enjoyed the hangi.