Interface '99: Objects

Interface '99

Grub worms
That's not a cigar in his mouth... Grub worms can be eaten raw or cooked. I'm told that they taste like peanuts. A grub worm bit one of my teammates as he was trying to eat it -- moral: bite the worm in half before trying to swallow.

Mumu
Steam oven dug in the ground. First, heat up stones in a hole in the ground. Then cover the stones with leaves. Stack on food wrapped in leaves/plastic bags. Cover with more leaves and lots of dirt. Finally pour water from the top to create steam. Leave for 2 hours. Remove dirt, leaves, food etc. then eat (the food). Fat is favored. Vegetables are potatoes and pumpkins.

Saksak
The main source of carbohydrate in the Sepik basin. Starch is extracted from the trunk of the sago tree. It takes a whole day to produce enough food to feed a family for just a couple of days.

Pig
The pig is the most important animal in PNG. Its value is mostly symbolic, and the value increases further away from the coast. A fully grown pig (3 years old) costs about 400 Kina (USD 320). I spent a a night in a house with this piglet.


	Grub worms That's not a cigar in his mouth... Grub worms can be eaten raw or cooked. I'm told that they taste like peanuts. A grub worm bit one of my teammates as he was trying to eat it -- moral: bite the worm in half before trying to swallow.
	Mumu Steam oven dug in the ground. First, heat up stones in a hole in the ground. Then cover the stones with leaves. Stack on food wrapped in leaves/plastic bags. Cover with more leaves and lots of dirt. Finally pour water from the top to create steam. Leave for 2 hours. Remove dirt, leaves, food etc. then eat (the food). Fat is favored. Vegetables are potatoes and pumpkins.
	Saksak The main source of carbohydrate in the Sepik basin. Starch is extracted from the trunk of the sago tree. It takes a whole day to produce enough food to feed a family for just a couple of days.
	Pig The pig is the most important animal in PNG. Its value is mostly symbolic, and the value increases further away from the coast. A fully grown pig (3 years old) costs about 400 Kina (USD 320). I spent a a night in a house with this piglet.