earth oven Recipes
4 delicious earth oven recipes from around the world
Curanto (Chilean Earth Oven Feast)
A traditional Chiloé island feast cooked in an earth pit (curanto al hoyo). This method uses superheated stones to steam a layered combination of shellfish, meats, potatoes, and traditional potato dumplings, all wrapped in nalca leaves. It's a communal cooking and eating experience.
Pachamanca (Peruvian Earth Oven Feast)
Pachamanca is a traditional Andean ceremonial feast where various meats, tubers, and herbs are slow-cooked underground using hot stones in a specially dug earth oven. This method imparts a unique smoky, earthy flavor.
Hangi
A traditional Māori earth oven feast where meat and root vegetables are slow-cooked over hot stones buried underground, imparting a unique smoky, earthy flavor and incredibly tender texture.
Traditional Hangi Lamb Feast
An authentic Māori hangi experience, where lamb and root vegetables are slow-cooked to smoky perfection in an underground earth oven using heated stones. This method imparts a unique, tender texture and deep flavor.