A weekend in Fiji. Mr.Liu has been invited to a local family party held by a good old friend. Naisa Koroi, the senior editor of Fiji Sun. Mr.Liu had a chance to gain some advice for his article, and I got a chance to taste traditional Fijian flavors that I had never tasted anywhere else.
The Fijian lovo is an earth oven, one of the most simple and ancient cooking structures. At its most basic, an earth oven is a pit in the ground used to trap heat and bake, smoke, or steam food. To bake food, the fire is built, then allowed to burn down to a smoulder. The food is then placed in the oven and covered. Finally, a covering of earth is added over everything.