Samoa - Umu | Questions

Today in Wananga we watched a video about Umu (a traditional way of cooking on Samoa) and we needed to answer questions about the video, so here it is!


What is an Umu? What does it need, what is it for? 
Umu is one of a traditional way of cooking in Samoan. You need heated stone (to cook the food), banana leaves (to cover the umu so the steam can't go out), fire (to burn the coconut husk and coconut shell up), coconut husk (to heat the stone up), coconut shell (to heat the stone up), wood (to start the fire), patience.

How are traditional Samoan skills taught?
As I heard on the video, their parents didn't teach them how to do it all their parents said is "watching and watching and listen".

Is there something you've experienced similar to an umu? What was it? Where did you experience it?
Sadly I haven't tried someone like that way of cooking.

What types of thing are cooked in an umu?
These include taro, fish, bananas and other fruits such as coconuts and mangoes.