Unarguably, the best way to prepare umu is inside a hole in the ground. go find a nice flat land, preferably your mother in law’s lawn, gather friends, ask them to bring wine. you’ll need a well amplified turntable playing mania #11 on a loop. cut the grass using a flat shovel, four or six square pieces of 50 cms, lifting the grass with its roots and some soil, move aside. now you have a clean area of about 1.5 mts square, dig in it to a depth of about 50 cms (come on, it will make you sweat profusely but you need this shallow grave to feel the magik of easter island’s umu!). ….