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What Hacker News says
- A few books I read this year (or perhaps late last year), and wholeheartedly recommend:
- Typee: A peep at Polynesian Life by Herman Melville
- Fatu-Hiva, Back to Nature by Thor Heyerdahl
- The lost world: being an account of the recent amazing adventures of Professor E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Professor Summerlee and Mr Ed. Malone of the 'Daily Gazette'
- Indigenous preparation methods? Sounds interesting.
I remember reading the book “Fatu Hiva” by Thor Heyerdahl, about the island of the same name in the Pacific. He mentions the custom of the inhabitants of fermenting breadfruit in the ground for several years before eating it. One indigenous man is quoted as saying that he cannot digest food unless he has a portion of fermented breadfruit with it.
I haven’t tried it yet. I did start to ferment some breadfruit after reading the book. But that’s only been eight years ago - so not yet good to eat.
