Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 . s been seen, is rather steamed than boiled; theyalso sometimes bake their food. In all their modes of cooking theyare remarkably cleanly, and they wrap every thing in fresh banana-leaves, in which also it is served. They have many other kinds of earthen vessels, which they use forvarious purposes, and which are of variouspatterns. Their drinking vessels have usu-ally three small holes at one end, similar tothe eyes of a cocoa-nut. They never putthe vessel to the mouth in drinking, consi-dering
Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition : during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 . s been seen, is rather steamed than boiled; theyalso sometimes bake their food. In all their modes of cooking theyare remarkably cleanly, and they wrap every thing in fresh banana-leaves, in which also it is served. They have many other kinds of earthen vessels, which they use forvarious purposes, and which are of variouspatterns. Their drinking vessels have usu-ally three small holes at one end, similar tothe eyes of a cocoa-nut. They never putthe vessel to the mouth in drinking, consi-dering it quite objectionable for several per-sons to drink out of the same vessel withtheir mouths to it. To avoid this they holdthe vessel eight or ten inches above theirheads, and allow the water to run into theirmouths as if from a spout, throwing the headback for that purpose. It is difficult to conceive the awkwardnessof this strange mode of drinking until it is tried; but it is invariably practised throughout the group, exceptby the king and high chiefs, whose drinking vessels are MODE OF DRINKING. VOL. III. 93 370 FEEJEE GROUP. They eat with their fingers generally, using a piece of taro or yarnat the same time. In serving up their food they always sweep off themats or lay down new ones, placing the victuals upon fresh bread-fruit leaves. Their diet is principally vegetable, consisting of bread-fruit, yams,taro, &c. In the mountain districts the ivi is much used as an articleof food. This is found in great plenty in the more elevated is about the size of an apple, and when cooked resembles a Spanishchestnut. On the coast they have abundance of fish, some of whichare of fine kinds, and differ in species from any we had before likewise have fine crabs, which are caught among the tiri ormangrove bushes. The higher classes occasionally indulge in fowlsand pigs, a luxury the common people cannot afford. They make at least twenty different kinds
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