Extra Credit Post: Huli Food

• The Huli tribe are hunter-gatherers.
• The men do the hunting while the women in the tribe grow and gather the crops.
• They practice cyclical agriculture, moving to a new location after the soil is exhausted
• The women are exceptional farmers, and have adopted many introduced crops
•  The men help clear the land, but the rest of cultivation is done by women.
• The men also use domesticated dogs to help them hunt.
• One of the biggest parts of their diet is the sweet potato, grown by the women in the tribe.
• They also rely on several types of garden greens in their diet.
• Meat is rarely eaten in this culture; only on special occasions is meat eaten.

 

 

• Taro is also another specialty in the Huli tribe.
• The leaves of the taro plant are also used as a vegetable.
• Taro root is easily digestible and the leaves are a good source of Vitamin A and C

  

 

• Bananas are another part of the Huli tribe diet.
• Bananas are a great source of Potassium