What is the traditional Navajo method of cooking food in the ground called?
Pit cooking
Earth oven
Horno
Nitsidigo'i
Answer
Nitsidigo'i is the traditional Navajo method of cooking food in the ground. A pit is dug, and hot coals are placed at the bottom. Food is wrapped in leaves or cloth and placed on top of the coals, then covered with earth to trap the heat and cook the food slowly.
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