Chicken Cooked in Bamboo Segments

This recipe is from Tana Toraja in central Sulawesi, where chicken and fish are often cooked in this way. So too is pork, since the Toraja people are not Muslims. If you are in Toraja-land and want to eat this in your hotel, you will need to give the kitchen 24 hours’ notice. The flavour and texture are excellent, but note that the chicken and fish are cooked with all their bones, so that the enjoyment of eating is rather spoilt by the necessity of picking these out. The menu in the hotel w