Feasting on a traditional Hopi meal rated as one of the highlights of my agricultural tour in the Hopi Lands of northeastern Arizona. Micah Loma’ omvaya, a most knowledgeable guide with Hopi Tours (who also happens to be an anthropologist) arranged a home-made luncheon for my group.
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Hopi Traditional Piki Bread
Piki bread is a traditional staple of the Hopi people and the ancient New Mexico Pueblo peoples. The dry, thin rolled bread truly melts in your mouth and tastes delicious. The technique used to make the featherweight thin bread is difficult to master and has been passed down from mothers to daughters for generations. I had the privilege of watching Iva Honyestewa make the authentic recipe in her own piki house on the Hopi lands in Arizona.
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