Strolling past KidsTown on Sunday, April 3, the flavours of an umu-cooked feast would have lured in any passerby.
As part of the Shepparton Culture Kitchen project, the session A Taste of the Umu was developed by local Samoan woman Leaisa Pele, known as Aunty Aisa, with collaboration from artist Jamie Lewis.
Attendees had front-row seats to how traditional Samoan dishes are made on an umu, the above-ground oven made with hot stones, while also being guided through and given wisdom by Mrs Pele as she cooked.
The News photographer Megan Fisher was among the action.