Xumka'it

Xumka'it, or "Siot m Gaita" in Khata, is a cooking method by which large pots of water are placed directly in a large pit filled with leaves, twigs and timber and things are placed inside. The pit is lit on fire and the pots will boil. Once done cooking, using a slotted spoon, these items are removed. Some items cook until the fire goes out. This is a very common method of producing food, especially for a whole village.

An alternative to this is Xumnac, derived from the Khata word "Siot m Ngäz" meaning "Communal Firepit". Using a large pit filled with leaves, twigs and timber and then placing a metal pan on top of the firewood. The food item is placed on top of the pan, and the fire is started.

Often many things are cooked at once since these big pits are usually communal and must be watched to insure a fire doesn't start.