“Cozido das Furnas” is the most emblematic gastronomic dish of the island of São Miguel and a tourism product of great value. This rich and exquisite stew is composed of different sorts of meat, potatoes, vegetables and black pudding, all steamed in a pot wrapped in linen bags inside the fumarolic soils. It can also be wrapped in cabbage leaves, which are wrapped in a thick cloth deposited in the pits next to the fumaroles. The cooking takes 5 to 6 hours depending on the temperature emanating from inside of the pit.