Story: Māori foods – kai Māori

Contemporary Māori cuisine

Contemporary Māori cuisine

In the 21st century traditional Māori foods were served commercially to appeal to demanding international tastes. This seafood platter includes fresh mussels, oysters and cooked seafood, garnished with pikopiko (fern shoot).

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Kai in the City
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Charles Royal and Jenny Kaka-Scott, 'Māori foods – kai Māori - Modern cuisine', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/40268/contemporary-maori-cuisine (accessed 2 May 2024)

Story by Charles Royal and Jenny Kaka-Scott, published 5 Sep 2013