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Seafood


by Maggy Wassilieff

There might be plenty of fish in the sea, but New Zealanders have not always been keen to eat them. Māori were accomplished fishermen, but the first British settlers preferred canned fish from home, or red meat. However, tastes are changing, and now a wide variety of seafood is enjoyed, from fish and chips to sashimi.

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Main image: Robin White’s 1975 oil painting, ‘Fish and chips, Maketu’

Robin White’s 1975 oil painting, ‘Fish and chips, Maketu’


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