What are these items? Put together a blog/paragraph that identifies the different food sources that the Maori had.
Food was gathered and preserved - explain the gathering techniques and the importance of preserving food and how they did preserve food.
There were different Māori food sources that they had, from wild plants to animal foods etc. New Zealand used to be covered with dense native vegetation, therefore, its ferns, vines, palms, fungi, berries, fruit and seeds became important foods for the Māori people. Pikopiko is one of the wild plant food examples that the Maori people had. Pikopiko can be used as a signature garnish or as a vegetable. Inanga (Whitebait) is also one of the Maori fish food. However, due to overfishing and environmental degradation, this is one of the species of fish and seafood that you should avoid eating in New Zealand.
Food was gathered and preserved - explain the gathering techniques and the importance of preserving food and how they did preserve food.
The traditional Māori method of cooking is called the hāngī or earth over. Hot rocks and water are used to create steam in a shallow pit dug into the earth. Māori had methods to preserve their food to save for leaner times or to trade with other tribes. Drying was the most used method for the preservation of their food. Food was dried in embers or, in the geothermal Rotorua area, spread on hot rocks. Shellfish were threaded onto long lengths of twisted flax and hung, drying in the sun and wind.
What were the key foods brought to NZ by the British Settler?
Early European explorers introduced a wide range of food plants to New Zealand, including wheat, maize, potatoes, cabbage and carrots. They also made butter in a barrel and mixed it. Kiwi fruit is also one of the main foods that British settlers brought to NZ. During the early 1800s, pigs and baskets of potatoes were used as a currency. As for our first practical during HEC (home economics), we have made scones which are also food brought to NZ by the British Settlers.
Early European explorers introduced a wide range of food plants to New Zealand, including wheat, maize, potatoes, cabbage and carrots. They also made butter in a barrel and mixed it. Kiwi fruit is also one of the main foods that British settlers brought to NZ. During the early 1800s, pigs and baskets of potatoes were used as a currency. As for our first practical during HEC (home economics), we have made scones which are also food brought to NZ by the British Settlers.
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