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Kōrero: Māori foods – kai Māori

He kaputī kawakawa

  • Pick the leaves of the kawakawa plant.

  • Boil the kawakawa leaves in a pot.

  • Strain the leaves from the hot water. The kawakawa tea is now ready to drink.

E whakatu ana ēnei whakaahua i te tukanga māmā mō te hanga tī kawakawa. Tuatahi, katohia mai he rau kawakawa. Ko ngā rau pūareare ngā mea e kī ana i te rongoā. Kōhuatia ngā ra mō te tekau meneti, kātahi ka tātari i te wai inu. He rongoā nui hoki tēnei ki te Māori.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Charles Royal rāua ko Jenny Kaka-Scott, Māori foods – kai Māori – Modern cuisine, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/40270/kawakawa-tea (accessed 26 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Charles Royal rāua ko Jenny Kaka-Scott, i tāngia i te 3 December 2012.

Comments

krystalnzkea
11 October 2015
thank you. I thought this was how you did it but I double cheeked in case :]