Kōrero: Starfish, sea urchins and other echinoderms

Ki mua

Eating kina

Whai muri

Here, kina roe is being scooped out with knives and spoons. The traditional method is to crack open the kina shell with a rock and take out the roe by hand.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: 1/4-054105; F

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Maggy Wassilieff, Starfish, sea urchins and other echinoderms – Sea urchins, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/5208/eating-kina (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Maggy Wassilieff, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.

Comments

jerome tamati
05 April 2011

they are a favourite food for maori natives.eaten best when the roe are creamy white dripping out of the kina shell when opened.enjoyed straight from the sea beautiful with fresh white bread.i love my kina fresh on pieces of well cooked toats.immmm yummmy much.lol