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by Charles Wentworth Dilke

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Appendix. a Maori Dinner.

FOR those who would make trial of Maori dishes, here is a native bill-of-fare, such as can be imitated in the South of England:

HAKARI MAORI—A MAORI FEAST.
BILL-OF-FARE.
SOUP.
Kota KotaAny shell-fish.
FISH.
InangaWhitebait (boiled in milk, with leeks).
PiharauLamprey (stewed).
TunaEels (steamed).
MADE-DISHES.
PukékoMoor-hen (steamed).
KouraCraw-fish (boiled).
Tui TuiThrush (roast).
KéréruPigeon (baked in clay).
ROAST.
PookaPork (short pig).
GAME.
ParéraWild Duck (roasted on embers).
VEGETABLES.
PaukénaPumpkin.
Kamu KamuVegetable Marrow.
KaputiCabbage (steamed).
KumataSweet Potatoes.
SWEETS.
TataramoaCranberries (steamed).
TanaDamsons (steamed with sugar).
DESSERT.
KaramuCurrants.
Pikakarika, Dec. 1866.

END OF VOL. I.

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