Sunday, November 10, 2019

(NZ Culture) Hangi Pit Masters

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Kai - te reo vocab

Rewi Spraggon is a Hangi Master. Culprit is a fancy restaurant in Auckland Central. In this rainy episode of Hangi Pit Masters, owners Kyle Street and Jordan MacDonald have to serve 800 plates of kai with only 4 hours to make it happen.


The Maori Kitchen - Quay street

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Hangi Masters

Some things the guys says...

fingers crossed     end of the day     bro     get into it    sweet    lock in    pressure cooker     taint    tinfoil    mutton    root vegetable    baste      gumboots 
duck pond        cling      shovel       put your back into it       raining sideways     blizzards     as you do      put down a hangi     all that jazz     

Te reo Maori:

Kai - food
Toka - stones
Manuhiri - guests
Mahi - work
Mauri Ora - Cheers!


Start at 5:14 - 10:55

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1. Why are puka leaves better than flax as an insulator?

2. What is the most important thing to get right in doing a Hangi?

3. Why is the wet, muddy soil actually better?

4. Why is the first 20 minutes the most crucial?

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