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Kānga Pirau

Maize steeped in running water for months, then boiled into sour porridge.

New Zealand Fermented & pickled Vegetarian One for the adventurous

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History

A Māori preservation method also called kānga wai, used to store corn after it was introduced by European traders.

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What is Kānga Pirau?

Kānga Pirau is a fermented & pickled from New Zealand: maize steeped in running water for months, then boiled into sour porridge. A Māori preservation method also called kānga wai, used to store corn after it was introduced by European traders.

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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