Hāngī
The earth-oven feast: hāngī — meat, potatoes, kumara (sweet potato), pumpkin and stuffing slow-cooked on heated stones in a pit, covered with earth — Māori cooking at its most ceremonial.
What it is
The earth-oven feast: hāngī — meat, potatoes, kumara (sweet potato), pumpkin and stuffing slow-cooked on heated stones in a pit, covered with earth — Māori cooking at its most ceremonial. Ingredients: lamb, pork or chicken, potatoes, kumara, pumpkin, cabbage, bread stuffing, salt; stones, flax leaves or sacks, earth. Recipe: 1) Heat stones white-hot in a pit. 2) Layer baskets of seasoned food over the stones. 3) Cover with wet sacks and earth; steam-smoke for 3-4 hours. 4) Uncover to applause. Serve: at marae gatherings, weddings and cultural feasts in Rotorua and beyond. Flavor: smoky, tender, earth-sweet. History: hāngī is the Polynesian umu perfected in Aotearoa over 800 years — the geothermal pits of Rotorua steam it without firewood. See also: Pavlova, Māori Boil-Up.
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Questions we ask to fine-tune the help
To fine-tune the help to your situation, as the conversation moves forward we ask you:
- Have you already received a notice, letter or charge related to hāngī? Who issued it: the board, the management company or a third party?
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- What type of property is it: condominium, apartment, co-operative, townhouse or other?
- What type of board do you have: owner-elected, developer-controlled or other?
- Who manages it: a professional management company, the board itself or another model?
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