What is the traditional Maori food preservation technique of packing cooked game birds in their own melted fat inside kelp bags called?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Huahua
- Step 1: Before modern refrigeration, fat-preservation (huahua) was a vital method for storing high-protein food through winter. Step 2. Muttonbirds (titi) harvested from Stewart Island islands were salted, cooked, and packed in bull kelp bags (poha). Answer: Huahua. Why not the others: It allowed foods to be stored for years and traded across long-distance tribal networks.
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