Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga

Includes preparation of toxic plants, variety of wild plant foods, nutritional values, Pacific Island precursors. Good references. Evidence suggests traditional Polynesian societies maintained a core of knowledge about wild food potential wherever migrations led them. Techniques of detoxification used for several millenia. First New Zealanders well prepared to recognize potential food sources and to adapt a variety of processing techniques to make new foods palatable.