Māori potatoes
Varieties of potato cultivated by Māori people / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Māori potatoes or taewa are varieties of potato (Solanum tuberosum subsp. tuberosum and andigena)[1] cultivated by Māori people, especially those grown before New Zealand was colonised by the British.[2]
Māori have grown potatoes for at least 200 years, and "taewa"[3] refers collectively to some traditional varieties, including Karuparerā, Huakaroro, Raupī, Moemoe, and Tūtae-kurī.[2][4] These are smaller, knobblier, and more colourful than modern potato varieties, which are referred to by the loanword pārete.[5] Other collective names for traditional Māori potatoes are rīwai, parareka and mahetau.[6]
Māori potatoes are commonly used as a base ingredient in rēwena bread.[1]