from Wikipedia -
Hāngi (pronounced [ˈhaːŋi]) is a traditional New Zealand Māori method of cooking food using heated rocks buried in a pit oven still used for special occasions.
To "lay a hāngi" or "put down a hāngi" involves digging a pit in the ground, heating stones in the pit with a large fire, placing baskets of food on top of the stones, and covering everything with earth for several hours before uncovering (or lifting) the hāngi.
In Rotorua the thermal activity from beneath the ground is perfect for a hangi. The Maori's in the area use the thermal steam and water to cook their food, do their washing, heat their houses and bathe in. We visited the thermal Maori village in Rotorua - Whakarewarewa and saw how they made use of the thermal activity -
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| Hangi oven |
Thermal Pool used to cook the sweetcorn
THE BEST pie we had in New Zealand - the Hangi pie -
We camped our way round NZ and had the luxury of undeground heating, hot spring pools and a steam hangi for making our dinner!
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| Ian gets on his gloves to combat the steam! |
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| Steamed sweetcorn, sweet potatoes and veg |
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| The juiciest corn on the cob!! |
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