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Maori for potato is 'riwai' A sweet potato is a Kumara - koo mara. they look like a large, long, lumpy potato. Their skins can be purple, gold or red. They are delicious boiled , roasted or done in the Hangi which is I guess a lot like the way the Hawaiians would cook their Luau.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe kumara in New Zealand was first bought to New Zealand from Polynesia, and it originates in S America.
The kumara was a tough proposition to cultivate in NZ, for the climate is not warm enough.
Modern kumara are from a different import path.
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∙ 15y agoThe sweet potato that is a traditional food of Maori is called the kumara.
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∙ 11y agoKumara is a Maori sweet potato. Definitely a Maori food.
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∙ 11y agoThe maori word for sweet potatoe is Kumara.
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∙ 13y agoKumara originally from South America
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What do the Maori's call the sweet potato?
The Kumara is the Maori sweet potato.
What do you call vegetables like potato?
Maori call the potato, 'Riwai' and the sweet potato, 'Kumara'.
What is sweet potato copra?
something inside a potato they call badbrah
Is sweet potato a provision?
We have potatoes here, that we call provisions. So yes.
What do Americans call sweet potato?
yams No, that is not correct. I have been a American all my life :) and speaking for the Seattle area we call a sweet potato a sweet potato. They are two different things and have many completely different nutritional values. Now, if you head to the south I think you will find a variety of different names for yams. Don't ask, they talk weird down there :)
Can you swap sweet potato for pumpkin in a pie recipe?
It's not a perfect substitution, but I think it can be pulled off and sounds tasty. Note that canned pumpkin puree may have other ingredients and spices in it and you will probably have to add them to your sweet potato puree. And then why not just call it a sweet potato cheesecake?
What kind potato is sweet?
The natural sugars that are in it, or perhaps it's pleasant disposition.
What is the name of the tuber eaten in Ireland before the introduction of the Andean potato?
Sweet potatos or Yams, potatoes came from south america... but what did they call this tuber before the potato came along?
Where did potatoes originate from?
There are many types of root vegetable we might call "potato", from tiny wild potatoes found in the Great Plains of North America to sweet potatoes and the larger tuberous root crop originating in Peru. All of these different types are of American origin and were unknown throughout Europe until relatively recent times. One story says that when potatoes were first brought to Europe in the second half of the 16th century people did not know how to cook them so they gave them (raw) to their animals. Some native American names for the various types are: Taino.................batata (sweet potato) Quechua...........papa (potato) Lakota...............bluskuya (sweet potato) Lakota...............blo (wild potato) Arapaho............cee'éé' (wild turnip or potato) Cheyenne.........ho'enoo'o (sweet potato) Cheyenne.........mesehestotse (wild potato)
What do you call a Albatros in Maori?
Toroa.
What vegetable is mean a crank-pea what do you call a tiny potato a small fry explain jokes?
In the joke, a tiny potato is called a small fry because fries (French fries) are prepared from tiny chopped pieces of Irish potatoes.
What do they call potato skins in Ireland?
Potato skins
