After Huka falls and the Thermal areas ... we were nearing to Rotoroa ... which had even more of the sulfur stench throughout the place. You could see fumes coming out of just anywhere , say from the side of a road. On our way to our next backpackers place, we passed by a Maori Village and were thinking if we could visit it before the end of the day. True enough, we booked a dinner cum night tour at the Mitai Maori Village. It was a refreshing experience ... we ate their local staple food , done by the "Hangi" method.
Hāngi (pronounced /hɑːŋi/) is a New Zealand Māori An ancient Maori method of cooking food using super heated rocks buried in the ground in a pit oven. Modernised hangi methods are still used today and are often saved for special occasions due to the large amount of time and preparatory work involved. (Taken from Wikipedia =p )
Anyway , It was just some chicken, potatoes, sweet potatoes roasted underground to me. haha
Before that, we had a night tour of the area and a cultural performance with their traditional Haka. There was plenty of butt smacking! =X
So after that, we were starving and had a "buffet" dinner with a mix of the Hangi cooked food and local delights.( There was even a log cake. Felt like X'mas)
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