Terotero or animal intestines aren’t the usual cut of meat many of us are used to having for dinner these days - but in earlier times terotero were a favourite on the menu.
Ehara i te mea koe te terotero, te kōpiro rānei o te kararehe te wāhanga mīti e kaha kaingia ana e te nuinga i ēnei wā nei - heoi anō, koinei tētahi o ngā tino i ngā wā whakapata.
Some enjoy terotero from sheep but more commonly used are the terotero of poaka or pig.
E reka ana ki ētahi te terotero hipi, engari, kua tūmatawhānui kē te kainga o te terotero poaka.
Poaka were first introduced to Aotearoa in the late 1700s and our tupuna have cooked it in many different ways since.
Mai rānō i taenga mai o te poaka ki Aotearoa i ngā tau 1700, kua nui ngā rautaki tunu poaka a ngā tīpuna.
For many rangatahi Māori the prospect of eating intestines can be unappealing. In this mini-series, Kai o Nehe, Re:’s reo Maori series Ohinga introduces rangatahi to traditional kai.
He tokomaha rangatahi ka komekome i te whakaaro kia kai i te terotero. I tēnei hōtaka, i a Kai o Nehe, ka whakatakotoria e Ohinga, e te whakaaturanga reo Māori a Re: ētahi o nehe ki mua i te aroaro o ētahi rangatahi.
Ohinga chef Carla Rupuha (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Autonga, Tūwharetoa) says cooking with terotero is not only delicious but also reduces kai waste.
E ai ki te ringawera o Ohinga, ki a Carla Rupuha (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Autonga, Tūwharetoa) ehara i te mea he kakato noa iho te terotero, engari mā te tunu i te terotero ka mimiti noa te nui o ngā moumounga kai.
“It’s a delicacy believe it or not. Our people never wasted any part of the animal - because there’s goodness in every part of the body.”
“Kei tūmeke mai, heoi anō, he horotai te terotero. Kāore te Māori i moumou kai, inārā, he nui ngā hua i ngā wāhanga katoa o te tinana.”
But Carla adds: “I think it might be a bit difficult (for the rangatahi to) get it down to be quite honest, because there is nothing attractive about intestines”.
Heoi anō, ka whakamōhio mai a Carla: “Kia pono aku kōrero, e whakapae ana ahau ka uaua ki ētahi (ki ngā rangatahi) te horomi i te terotero, he weriweri nō te āhua.”
The dish was met with mixed reviews from rangatahi who described terotero as “not bad at all,” “delicious” and “this is not the one”.
I rerekē ngā whakaaro o tēnā, o tēnā rangatahi mō te terotero, inā hoki, koinei ētahi o ngā whakaaro - “he autaia tonu”, “he reka”, “kei tua o tāwauwau tēnei” anō hoki.
How to cook terotero
Wash under cold water
Boil in water for 15 mins
Cut up and fry with onion and lots of butter
Serve
Tukanga taka terotero
Horoia ki wai makariri
Kōhuatia mō te 15 mēneti.
Kotikotia te aniana ka paraingia ai ki te pata.
Tuarihia.
This is part of our reo Māori series, Ohinga, created by Mahi Tahi Media, with funding from Te Māngai Pāho and the NZ on Air Public Interest Journalism Fund.
E hāngai ana tēnei ki tā mātau whakaaturanga reo Māori, ki a Ohinga. He mea mahi nā Mahi Tahi, he mea tautoko nā Te Māngai Pāho me te Puna Pūtea ‘Public Interest Journalism’ a Irirangi Te Motu anō hoki.
Stay tuned for a new episode every week.
Hoki mai anō kia kite ai i tētahi hōtaka hou.
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