2. (noun) edible bracts of the kiekie, Freycinetia baueriana ssp. banksii.
He rahi ngā kai ka kohia i te ngahere, ngā hua o te hīnau, te tawa me te miro; te pūhā, te uho o te nīkau; te aka perei me te tāwhara (Te Ara 2011). / Numerous foods were gathered from the forest, including fruits and berries from hīnau, tawa and miro; sowthistle; the hearts of nīkau palms; the roots of perei (potato orchids), and the bracts of kiekie.
See also kiekie
tāwhara
1. (noun) flavour, taste, tenor, essence.
See also tāwara
