2. (noun) fermented food - food prepared by steeping in water.
He pūhā, he riki, he kuku i roto i te ipu. He whakamara tēnei, engari he kai tauhou ki a Okoroire (TWK 36:4). / Sowthistle, onions and mussels were in the bowl. This was fermented food, but an unfamiliar food to Okoroire.
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