Food Technology / Hangarau Kai

abalone Noun

pāua

abundance, plenty Noun, Adjective

humi (kupu kē atu: huhua, makuru, maruru)

accepted convention Noun

tikanga arowhānui (takenga mai: aro - to take heed; whānui - widely, generally)

acetic acid, ethanoic acid Noun

waikawa winika (tohu: CH₃COOH)

aesthetics Noun

āhuatanga rerehua

afternoon tea Noun

paramanawa (o te) ahiahi

aftertaste Noun

tāwara mauroa (takenga mai: tāwara - taste, flavour; mau - lasting, continuing; roa - long time) (kupu kē atu: tāwara muri)

agave nectar Noun

waihonga akāwei (takenga mai: waihonga - nectar; akāwei [kupu mino] - agave)

agricultural produce Noun

hua ahuwhenua

aioli Noun

aiori (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

alcohol Noun

waipiro (kupu kē atu: waiwaihā)

alcohol Noun

waiwaihā (kupu kē atu: waipiro)

almond Noun

āmanati (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: āmana)

aluminium foil Noun

raukonu (takenga mai: rau - leaf; rau [rautao] - leaves for wrapping food in a hāngi; konu [konumohe] - aluminium)

aniseed, anise Noun

kopoti

anorexia Noun

māuiui pohokore (kupu kē atu: māuiui whakatiki)

antioxidant Noun

pare tauhohe hāora (takenga mai: pare - to ward off; tauhohe - reaction [chemical]; hāora - oxygen)

appetising, flavoursome, palatable, delicious Intransitive Verb, Adjective

kakato (kupu kē atu: reka, mōkarakara)

apple Noun

āporo (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

apple crumble Noun

tākongakonga āporo

apricot Noun

aperekoti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

apron Noun

ārai

artichoke Noun

atihoka (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: kokōti)

artichoke Noun

kokōti (kupu kē atu: atihoka)

artificial sweetener Noun

whakareka horihori

asparagus Noun

apareka (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: pikopiko)

avocado Noun

awakate (takenga mai: He kupu mino [reo Maya].) (kupu kē atu: rahopūru)

avocado oil Noun

hinu awakate

Botulism Noun

poturimi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

back steak, eye fillet steak, ribeye steak Noun

motū tuarā (takenga mai: motū - steak, cut [of meat]; tuarā - back)

bacon Noun

pēkana (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

bacon rasher Noun

kōripi pēkana (takenga mai: kōripi - slice, sliver)

bacteria Noun

huakita

bake, roast Transitive Verb, Adjective

tunu ~a

baking Noun

ō tunu (takenga mai: ō - food; tunu - to bake)

baking paper Noun

rautunu (takenga mai: rau [rautao] - leaves for wrapping food in a hāngi; tunu - to bake, cook)

baking powder Noun

pēkena paura (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

baking soda Noun

pēkena houra (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

balsamic vinegar Noun

winika whakangako (takenga mai: winika [kupu mino] - vinegar; whakangako - to enrich, enhance)

banana Noun

panana (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: maika [kupu mino, reo Hawai'i])

barbecue, bbq Noun, Transitive Verb

rorerore ~a

barista Noun

tūmau inuwera (takenga mai: tūmau - attendant, servant; inu - beverage, drink; wera - hot)

barley Noun

pāre (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

basil Noun

pātiri (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

baste, basting liquid Transitive Verb, Noun

waitunu ~a (takenga mai: wai - liquid; tunu - to roast, cook)

batter (food) Noun

pokewai (takenga mai: poke - to mix with water, knead; wai - liquid, water)

bay leaf Noun

rau roera (takenga mai: rau - leaf; roera [kupu mino] - laurel)

bean Noun

pīni (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

beef Noun

kikokau (takenga mai: kiko - flesh; kau [kupu mino] - cow) (kupu kē atu: mīti kau)

beetroot Noun

rengakura (kupu kē atu: pīti tāmore)

berry fruit Noun

huapere (takenga mai: hua - fruit; pere [kupu mino] - berry)

beverage, drink Noun, Transitive Verb, Intransitive Verb

inu (kupu kē atu: inuinu)

binge eating Noun, Intransitive Verb

kai inati (takenga mai: inati - be excessive) (kupu kē atu: kaihoro)

binge eating, overeating, overdose Noun, Intransitive Verb

kai inati (takenga mai: inati - be excessive)

biscuit (food) Noun

pihikete (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

bitter, sour, acidic (taste) Adjective

hīmoemoe (kupu kē atu: kawa)

bittercress Noun

panapana

blackberry Noun

parakipere (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

blanch Transitive Verb

kōhunu ~a (takenga mai: kō [kōhua] - to boil; hunu [hunuhunu] - to singe)

blend, mix together (food) Transitive Verb

konatu ~hia (kupu kē atu: whakaranu)

blender, mixer Noun

pūwhakaranu (takenga mai: pū [pūrere] - device; whakaranu - to mix together)

blue vein (cheese) Noun

iarangi (takenga mai: ia - vein; rangi [ōrangi] - blue)

blueberry Noun

purūpere (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: tūrutu)

boil (food), poach Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

kōhua ~tia

boil up Noun

kōhua kai (kupu kē atu: kai kōhua)

bok choy Noun

pakitoi (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

borage Noun

poraha (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

bottle opener Noun

huaki pātara

bottling (food preservation) Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

whakapounamu ~tia

bran Noun

kiripata (takenga mai: kiri - skin, husk; pata - grain)

brassica Noun

huananī (takenga mai: hua [huawhenua] - vegetable; nanī - wild cabbage, mustard)

brawn (meat) Noun

mītipenu (takenga mai: mīti [kupu mino] - meat; penu [penupenu] - mashed food) (kupu kē atu: porōne [kupu mino], mīti penupenu)

bread Noun

parāoa (takenga mai: he kupu mino [flour])

bread knife Noun

māripi parāoa

bread made with potato yeast Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

rēwena (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

breakfast Noun

parakuihi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: kai o te ata)

brie (cheese) Noun

pirī (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

brine Noun

waitote (takenga mai: wai - water, liquid; tote - salt)

broad bean Noun

pīni whārahi

broccoli Noun

puananī (kupu kē atu: porokari [kupu mino])

brunch Noun

paratina (takenga mai: para [parakuihi] [kupu mino] - breakfast; tina [kupu mino] - dinner)

brussel sprout Noun

aonanī

buckwheat Noun

wītipako (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

buffet Noun

horanga kai (takenga mai: hora - to spread out, display)

bulb (of a vegetable) Noun

tōpuku (huawhenua)

burger Noun

paka (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

butter Noun

pata (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

butter chicken Noun

heihei pata

cabbage Noun

kāpeti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: kāpiti)

caesar salad Noun

huamata hiha (takenga mai: hiha - caesar [kupu mino])

caffeine Noun

kāwhine (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

cake Noun

keke (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

cake tin Noun

paetunu keke (kupu kē atu: tini keke)

calcium (nutrient) Noun

konupūmā (tohu: Ca) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] - metal; pūmā - whitish grey)

calcium deficiency Noun

kōpaka konupūmā

camembert Noun

kamepē (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

canola oil, rapeseed oil Noun

hinu kanōra (takenga mai: kanōra [kupu mino] - canola)

cappuccino Noun

kaputino (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

capsicum Noun

kapikama (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: rapikama)

caramel Noun

karamera (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

caramelise Noun, Transitive Verb

whakakaramera ~tia (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; karamea [kupu mino] - caramel)

carbohydrate Noun

warowaihā (takenga mai: waro - carbon; wai - water; hā [hāora] - oxygen)

carbonate, carbonation Transitive Verb, Noun, Adjective

whakamirumiru ~tia ~tanga (takenga mai: mirumiru - bubble)

carbonated water, sparkling water Noun

waimāori mirumiru

carraway Noun

karowi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

carrot Noun

kāroti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: uhikaramea)

carrot Noun

uhikaramea (kupu kē atu: kāroti)

casein Noun

pūtepe

cashew nut Noun

kahunati (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

casserole dish Noun

kumete (takenga mai: kumete - bowl)

cauliflower Noun

puanīko (takenga mai: pua - flower; nīko - wild cabbage) (kupu kē atu: karewharāoa [kupu mino], kareparāoa)

celery Noun

harere (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: herewī)

cereal Noun

huapata (takenga mai: hua - product, fruit; pata - grain, seed)

chamomile tea Noun

tī kamomire (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

cheese Noun

tīhi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

cheese slice Noun

kōripi tīhi

cheeseburger Noun

tīhipaka (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

cheesecake Noun

keketīhi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

cherry Noun

tiere (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

chewy (of food) Adjective

kākatikati (kupu kē atu: tāngaungau)

chicken Noun

pīkaokao (kupu kē atu: heihei)

chickenburger Noun

heiheipaka

chickpea Noun

pītiki (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

chickweed Noun

kohukohu

chilli Noun

hirikakā (takenga mai: hiri [kupu mino] - chilli; kakā - to be hot)

chilli pepper Noun

pepa hirikakā

chips (food) Noun

tītipi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

chives Noun

rikiriki (takenga mai: riki - onion) (kupu kē atu: pītau riki)

chopstick Noun

kakape (takenga mai: kape - pick out, move with the point of a stick)

chowmein Noun

kihu parāoa whāranu (takenga mai: kihu parāoa - noodles; whāranu - mixed)

ciabatta Noun

kiapata (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

cider Noun

haira (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

cinnamon Noun

hinamana (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

cinnamon powder, ground cinnamon Noun

nehu hinamana

cinnamon stick Noun

tā hinamana

citrus fruit Noun

hua hīmoe (takenga mai: hīmoe [hīmoemoe] - be acidic, sour, bitter)

clam (large) Noun

toheroa

cleanliness Noun, Adjective

parukore (takenga mai: paru - dirt; kore - nil)

cling wrap Noun

tākaipiri

club sandwich Noun

hanawiti karapu (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

coagulate, set, become firm, congeal (food) Intransitive Verb, Adjective

tetepe (kupu kē atu: totoka)

cockle Noun

tuangi

coconut Noun

niu (kupu kē atu: kokonati [kupu mino])

coconut Noun

kokonati (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: niu)

coconut oil Noun

hinu niu (kupu kē atu: hinu kokonati)

coffee Noun

kawhe (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

coleslaw Noun

roi huamata (takenga mai: roi - grated; huamata - salad) (kupu kē atu: huamata waru)

condensed milk Noun

miraka kukū (takenga mai: kukū - be thick, not fluid or watery)

condiment Noun

tārau (kupu kē atu: kīnaki)

condiment Noun

tārau (kupu kē atu: kīnaki)

condiment Noun

kīnaki (kupu kē atu: tārau)

consumer demand Noun

popono kiritaki (takenga mai: popono - to covet, desire, hanker after)

consumer power Noun

mana kiritaki

contaminate, contamination (food) Adjective, Noun, Transitive Verb

tāhawa, tāhawahawa ~tia

convenience food Noun

ō takaiti (takenga mai: ō - food; taka - to prepare food; iti - little, small) (kupu kē atu: ō takataka)

cook a second time, reheat Noun, Transitive Verb

tāmahana ~tia (kupu kē atu: whakamāhana anō)

cook slowly Transitive Verb

tāmoe ~a

cook, cooked (food) Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

tao ~na (kupu kē atu: tunu, whakamaoa)

cooking actions Noun

mahi tao

cooking appliance Noun

pūrere tao

cooking broth Noun

wai tao (kupu kē atu: wai kōhua)

cooking broth Noun

wai kōhua (kupu kē atu: wai tao)

cooking utensil, kitchen utensil Noun

taputapu tao (kupu kē atu: taputapu kīhini)

cookware, bakeware Noun

tīhake tao (takenga mai: tīhake - pot, vessel; tao - to cook)

cool store Noun

pātengi mātao

corer, to core Noun, Transitive Verb

tīkaro ~tia (takenga mai: tīkaro - to scoop out)

coriander Noun

koriana (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: horiana)

corn Noun

kānga (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

cornflakes Noun

kāngarere

cornflour Noun

puehu kānga

cornmeal cake Noun

kānga waru

cornstarch Noun

māngaro kānga

courgette, zucchini Noun

roroa kotawa (takenga mai: roroa - marrow; kotawa - young fruit of gourd)

course (in a meal) Noun

wāhanga (kai)

crab Noun

pāpaka

cracker biscuit Noun

pihikete paka (takenga mai: paka - to be dried, baked)

crash diet Noun, Intransitive Verb

whakapuango (takenga mai: whakapuango - starve)

crayfish, lobster Noun

kōura

cream Noun

kirīmi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

croissant Noun

parāoa kape (takenga mai: parāoa - bread; kape - crescent shaped)

cross-contamination Noun

tāhawa whitiwhiti (takenga mai: tāhawahawa - to contaminate; whitiwhiti - to transfer, exchange, swap)

crumble (food) Transitive Verb, Noun, Adjective

tākongakonga ~hia (takenga mai: tā - causative prefix; kongakonga - crumb, fragment)

crush Transitive Verb

kōpē ~a (kupu kē atu: kopenu)

crush Transitive Verb

kopenu ~a (kupu kē atu: kōpē)

cucumber Noun

kūkama (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

cumin Noun

kumana (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

curd, curdle Noun, Intransitive Verb

kurukuruwhatu (takenga mai: kurukuruwhatu - curd [made from milk])

cure or preserve with salt Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

whakatote ~hia

curry Noun

kari (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

custard Noun

kahitete (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

cut (food) Transitive Verb

tapahi ~a

cut into strips Transitive Verb

kārawarawa ~hia

cutlery, eating utensil Noun

pāokaoka (takenga mai: paoka - pointed stick, skewer, used for picking up food)

cutting board Noun

papa tapahi

daily meals Noun

kamenga o te rā

dairy-free Adjective

miraka-kore

date (food) Noun

teiti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

deep fry Noun, Transitive Verb

tahu rumaki ~tia (takenga mai: tahu - to cook, fry; rumaki - to immerse) (kupu kē atu: parai rumaki)

dehydrate (food) Transitive Verb, Adjective

tauraki ~tia

dehydrator Noun

pūrere tauraki

design Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

hoahoa ~tia

design brief Noun

mahere hoahoa

design principles Noun

mātāpono hoahoa

design process Noun

tukanga hoahoa

dessert spoon Noun

koko pūrini (kupu kē atu: pune pūrini)

dice (food) Transitive Verb

tapatapahi ~a (kupu kē atu: kotikoti)

dice (food) Transitive Verb

kotikoti ~a (kupu kē atu: tapatapahi)

diet (food intake) Noun

whiringa kai (takenga mai: whiringa - selection, choice)

diet (restriction of food intake) Noun, Transitive Verb

whakatiki ~a

dietary supplement Noun

āpitihanga whiringa kai

digestive system Noun

pūnaha nakunaku kai (takenga mai: nakunaku - to reduce to fragments)

digital scales Noun

ine-taumaha matihiko

digital thermometer Noun

ine-mahana matihiko

dill Noun

tiri (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

dinner Noun

kai o te pō (kupu kē atu: tina [kupu mino])

dip (condiment) Noun

kīnaki toutou (takenga mai: kīnaki - relish, sauce, garnish, condiment; toutou - to dip into frequently)

dip into (food) Transitive Verb

tou ~a

disinfect, disinfectant Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

patu huakita (takenga mai: patu - to kill; huakita - bacteria)

doner kebab Noun

tākai kiko hukitū (takenga mai: tākai - wrap; kiko - meat; huki - roast on a spit; tū - vertical)

dough Noun

pokenga

dried apricot Noun

aperekoti menge (takenga mai: aperekoti [kupu mino] - apricot; menge - to be shrivelled, wrinkled)

dried fig Noun

piki menge (takenga mai: piki [kupu mino] - fig; menge - to be shrivelled, wrinkled)

dried fruit, dehydrated fruit Noun

huamenge (takenga mai: hua - fruit; menge - to be shrivelled, withered)

drizzle (food) Transitive Verb

whakamāturu ~tia

duck, mallard (food) Noun

rakiraki

dumpling, doughboy Noun

pokenga kinikini

English tea Noun

tī Ingarihi

eat at odd times, eat out of regular order Intransitive Verb

(kai) hīramuramu ~tia

edam (cheese) Noun

ītama (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

eel Noun

tuna

egg Noun

hēki (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: huamanu)

egg Noun

huamanu (takenga mai: hua - fruit, produce; manu - bird) (kupu kē atu: hēki [kupu mino])

egg white Noun

kahu

eggplant Noun

otahua

element (for cooking) Noun

tārahu

emerging food Noun

kai aranga

emulsifier, emulsify Noun, Adjective, Transitive Verb

whakaehu ~a (takenga mai: whakaehu - to disperse)

energy drink Noun

inu whakahohe (takenga mai: whakahohe - to invigorate, energise)

enriched grain, fortified grain (food) Noun

pata whakahaumako

entree, appetiser Noun

ōmua (takenga mai: ō - food; mua - coming before)

essence (food flavouring) Noun

waitāwhara (takenga mai: wai - liquid; tāwhara - flavour)

farmers' market Noun

mākete kaipāmu

fat, lipid Noun

ngako

fat-free Adjective

hinu-kore

fathen, goosefoot Noun

huainanga

fatty Adjective

hinuhinu

feast, banquet Noun, Intransitive Verb

hākari ~tia (kupu kē atu: haukai)

feast, banquet Noun

haukai ~tia (kupu kē atu: hākari)

feijoa Noun

whītoa (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

fennel Noun

whēnara (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

ferment, fermented food Noun, Adjective, Intransitive Verb

toroī (kupu kē atu: moī, ī)

ferment, fermented, fermentation Noun, Intransitive Verb, Adjective

moī ~a (kupu kē atu: toroī)

fermented corn Noun

kānga wai (kupu kē atu: kānga kōpiro)

fermented corn Noun

kānga kōpiro (kupu kē atu: kānga wai)

fermented crayfish Noun

kōura mara

fermented in water, fermented potato Noun, Adjective

kōtero

fern shoot Noun

pikopiko

fibre (food) Noun

weu

fig Noun

piki (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

fillet Noun, Transitive Verb

hōripi ~a (kupu kē atu: korepe)

fillet (food) Noun, Transitive Verb

korepe ~a (kupu kē atu: hōripi)

fillet knife Noun

māripi korepe

fillet steak Noun

motū korepe (takenga mai: motū - steak, cut [of meat]; korepe - to split off, fillet)

filling (of food) Noun

raunga kai (takenga mai: raunga [rau] - to put into, gather in one place)

filo pastry Noun

pēhirau (takenga mai: pēhi [kupu mino] - pastry; rau - leaf)

finger food Noun

kai whakapītaitai (takenga mai: kai whakapītaitai - to nibble) (kupu kē atu: kai puriringa)

finger food Noun

kai puriringa (kupu kē atu: kai whakapītaitai)

fire point (of oil) Noun

pae papahū

fish fillet Noun

korepe ika (takenga mai: korepe - to split off, fillet; ika - fish)

fish head Noun

māhunga ika (takenga mai: māhunga - head; ika - fish) (kupu kē atu: pane ika)

fish roe Noun

toene

fish slice, egg slice Noun

rapa kauhuri (takenga mai: kauhuri - to flip over)

fishburger Noun

ikapaka

fizzy drink, soft drink Noun

inu mirumiru (kupu kē atu: waireka)

flaky pastry Noun

pēhi aparau (takenga mai: pēhi [kupu mino] - pastry; apa - layer; rau - many)

flash fry Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

tahutere ~hia (takenga mai: tahu - to fry [food]; tere - be quick)

flash point (of oil) Noun

pae ngingiha

flat white (coffee) Noun

mōwai

flatbread Noun

parāoa paparahi

flavour enhancer Noun

whakangako tāwara (takenga mai: whakangako - to enrich, enhance, boost)

flavouring, spice, seasoning Noun

namunamuā

flavoursome, appetising, savoury, aromatic Noun, Adjective

mōkarakara

flax seed Noun

kano harakeke (takenga mai: kano - seed; harakeke - flax)

flip, turn over Transitive Verb

kauhuri ~a

flour Noun

puehu parāoa (kupu kē atu: parāoa)

flower (vegetable) Noun

pua (huawhenua)

food allergy, food intolerance Noun

pāweratanga kai

food desert Noun

rohe kūī (takenga mai: rohe - area; kūī - food shortage)

food globalisation Noun

whakaaotanga kai

food group Noun

whakarōpūtanga kai

food hygiene Noun

akuaku kai

food innovation Noun

toronga kai hou (takenga mai: toro - to explore, visit)

food miles Noun

awhenga kai (takenga mai: awhe - to travel)

food nutrition Noun

taioranga kai

food oasis Noun

rohe humi (takenga mai: rohe - area; humi - be abundant, copious)

food poisoning Noun

paihana ā-kai (kupu kē atu: paitini ā-kai)

food portion, serving size Noun

tirikai (takenga mai: tiri - share, portion)

food preparation Noun, Intransitive Verb

whakarite kai

food preservation Noun, Intransitive Verb

rokiroki kai

food processing Noun, Intransitive Verb

tukatuka kai

food pyramid Noun

koeko kai

food safety Noun

haumarutanga kai

food science Noun

pūtaiao kai

food security Noun

tūwhita kai (takenga mai: tū - position, stance; whita - to be firm, secure)

food sovereignty Noun

(te) rangatiratanga o te kai

food spoilage, food deterioration Noun

tauhekenga kai (takenga mai: tauheke - to decline, degenerate, deteriorate)

food supply Noun

(te) ranea o te kai (takenga mai: ranea - to be abundant, in full supply)

food sustainability Noun

toitūtanga kai

food technology Noun

hangarau kai

forage Intransitive Verb

hamukai (kupu kē atu: kuhukuhu kai)

forage Intransitive Verb

kuhukuhu kai (kupu kē atu: hamukai)

fork Noun

paoka (takenga mai: paoka - to stab, pointed stick, skewer [for picking up food])

freeze Transitive Verb, Noun

whakatio ~hia

freezer Noun

pākatio (kupu kē atu: whakatio)

fresh (food) Noun

(kai) māota

fridge Noun

pākamātao (kupu kē atu: whakamātao, pouaka whakamātao)

fritter Noun

kao

froth, frothy Noun, Adjective, Intransitive Verb, Transitive Verb

(whaka) huhuka ~tia

fruit Noun

huarākau

fruit juice Noun

wai huarākau

fruit salad Noun

huarākau whāranu (takenga mai: whāranu - mixed)

fruit, produce, product Noun, Intransitive Verb

hua

fry (food) Transitive Verb, Adjective

tahu ~na (kupu kē atu: parai [kupu mino])

fry up, bubble and squeak Noun

parai whāranu (takenga mai: parai [kupu mino] - to fry; whāranu - to mix together)

fry, frying pan Noun, Transitive Verb

parai ~tia (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

frybread, fried bread Noun

parāoa parai (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

funnel Noun

kōrere

garlic Noun

kāriki (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

garlic crusher Noun

kōpē kāriki

gas element (for cooking) Noun

tārahu kapuni

gelatine, gelatin Noun

keretini (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

gelato Noun

kerāto (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

germ (bacterium) Noun, Adjective

moroiti tahumaero (takenga mai: moroiti - microbe; tahumaero - disease)

germ (of a grain) Noun

hemapata (takenga mai: hema - reproductive organ)

ginger (food) Noun

tinitia (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

ginger powder, ground ginger Noun

nehu tinitia

glucose Noun

kūhuka (tohu: C₆H₁₂O₆) (takenga mai: kū – thick liquid [me te rite anō o te tangi ki te 'glu' o te kupu Ingarihi]; huka - sugar)

gluten Noun

kurutene (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

gluten free Adjective

kurutene-kore (takenga mai: kurutene [kupu mino] - gluten)

glycogen Noun

kūhukahuka

gooseberry Noun

kuihipere (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

grain (food) Noun

pata

grape Noun

kerepe (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: kerepi, karepe)

grapefruit Noun

huakerepe (takenga mai: hua - fruit; kerepe [kupu mino] - grape)

grate, grater (food) Noun, Transitive Verb

kuoro ~tia (kupu kē atu: waruwaru)

gravy, sauce Noun

wairanu (kupu kē atu: wairenga, wairaraua, kīnaki)

grazing table Noun

tēpu tītongi

green salad Noun

huamata korare (takenga mai: korare - edible green leaves)

green tea Noun

tī kākāriki

grill (food), singe, char, sear, toast Transitive Verb, Adjective

hunuhunu ~a (kupu kē atu: tunutunu, rore, rorerore)

grill (food), singe, char, sear, toast Transitive Verb, Adjective

rore, rorerore ~a (kupu kē atu: hunuhunu, tunutunu)

grill (food), singe, char, sear, toast Transitive Verb, Adjective

tunutunu ~a (kupu kē atu: hunuhunu, rore, rorerore)

grind (to produce a powder), grinder Transitive Verb, Noun

whakanehu ~a (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; nehu - fine powder)

guacamole Noun

kuakamore (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

guava Noun

kuawa (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

ham Noun

poaka tote (takenga mai: poaka [kupu mino] - pig; tote - salt)

hamburger Noun

hamupaka (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

handheld blender, stick blender, immersion blender Noun

whakaranu puriringa (takenga mai: whakaranu - to mix; puri - to hold; ringa - hand)

hanging scale, spring scale (for measuring weight) Noun

ine-taumaha pūniko (takenga mai: pūniko - spring [mechanical])

hard cheese Noun

tīhi mārō

hazelnut Noun

heinati (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

healthy heart food guide Noun

aratohu kai manawa ora

hemp oil Noun

hinu hema (takenga mai: hema [kupu mino] - hemp) (kupu kē atu: hinu kōaka)

hemp seed Noun

kano hema (takenga mai: kano - seed; hema [kupu mino] - hemp) (kupu kē atu: kano kōaka)

herb Noun

amiami

herbal tea Noun

tī amiami

homogenized milk Noun

miraka hanumi

honey Noun

mīere (takenga mai: He kupu mino [reo Wīwī].)

hors d'oeuvre Noun

whakapūwharu (takenga mai: whakapūwharu - dainty morsel, titbit)

horticultural produce Noun

hua ahumāra

hot, spicy (of food) Adjective

pūhahana (kupu kē atu: kakati)

hot, spicy (of food) Adjective

kakati (kupu kē atu: pūhahana)

hummus Noun

hōmihi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

husk (e.g. of corn) Noun

horehore

hygiene, cleanse Noun, Adjective, Transitive Verb

akuaku ~na

icecream Noun

aihikirīmi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

icing Noun

panihuka

ingredient Noun

kai whakauru (takenga mai: kai - food; whakauru - to put in)

iron (metal) Noun

rino

iron deficiency Noun

kōpaka rino

irradiate, irradiation Noun, Transitive Verb

tukuhihi ~tia ~tanga (takenga mai: tuku - to relase, give off; hihi - ray [of sun])

iterative process Noun

tukanga tukurua (takenga mai: tukurua - to repeat, do a second time, replicate) (kupu kē atu: tukanga tukurau, tukanga toai, tukanga whitiauau)

jelly Noun

tiere (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

juice Noun

waireka (kupu kē atu: waikōheke)

juice (a fruit) Transitive Verb

kōheke ~tia (takenga mai: kōheke - to extract juice from tutu berries)

juice, fruit juice Noun

waikōheke (takenga mai: wai - liquid; kōheke - to extract juice from tutu berries) (kupu kē atu: waireka)

juicer (machine or device) Noun

pūkōheke (takenga mai: pū [pūrere] - device; kōheke - to extract juice from tutu berries)

junk food, nutrient deficient food Noun

kai paraurehe

kale Noun

kēra (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

kamokamo Noun

kamokamo

kebab, shish kebab Noun

ōpūrau (takenga mai: ō - food; pūrau - pointed stick with which to take food, skewer)

kefir Noun

miraka moī (takenga mai: moī - fermented, sour)

kidney bean Noun

kano tākihi

kitchen knife, chef's knife Noun

māripi kīhini

kitchen measuring apparatus Noun

taputapu ine kīhini

kitchen towel, tea towel Noun

tāora kīhini (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: tītāora [kupu mino])

kitchen wrap Noun

rautākai kīhini (takenga mai: rau [rautao] - leaves for wrapping food in a hāngi; tākai - to wrap)

kiwifruit Noun

huakiwi

knead Transitive Verb

pokepoke ~a

knife Noun

māripi (kupu kē atu: naihi [kupu mino])

kombucha Noun

tī moī (takenga mai: tī [kupu mino] - tea; moī - fermented)

kūmara pit Noun

rua kūmara

lactic acid Noun

rakatete (tohu: C₃H₆O₃) (kupu kē atu: waikawa miraka moī)

lactose Noun

reihuka (takenga mai: rei - he rite ki te kupu Ingarihi te whakahua; huka - sugar)

ladle Noun, Transitive Verb

kōtutu ~a

lamb (meat) Noun

kikoreme (takenga mai: kiko - flesh; reme [kupu mino] - lamb)

lasagne Noun

rahānia (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

latte (coffee) Noun

rate (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

leaf (vegetable) Noun

rau (huawhenua)

lean meat Noun

mīti tūpuhi

leaven, leavening Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

rēwena ~tia (takenga mai: he kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: whakarewa)

leavened bread Noun

parāoa rēwena

leavening agent Noun

matū rēwena (takenga mai: matū - substance; rēwena [kupu mino] - leavening) (kupu kē atu: matū whakarewa)

leek Noun

rikiroa (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

leftovers, left over food Noun

toenga kai

legume Noun

hua wharekano (takenga mai: hua [huawhenua] - vegetable; whare - dwelling; kano - seed, ovule, grain)

lemon Noun

rēmana (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

lemon essence Noun

waitāwhara rēmana

lemon grass Noun

tā rēmana (takenga mai: tā - stem of a plant; rēmana [kupu mino] - lemon)

lemon squeezer Noun

kōpē rēmana

lentil Noun

rētini (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

lettuce Noun

rētihi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

lime Noun

raimana (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: raima)

local food market, local produce market Noun

puni kai tuputata (takenga mai: puni - camping place; tupu - to grow; tata - close proximity)

local produce, locally produced food Noun

kai tuputata (takenga mai: tupu - to grow; tata - near, close by) (kupu kē atu: kai o tata)

long black (coffee) Noun

pango roa

low calorie Adjective

karori iti

low carbohydrate, low carb Adjective

warowaihā iti

low fat Adjective

hinu iti

low fat dairy product Noun

huamiraka hinu iti

low sugar Adjective

huka iti

lunch Noun

kai o te rānui

macronutrient Noun

taiora matua

main (of a meal), main course Noun

ōmatua (takenga mai: ō - food; matua - main)

malnutrition, malnourished Noun, Adjective, Intransitive Verb

pohokore

maple syrup Noun

waimāpere (takenga mai: wai - liquid; māpere [kupu mino] - maple)

marinate, marinade Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

whakapūkara ~tia (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; pūkara [pūkarakara] - fragrant, well flavoured)

market research Noun

rangahau tauhokohoko

marrow (vegetable) Noun

roroa

mash Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

penupenu ~a

mayonnaise Noun

kīnaki kōmā (takenga mai: kīnaki - sauce; kōmā - creamy coloured)

meal, dish (of food) Noun

kamenga

measuring cup Noun

kapu ine

measuring jug Noun

ipu ine

measuring spoon Noun

koko ine

meat Noun

mīti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: kikokiko)

meat cleaver Noun

piau mīti (takenga mai: piau - hatchet, tomohawk)

meat fork, carving fork Noun

paoka mīti

meat free Adjective

mīti-kore

meat patty Noun

kōpae mītinaku (takenga mai: kōpae - circular, disc-shaped; mīti [kupu mino] - meat; naku [nakunaku] - minced)

meat product Noun

huamīti

meatball Noun

pōro mīti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

medium (degree of doneness in cooking meat) Adjective, Intransitive Verb

maoa (takenga mai: maoa - be cooked) (kupu kē atu: matamata)

medium rare (degree of doneness in cooking meat) Adjective

tūāmaoa (takenga mai: tūā - somewhat; maoa - be cooked)

melon, watermelon Noun

merengi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

melt, dissolve (food) Transitive Verb

whakarewa ~ina

menu (food) Noun

rārangi kai

mesclun Noun

mangarau (takenga mai: manga - greens, leafy vegetables; rau - many)

microbe, microbial Noun, Adjective

moroiti

microgreen Noun

raupihi (takenga mai: rau - leaf; pihi - to sprout)

micronutrient Noun

taiora moroiti

microwave (oven) Noun

(umu) ngaruiti (kupu kē atu: ngaruiti)

microwave oven Noun

ngaruiti (kupu kē atu: umu ngaruiti)

milk Noun, Transitive Verb

miraka (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: waiū)

milk Noun

waiū (kupu kē atu: miraka)

milk product, dairy product Noun

huamiraka (takenga mai: hua - product, fruit; miraka - milk [kupu mino])

milkshake Noun

miraka raranu

millet Noun

mirete (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

mince Noun

mītinaku (takenga mai: mīti [kupu mino] - meat; naku [nakunaku] - minced)

mineral Noun

manawa whenua (kupu kē atu: kohuke)

mineral Noun

kohuke (takenga mai: ko [kongakonga] - fragment; huke - expose by removing earth) (kupu kē atu: manawa whenua)

mineral supplement Noun

āpiti kohuke

mint Noun

hīoi

mix together (food) Transitive Verb

whakaranu ~a (kupu kē atu: konatu)

mix, mixture Transitive Verb, Noun

(whaka) ranu ~a ~nga (kupu kē atu: konatu)

mixed herbs Noun

amirau (takenga mai: ami [amiami] - herb; rau - many)

mochaccino Noun

mokatino (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

molasses Noun

marahihi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

morning tea Noun

paramanawa (o te) ata

mortar and pestle Noun

oko me te kuru

mould, mouldy (fungus) Noun, Intransitive Verb

puruheka (takenga mai: puruhekaheka - mould [fungi])

muesli Noun

mūrihi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

muffin Noun

māwhena (takenga mai: he kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: komeke)

multigrain bread Noun

parāoa patarau

multinational corporation Noun

rangatōpū whenuarau (takenga mai: rangatōpū - corporation; whenua - country, nation; rau - many)

mushy, soft, overripe (of food) Intransitive Verb, Adjective

tāromiromi

mussel Noun

kūtai (kupu kē atu: kuku)

mustard Noun

mātete (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

mutton, hogget Noun

kikohipi (takenga mai: kiko - flesh; hipi [kupu mino] - sheep) (kupu kē atu: mīti hipi)

naan (bread) Noun

naana (takenga mai: He kupu mino [reo Īnia].)

natural food Noun

kai māori

nectarine Noun

netarīni (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

nibbles Noun

kai tītongi (takenga mai: tītongi - to graze, peck at, nibble)

noodle Noun

kihu parāoa (takenga mai: kihu [kihukihu] - thrum; parāoa - flour)

nugget (e.g. chicken) Noun

pota (takenga mai: pota - small portion)

nut (food) Noun

nati (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

nutcracker Noun

wāhinati (takenga mai: wāhi - to break open; nati [kupu mino] - nut)

nutmeg Noun

natimeke (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

nutrient dense food Noun

kai taiora nui

nutrient group Noun

huinga taiora

nutrient, nutrition Noun

taiora ~nga

nutritional supplement Noun

āpiti taiora

nutritionist Noun

mātanga taiora

nutritious, nourishing Intransitive Verb, Adjective

taioraora (takenga mai: taiora - nutrient) (kupu kē atu: hākarikari)

nutritious, nourishing Intransitive Verb, Adjective

hākarikari (kupu kē atu: taioraora)

oats Noun

ōti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

olive Noun

ōriwa (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

olive oil Noun

hinu ōriwa

omelette Noun

hēki whāranu (takenga mai: hēki [kupu mino] - egg; whāranu - mixed)

onion Noun

riki (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

open sandwich Noun

hanawiti tuwhera

orange (fruit) Noun

ārani (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

oregano Noun

orekano (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

organic food Noun

kai parakore (kupu kē atu: kai māori)

oven Noun

umu (kupu kē atu: oumu, imu)

oven mitt, oven glove Noun

komoringa umu (takenga mai: komo - to put in, put on [clothes etc]; ringa - hand; umu - oven) (kupu kē atu: karapu umu)

oven tray, oven dish Noun

paeumu (takenga mai: pae [paepae] - tray, dish; umu - oven)

overcook, overcooked Adjective, Transitive Verb

tao tuhene (takenga mai: tao - to cook; tuhene - overmuch, excessive)

oyster Noun

tio

paleo (diet) Noun, Adjective

kaihoromata (takenga mai: kai - food, to eat; horomata - pure, natural, undefiled)

pancake Noun

panekeke (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: panikeke, panakeke, takakau)

paper wrap Noun

tākai pepa

paprika Noun

paparika (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

paring knife Noun

kōripi

parsley Noun

pāhiri (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

parsnip Noun

uhitea (kupu kē atu: pānipi)

passionfruit Noun

kōhia (kupu kē atu: pōhue, akakūkū)

pasta Noun

parāoa rimurapa (takenga mai: parāoa - flour; rimurapa - bull kelp)

pasta salad Noun

huamata parāoa rimurapa (takenga mai: parāoa rimurapa - pasta)

pasteurise, pasteurised Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

tāwera ~tia (takenga mai: tā - causative prefix; wera - heat, warmth)

pasteurised milk Noun

miraka tāwera

pastry Noun

pēhi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.; pēhi - to press down) (kupu kē atu: pōhā, taro)

patent Noun

mana waihanga (takenga mai: mana - authority; waihanga - to make, build)

pathogen Noun

tukumate (takenga mai: tuku - to release; mate - sickness, disease)

pavlova Noun

paeroha (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

pea Noun

pī (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

peach Noun

pītiti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

peanut Noun

pīnati (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

peanut oil Noun

hinu pīnati

pear Noun

pea (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

pectin Noun

peketini (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

peel Transitive Verb

tīhore ~a (kupu kē atu: hohore, waruwaru)

peel, peeler Noun

pīhore ~a (takenga mai: pīhore - to peel, take the skin off)

peel, scrape Transitive Verb

hohore ~a (kupu kē atu: tīhore, waruwaru, pīhore)

peel, scrape Transitive Verb

waruwaru ~hia (kupu kē atu: hohore, tīhore, pīhore)

pepper Noun

pepa (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

pepper grinder Noun

kauoro pepa

peppercorn Noun

huapepa

peppermint Noun

pepahīoi (takenga mai: pepa [kupu mino] - pepper; hīoi - mint)

peppermint tea Noun

tī pepahīoi (takenga mai: tī [kupu mino] - tea; pepa [kupu mino] - pepper; hīoi - mint)

periwinkle, bubu Noun

pūpū

personal hygiene Noun

akuaku whaiaro

pesto Noun

peheto (takenga mai: he kupu mino [reo Itāriana])

pickle (food) Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

pīkara ~tia (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

pie Noun

pae (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

pikelet Noun

panekeke iti (takenga mai: panekeke [kupu mino] - pancake; iti - small) (kupu kē atu: panikeke iti, panakeke iti)

pine nut Noun

painati (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

pineapple Noun

paināporo (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

pip fruit Noun

hua whaikano

pipi, edible salt water clam from estuary Noun

pipi

pita (bread) Noun

(parāoa) pita (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

pizza Noun

parehe (takenga mai: parehe - flat cake of fern root) (kupu kē atu: pīta [kupu mino, reo Itāria])

plant based meat alternative Noun

huatipu whakakapi mīti (takenga mai: hua - product; tipu - plant; whakakapi - to replace; mīti [kupu mino] - meat)

plantain Noun

pārerarera

platter (food) Noun

paehora (takenga mai: pae [paepae] - tray; hora - to spread out, display)

plum Noun

paramu (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

pork Noun

kikopoaka (takenga mai: kiko - flesh; poaka [kupu mino] - pig) (kupu kē atu: mīti poaka)

pork belly Noun

puku poaka

porridge Noun

pāreti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: pākū)

porridge Noun

pākū (kupu kē atu: pāreti)

pot Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

kōhua ~tia

potassium (nutrient) Noun

konurehu (tohu: K) (takenga mai: konu [konganuku] - metal; rehu - fine dust, spray)

potassium deficiency Noun

kōpaka konurehu

potato Noun

parareka (kupu kē atu: rīwai, taewa)

potato Noun

rīwai (kupu kē atu: taewa, parareka)

potato Noun

taewa (kupu kē atu: rīwai, parareka)

potato chip Noun

kotakota rīwai

potato masher Noun

penu rīwai

poultry (meat) Noun

kikomanu (takenga mai: kiko - flesh; manu - bird)

pour Transitive Verb

riringi ~a (kupu kē atu: ringi, putu, tāhoro)

precook, precooked Transitive Verb, Adjective

taomua (takenga mai: tao - to cook; mua - before)

preservative, preserve Noun, Transitive Verb

tāroki ~a (takenga mai: tā – causative prefix; roki [rokiroki] – preserve)

preserve in fat Transitive Verb, Adjective

tutu ~a (kupu kē atu: kōtutu, tahu)

primary food processing Noun

tukatuka kai mātāmua

procedure Noun

aramahi (takenga mai: ara - pathway; mahi - activity, operation) (kupu kē atu: huarahi)

procedure Noun

huarahi (kupu kē atu: aramahi)

process Noun

tukanga (takenga mai: tukatuka - to start up, proceed forward)

processed food Noun

kai tukatuka

processed grain, refined grain Noun

pata tukatuka

protein Noun

pūmua (takenga mai: pū - origin, source; pūhui - compound [chemical]; mua - front, foremost)

protein food Noun

kai pūmua (takenga mai: pū - origin, source; pūhui - compound; mua - front)

protein supplement Noun

āpiti pūmua

prototype Noun

tauira whakamātau (takenga mai: tauira - model; whakamātau - trial)

prune (food) Noun

paramumenge (takenga mai: paramu [kupu mino] - plum; menge - to be shrivelled, wrinkled)

pudding, dessert Noun

pūrini (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

pulp (food) Noun

puru

pumpkin Noun

paukena (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

pumpkin seed Noun

kano paukena (takenga mai: kano - seed; paukena [kupu mino] - pumpkin)

purée Noun

waikotē (takenga mai: wai - liquid; kotē - to squeeze, crush, mash) (kupu kē atu: waipēpē)

purée, squeeze Transitive Verb

kotē ~ngia (takenga mai: kotē - squeeze, crush, mash) (kupu kē atu: pēpē, kōpēpē)

pâté Noun

pate (takenga mai: he kupu mino [reo Wīwī])

quality control, quality assurance Noun, Intransitive Verb

whakaū (i te) kounga (takenga mai: whakaū - to confirm, establish)

quiche Noun

kīhihi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

quince Noun

kuinihi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

quinoa Noun

kīnoa (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

radish Noun

uhikura

raisin, sultana Noun

kerepe menge (takenga mai: kerepe [kupu mino] - grape; menge - to be shrivelled, wrinkled)

rancid, rancidity Noun, Intransitive Verb, Adjective

kerakera

rare (degree of doneness in cooking meat) Adjective

tōtoto (kupu kē atu: tūāmata)

rare (degree of doneness in cooking meat) Adjective

tūāmata (takenga mai: tūā - somewhat; mata - raw, uncooked) (kupu kē atu: tōtoto)

raspberry Noun

rāhipere (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

raw (of meat), bloody Intransitive Verb, Adjective

pūtoto

raw fish Noun

ika mata

raw food Noun

kai mata (kupu kē atu: kai ota)

raw food Noun

kai ota (kupu kē atu: kai mata)

recipe Noun

tohutao (takenga mai: tohu - to instruct, show, point out; tao - cook)

reduce (a liquid mixture) Transitive Verb

whakaeto ~a (takenga mai: whakaeto - to evaporate)

refrigerate, fridge Transitive Verb, Noun

whakamātao ~tia

reheat Transitive Verb

whakamahana anō ~tia (kupu kē atu: tāmahana ~tia)

rennet Noun

reneti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

restaurant Noun

wharekai tūmatanui (takenga mai: tūmatanui - public)

rib, chop (meat) Noun

rara (kupu kē atu: kikorara)

rice Noun

raihi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

rice bubbles Noun

puarere

rice salad Noun

huamata raihi (takenga mai: raihi [kupu mino] - rice)

roast meat Noun

kikotunu (takenga mai: kiko - flesh; tunu - cooked) (kupu kē atu: mīti tao)

roasting dish, roasting tray Noun

paetunu (takenga mai: pae [paepae] - dish, tray; tunu - to roast)

rock melon Noun

kākāriki

rocket (vegetable) Noun

raukati (takenga mai: rau - leaf; kati [kupu mino])

rolling pin Noun

takapapa (kupu kē atu: taitaka)

root vegetable Noun

huaone (takenga mai: hua [huawhenua] - vegetable; one - soil)

rosemary Noun

rōhimere (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

rub Transitive Verb

romiromi ~a (kupu kē atu: mirimiri)

rump steak Noun

motū kuruhope (takenga mai: motū - steak, cut [of meat]; kuruhope - buttock)

runny, watery Adjective

waiwai

rye Noun

rai (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

Salmonella Noun

haramonera (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

sage Noun

heihi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

salad Noun

huamata (takenga mai: hua [huawhenua] - vegetable; hua [huarākau] - fruit; mata - fresh, uncooked)

salad dressing Noun

kīnaki huamata

salami Noun

harāmi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

salivate, mouth-watering Intransitive Verb, Adjective

mōwaiwai

salmon Noun

hāmana (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

salmon steak Noun

motū hāmana (takenga mai: motū - steak, cut [of meat]; hāmana [kupu mino] - salmon)

salty Adjective

totetote (kupu kē atu: mātaitai)

sandwich Noun

hanawiti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

saturated fat Noun

ngako kohura (takenga mai: ngako - fat, lipid; kohura - be full)

sauce, relish, chutney, garnish (food) Noun, Transitive Verb

kīnaki ~hia

saucepan Noun

hōpane (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

sausage Noun

tōtiti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

sauté Transitive Verb

tahuwhiti ~a (takenga mai: tahu - to fry; whiti [mawhiti] - to leap [e whai ana i te takenga o te kupu sauté])

savoury (finger food) Noun

paramanawa mōkarakara

scale (for measuring weight) Noun

ine-taumaha

scallop (seafood) Noun

tipa (kupu kē atu: tupa)

schnitzel Noun

kikokōripi (takenga mai: kiko - fleash, meat; kōripi - slice)

scrambled eggs Noun

hēki kaurori (takenga mai: hēki [kupu mino] - egg; kaurori - to stir, whisk)

scrape, scraper (food) Transitive Verb

wharowharo ~a (kupu kē atu: waruwaru, waniwani)

sea clam Noun

tuatua

sea urchin, sea egg Noun

kina

seafood product Noun

huatai (takenga mai: hua - product, fruit; tai - the sea) (kupu kē atu: huamoana)

seafood product Noun

huamoana (takenga mai: hua - product, fruit; moana - the sea) (kupu kē atu: huatai)

seafood, shellfish Noun

mātaitai (kupu kē atu: kaimoana)

seafood, shellfish Noun

kaimoana (kupu kē atu: mātaitai)

secondary food processing Noun

tukatuka kai mātārua

seed Noun

kano (kupu kē atu: kākano)

seed Noun

kākano (kupu kē atu: kano)

self-raising flour Noun

puehu parāoa whakarewa (kupu kē atu: parāoa)

serrated blade Noun

mata niniho

serrated knife Noun

māripi mata niniho (takenga mai: māripi - knife; mata - blade; niniho - serrated)

serve (food) Transitive Verb

whakaraurau ~tia (kupu kē atu: toha kai)

serve (food) Transitive Verb

toha (kai) (takenga mai: toha - share out, distribute) (kupu kē atu: whakaraurau)

serving spoon Noun

kokotoha (kupu kē atu: pune toha kai, pune whakaraurau)

sesame oil Noun

hinu hehame (takenga mai: hehame [kupu mino] - sesame)

sharp taste Noun, Adjective

kakati

shelf life (of food etc) Noun

wā toiora (takenga mai: wā - time, time period; toiora - sound, safe)

short black (coffee) Noun

pango poto

short pastry Noun

pēhi ngakonui (takenga mai: pēhi - pastry [kupu mino]; ngako - fat; nui - much, ample)

shred (food) Transitive Verb

whakangaku ~tia

shredded Intransitive Verb, Adjective

ngakungaku

shuck, take out of shell, de-husk Transitive Verb

kōwhā ~ngia (kupu kē atu: pōhā)

shuck, take out of shell, de-husk Transitive Verb

pōhā ~ngia (kupu kē atu: kōwhā)

sieve, strainer Noun

hītari

sift, sifter, filter, colander Noun, Transitive Verb

tātari ~tia (takenga mai: tātari - filter, strainer, sieve)

silverbeet Noun

pītihiriwa (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

simmer Intransitive Verb

āta kōhua ~tia (takenga mai: āta - gently, slowly; kōhua - to cook by boiling)

skewer Noun

pūrau

slice (cake) Noun

kotinga

slice (e.g. food) Transitive Verb

kōripi ~a

slow cooker, crockpot Noun

tāpīpī (takenga mai: tāpīpī - small earth oven)

smoke (food), cure (food) Transitive Verb, Adjective

whakapaoa (kupu kē atu: whakaauau)

smoke point, burn point (e.g. of oil) Noun

pae auahi

smoothie Noun

kotēranu (takenga mai: kotē - to squeeze, mash, crush; kotē [waikotē] - purée; ranu - to mix together)

snack, smoko Noun

paramanawa

soak, steep, immerse (food) Transitive Verb

tutu ~a (kupu kē atu: rumaki)

soft cheese Noun

tīhi mohe

softdrink, sweet drink, fizzy drink Noun

waireka (takenga mai: wai - water, liquid; reka - sweet)

soup spoon Noun

koko hupa

soup, chowder Noun

hupa (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: wai kōhua)

soup, chowder Noun

wai kōhua (kupu kē atu: hupa)

sour cream Noun

kirīmi moī (takenga mai: moī - sour, fermented)

sour, bitter Adjective

kawa (kupu kē atu: porokawa)

sourdough bread Noun

parāoa moī (takenga mai: moī - to turn sour, ferment)

sow thistle Noun

pūhā

soy milk Noun

miraka hoi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

soy product Noun

huahoi (takenga mai: hua - product, fruit; hoi [kupu mino] - soy)

soy, soya Noun

hoi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

spare rib (meat) Noun

rara kikoiti (takenga mai: rara - rib; kiko - flesh, meat; iti - small)

spatula Noun

rapa (takenga mai: rapa - anything broad and flat, blade [of a paddle, etc.])

spearmint Noun

piahīoi (takenga mai: pia [kupu mino] - spear; hīoi - mint)

spice Noun

raukikini (takenga mai: rau - to put into; kikini - sharp tasting)

spinach Noun

kōkihi

spit (for roasting), rotisserie Noun, Transitive Verb, Adjective

hukihuki ~a

sponge cake Noun

keke kōpunga (takenga mai: kōpunga [kōpungapunga] - sponge)

spoon Noun, Transitive Verb

koko ~a (kupu kē atu: pune, pūnu)

spread (food) Noun, Transitive Verb

pani ~a

spring onion Noun

riki kōanga (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

sprinkle Transitive Verb

ruirui ~a

squash (vegetable) Noun

pāpapa

squid, calamari Noun

ngū

stabilise, stabiliser (food) Noun, Transitive Verb

whakapūmau ~tia (takenga mai: whakapūmau - to make firm)

stakeholders Noun

hunga whaipānga

staple food Noun

tino kai

star anise Noun

kopoti whetū

starch, starchy (food) Noun, Adjective

māngaro (takenga mai: māngaro – mealy)

steak Noun

motū (takenga mai: motū - piece of flesh, titbit) (kupu kē atu: teiki [kupu mino])

steak knife Noun

māripi motū

steakburger Noun

motūpaka (takenga mai: paka [kupu mino] - burger) (kupu kē atu: kaupaka)

steam (food) Transitive Verb, Adjective

whakamamaoa ~tia (kupu kē atu: korohū, koromamahu, koromamao)

steam (food) Transitive Verb, Adjective

koromamao (kupu kē atu: whakamamaoa, korohū, koromamahu)

steam (food) Transitive Verb, Adjective

koromamahu (kupu kē atu: whakamamaoa, korohū, koromamaoa)

steam pudding Noun

pūrini mamaoa (takenga mai: pūrini [kupu mino] - pudding; mamaoa - steamed)

steep (in water to ferment food) Transitive Verb, Adjective

whakamara ~tia (kupu kē atu: kōtero)

stem (of a vegetable) Noun

tō

sterilise, sterilisation Noun, Intransitive Verb, Adjective

patu moroiti (takenga mai: patu - to kill, subdue; moroiti - microbe) (kupu kē atu: āta horoi)

stew, casserole Noun

tiu (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

stewing steak Noun

motū tiu (takenga mai: motū - steak, cut [of meat]; tiu [kupu mino] - stew)

stir Transitive Verb, Noun, Adjective

kaurori ~hia (kupu kē atu: kōrori)

stir (food) Transitive Verb

kōrori ~hia (kupu kē atu: kaurori)

stir-fry Noun, Transitive Verb

parai kōrori

stock (cooking liquid), bouillon Noun

waitunu (takenga mai: wai - liquid; tunu - to roast, cook) (kupu kē atu: wai kōhua)

stock (cooking liquid), bouillon Noun

wai kōhua (kupu kē atu: waitunu)

stone fruit, drupe Noun

hua karihi

storing place (for potatoes etc) Noun

pākoro

stove Noun

tō (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

strawberry Noun

rōpere (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

stuffing (food) Noun

raranu parāoa (takenga mai: raranu [ranu] - to mix together; parāoa - bread) (kupu kē atu: whakakikī parāoa)

succulent, tender Noun, Adjective

ngaore (kupu kē atu: tuawhiti)

succulent, tender Noun, Adjective

tuawhiti (kupu kē atu: ngaore)

sugar Noun

huka (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

sugar cane Noun

tōhuka (takenga mai: tō - stem; huka - sugar)

sugar free Adjective

huka-kore

sun hat Noun

pōtae rā

sunflower oil Noun

hinu puarā

sunflower seed Noun

kano puarā (takenga mai: kano - seed; pua - flower; rā - sun)

superfood Noun

kai tipua (takenga mai: tipua - extraordinary)

supper Noun

paramanawa (o te) pō

supplement (food) Noun, Transitive Verb

āpiti ~hia ~hanga

sushi Noun

huhi (takenga mai: He kupu mino [reo Hapanihi].)

sustainable material, sustainable resource Noun

rawa toitū

sustainable packaging Noun

tākai toitū

sustainable product Noun

hanga toitū (kupu kē atu: hautaonga toitū)

sustainable source Noun

takenga toitū

sustainable, sustainability Noun, Adjective

toitū ~tanga

sweet and sour pork Noun

poaka kawareka (takenga mai: kawa - sour; reka - sweet)

sweet potato Noun

kūmara

sweet, sweetness Noun, Adjective

reka (kupu kē atu: āwenewene, wainene)

sweet, sweetness Noun, Adjective

āwenewene (kupu kē atu: reka, wainene)

sweet, sweetness Noun, Adjective

wainene (kupu kē atu: reka, āwenewene)

sweeten, sweetener Noun, Transitive Verb

whakareka ~ngia

syrup Noun

wai mīere

table fork Noun

paoka tēpu

table knife Noun

māripi tēpu

tablespoon Noun

kokonui (kupu kē atu: pune tēpu)

tahini Noun

tahini (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

takeaway (food) Noun

ō rangaranga (takenga mai: ō - provisions for a journey, food; rangaranga - take up, lift up, move)

tangelo Noun

tānero (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

tart (food) Noun

tāte (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

taste, flavour Noun

tāwara (kupu kē atu: hā)

teaspoon Noun

kokoiti (kupu kē atu: pune iti)

tertiary food processing Noun

tukatuka kai mātāmuri

thermometer Noun

ine-mahana

thick, semi-solid (of a mixture) Adjective

kukū

thicken, thickener Noun, Transitive Verb

whakakukū

thyme Noun

tāima (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

toast (noun) Noun

tōhi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

toast, toaster Noun, Transitive Verb

whakapaki ~a (takenga mai: whakapaki - to dry by the fire, toast) (kupu kē atu: tāina)

toasted sandwich Noun

hanawiti hunuhunu (takenga mai: hunuhunu - to singe, char, grill)

tofu Noun

tōwhū (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

tomato Noun

tōmato (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

tongs Noun

pīnohi

toothpick Noun

kapeniho (takenga mai: kape - to move with the point of a stick, hook out, rake out; niho - tooth)

trifle (food) Noun

taraiwhara (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

tuber Noun

tinaku

turmeric Noun

tumariki (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

turnip Noun

kōrau (kupu kē atu: keha)

undercooked, underdone Adjective

mangungu

unleavened Adjective

rēwena-kore

unleavened bread, scone, flapjack, damper Noun

takakau (kupu kē atu: parāoa koroua)

unleavened bread, scone, flapjack, pancake, damper Noun

parāoa koroua (kupu kē atu: takakau)

unsaturated fat Noun

ngako hamanga (takenga mai: ngako - fat, lipid; hamanga - partially full)

useful, fit for purpose Noun, Intransitive Verb, Adjective

whaitake

vacuum pack Noun, Transitive Verb

tākai haukore (takenga mai: tākai - to wrap up, covering, packaging; hau - air, gas; kore - nil)

value adding Noun, Adjective

whakapiki uara

vanilla Noun

wanira (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

vanilla essence Noun

waitāwhara wanira

vegan Noun

kaiota (takenga mai: kai - to eat; ota [otaota] - vegetation; kaiota - herbivore)

vegetable Noun

huawhenua (takenga mai: hua - product, fruit; whenua - ground)

vegetable oil Noun

hinu huawhenua

vegetarian Noun

kaimanga (takenga mai: kai - to eat; manga - greens, leafy vegetables)

venison Noun

kikotia (takenga mai: kiko - flesh; tia [kupu mino] - deer) (kupu kē atu: mīti tia)

vinegar Noun

winika (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

virgin, unrefined (food) Adjective

urutapu

vitamin Noun

huaora (takenga mai: hua - product, fruit; huanga - advantage, benefit; ora - healthy)

vitamin deficiency Noun

kōpaka huaora

vitamin supplement Noun

āpiti huaora

volume measuring instrument Noun

ine-rōrahi

waffle Noun

wāwhara (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

walnut Noun

wōnati (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

warming drawer Noun

hautō whakamahana

watercress Noun

wātakirihi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

wax wrap Noun

tākai wākihi

well-done (degree of doneness in cooking meat) Adjective

totokore (takenga mai: toto - blood; kore - nil) (kupu kē atu: tino maoa)

wheat Noun

wīti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

wheat biscuit Noun

pihikete wīti

whey Noun

wei (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: wai karera)

whisk, whip, beat (food) Noun, Transitive Verb

koheri ~a

whole milk, raw milk Noun

miraka tikitū (takenga mai: tikitū - entire, untouched)

whole wheat Noun

wīti tikitū (takenga mai: tikitū - entire, untouched)

wholegrain Noun

pata tikitū (takenga mai: tikitū - entire, untouched)

wholegrain bread Noun

parāoa pata tikitū

wok Noun

wāka (takenga mai: he kupu mino [reo Cantonese].)

wooden spoon Noun

koko rākau

works burger Noun

tinopaka (takenga mai: tino - best, top, absolute, quintessential; paka - burger [kupu mino])

wrapped sandwich, wrap Noun

(hanawiti) tākai

yam Noun

uhikāho (kupu kē atu: uhi, uwhi, uwhikāho)

yeast Noun

īhi

yoghurt Noun

waipupuru (takenga mai: waiū pupuru - curdled milk; pupuru - thick, stiff, semi-solid) (kupu kē atu: miraka tepe, waiū tepe)

yolk (of an egg) Noun

tōhua (kupu kē atu: tōua)

zest (of a fruit) Noun

kotakiri (takenga mai: kota [kotakota] - scrapings; kiri - skin, rind)

zinc (nutrient) Noun

konutea (tohu: Zn)

zinc deficiency Noun

kōpaka konutea