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Ancient Polynesians sailed the Pacific with pigs, chickens, and Polynesian dogs, and introduced them to the islands. Pigs were raised for religious sacrifice , and the meat was offered at altars, some of which was consumed by priests and the rest eaten in a mass celebration.
Kukui foliage, flowers, and nut (candlenut) was brought to Hawaii by Polynesians. Sea salt was a common condiment in ancient Hawaii, [11] and inamona, a relish made of roasted, mashed kukui nutmeats, sea salt and sometimes mixed with seaweeds, often accompanied the meals. [11] At important occasions, a traditional feast, ‘aha‘aina, was held.
Taro is one of the most ancient, cultivated crops. Believed to be native to India and Southeast Asia, taro were carried into the Pacific Islands by Austronesian peoples from around 1300 BC, where they became a staple crop of Polynesians. [9] Although associated as root vegetable, all parts of the taro was utilized. [10] [11] [12]
Ancient Hawaiʻi is the period of Hawaiian history preceding the establishment in 1795 of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi by Kamehameha the Great. Traditionally, researchers estimated the first settlement of the Hawaiian islands as having occurred sporadically between 400 and 1100 CE by Polynesian long-distance navigators from the Samoan , Marquesas ...
[6] [7] [8] Sweet potato became a major staple more so at the extremities of Polynesian culture – such as in pre-European contact Hawaii, Easter Island and New Zealand – than in central Polynesia. [3] During the 1600s, traditional Polynesian cultivars of sweet potato and calabash began to be replaced with North American varieties. [9]
Pages in category "Polynesian cuisine" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abelmoschus manihot;
Poi is a traditional staple food in the Polynesian diet, made from taro.Traditional poi is produced by mashing cooked taro on a wooden pounding board (papa kuʻi ʻai), with a carved pestle (pōhaku kuʻi ʻai) made from basalt, calcite, coral, or wood.
Polynesians are an ethnolinguistic group comprising closely related ethnic groups native to Polynesia, which encompasses the islands within the Polynesian Triangle in the Pacific Ocean. They trace their early prehistoric origins to Island Southeast Asia and are part of the larger Austronesian ethnolinguistic group, with an Urheimat in Taiwan .