Home Economics - Maori Foods

 The Maori have had many different food sources throughout the years. This matters because over time society has changed what we eat and how we eat them. Some foods sources around the Maori were the ocean and forests. Back in the early ages, Oceans was a food source for Maori as they were able to go fishing and hunting for things like eels, mussels, sea urchins and more, as they were all easy to find and also had high nutrition. Nowadays people just go to the supermarket or a fish market to buy seafood items from fishermen. This has changed over time as now we have an economy and people have set laws in waters that fishermen must abide by. Another food source used to be forests. Forests were food sources as animals and plants inhabited them which made excellent hunting grounds as animals would eat plants while the Maori would hunt them. They would lure animals that they knew would run away easily with bait, while other times they would surround the animal and use brute force to hunt it down for their tribe. Now people these days also go to supermarkets and buy animal meats and they also buy plants instead of trying to harvest it in a forest. Some foods that have changed over time are seafood products, plants and veggies, and meat. Before the Maori used to hunt or scavenge for meats, plants and seafood products whereas no people just go to a supermarket, or a Sunday market to find these items. Some people grow vegetables and plants in their backyard, but have to maintain it through all seasons or else it could die. These are a few examples of how foods have changed over time for the Maori. Overall Maori food and the sources they got them from overtime has changed, some have changed for the better, while some have changed for the worse.