Transcript for How to cook a great meal with a geyser
>>> WELCOME BACK, EVERYBODY, NOW
TO MY FAVORITE TIME OF ANY TRIP,
EATING AND WE'RE GOING TO GO
BACK TO ROBIN IN NEW ZEALAND WHO
HAS QUITE A FEAST LAID OUT IN
FRONT OF HER.
HEY, ROBIN, WHAT'S COOKING?
>> YOU KNOW "GMA" VERY WELL,
JUJU.
YOU REMEMBER.
WE HAVE SOME INCREDIBLE
TRADITIONAL NEW ZEALAND CUISINE
HERE THAT IS COOKING USING THE
GEOTHERMAL HEAT FROM THE GEYSERS
THAT ARE BEHIND US AND THIS IS
ARIYA, THE GENERAL MANAGER OF
THE NEW ZEALAND ARTS AND CRAFT
INSTITUTE WHO IS GOING TO TELL
US ALL ABOUT IT.
[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ]
>> THAT HAS SEVERAL MEANINGS,
DOES IT NOT?
>> IT DOES.
WE USE IT AS AN INFORMAL
GREETING FOR THANK YOU AND MANY
DIFFERENT MEANINGS BUT I GUESS
THE DEEPER MEANING OF IT IS WHAT
IS THE ESSENCE OF LIFE.
WE BELIEVE EVERYTHING THAT MOVES
HAS A LIFE FORCE.
YOU SEE OUR PERFORMERS SHAKE
THEIR HEADS.
IT REPRESENTS LIFE AND KIA ORA
MEANS TO BE WELL.
>> AND EAT WELL.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO
HERE.
FIRST OF ALL THIS, IS BEAUTIFUL.
TELL US ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE.
>> YES, THIS IS CARVED HERE IN
THE ARTS AND CRAFTS INSTITUTE
AND TRADITIONAL THIS WAS A
VESSEL TO HOLD AND PRESENT FOOD
BECAUSE IT IS SUCH -- AS MUCH AS
A SPIRITUAL CONNECTION AS IT IS
PHYSICAL.
>> DO YOU REALLY COOK IN THE
GEYSERS?
>> WE GO.
>> REALLY?
>> WE DO.
EVERY DAY, EVERY DAY.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
WHAT ARE THE TRADITIONAL WAYS OF
COOKING HERE?
>> YEAH, SO WE GOT A --
[ SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH ]
A BOILING POOL TO COOK THE
SEAFOOD.
SOME OF THE VEGETABLES, THE
STEAM BOX WE COOK BELOW THE
EARTH.
WE CAN EITHER USE THE NATURAL
STEAM RISES TO COOK IT OR WE DIG
A HOLE IN THE EARTH AS WELL.
>> MEAT PIES.
I MEAN, WE ASKED THE CREW THE
BEST ONES AND IT'S HARD TO FIGHT
WITHIN THE CREW.
>> IT IS.
>> THAT'S REALLY A
TRADITIONAL --
>> IT'S ONE OF OUR FAVORITES
GROWING UP.
NOT SO MUCH A TRADITIONAL FOOD
BUT DEFINITELY A KIWI FOOD.
>> I DID NOT REALIZE IT'S ALSO A
BIRD.
>> YES, IT IS THE FLIGHTLESS
BIRD OF NEW ZEALAND.
IT'S A HUMBLE LITTLE BIRD.
>> IT IS.
PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THE HISTORY
OF KIWI.
OKAY, NOW BACK IN NEW YORK,
HOKEY-POKEY.
GOT SOME ICE CREAM FOR YOU
BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS
VERY TRADITIONAL, IS IT NOT?
>> IT IS.
WELL, GROWING UP HERE IN NEW
ZEALAND WE DIDN'T HAVE TOO MUCH
CHOICE, EITHER VANILLA AND
HOKEY-POKEY.
IF YOU DIG DEEPER YOU FIND
NUGGETS OR GEMS OF CARAMEL
SWEETS.
>> ARE YOU LIKING IT BACK THERE?
>> WE LOVE THE HOKEY-POKEY.
>> SO GOOD.
>> DOING THE HOKEY-POKEY.
>> THEY LOVE IT AND TURNING
YOURSELF AROUND, I KNEW YOU
WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE TO DO
THAT.
>> THAT'S WHAT'S IT'S ALL ABOUT.
>> THANK YOU.
HEY, GUYS, THAT'S IT FOR RIGHT
NOW BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE
BROADCASTING LIVE TOMORROW
MORNING WHICH IS SATURDAY
MORNING HERE IN NEW ZEALAND.
WE'LL BE IN AUCKLAND AND WE'LL
FIGURE OUT IF I'M GOING TO JUMP
OR NOT BUT WE'RE GOING TO SEE
YOU TOMORROW.
HAVE
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