How to cook a great meal with a geyser

“GMA" co-host Robin Roberts is in New Zealand and tries traditional cuisine cooked using the geothermal heat from a geyser.
3:12 | 02/02/23

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>>> 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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