Kia Eats the World celebrates Māori kai and culture in new local series
Chef Kia Kanuta's new streaming show explores Māori ingredients and culinary traditions across Aotearoa, from diving for kina to foraging for native plants.
Kia Eats the World follows chef Kia Kanuta as he travels around New Zealand showcasing uniquely Māori kai and ingredients often overlooked in mainstream culinary circles. The 20-minute episodes feature Kanuta preparing dishes that highlight local produce, from sea urchin and heritage kūmara varieties to foraged native plants. The show balances food preparation with exploration of Māori culture and mātauranga, presented with Kanuta's authentic enthusiasm and personal journey.
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The Spinoff
The best new food show in New Zealand isn’t really about cooking
Kia Eats the World’s heartfelt celebration of Māori ingredients, culture and community makes it one of the year’s most enjoyable local series. As a self-professed foodie and lover of food shows, I was excited to learn chef Kia Kanuta was…
Otago Daily Times
Spotlight on cooking kūmara
Kūmara is the vegetable for all occasions, write the folk at Love Food Hate Waste .