Māori / Aotearoa · III The Pantry
Red Matipo — The Bitter Berry
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Origin
Māori
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Description
Red matipo (Myrsine australis) is a NZ native shrub whose berries have a bitter apple taste. Fiso dehydrates them and infuses them into seasonal cocktails and syrups. Red matipo syrup is a Hiakai signature. The ingredient illustrates the depth of the Māori native pantry: there are dozens of native plants with distinct flavour profiles that have no equivalent elsewhere on the trail.
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