Rēwena and Rabbit Stew: The Rural Kitchen in Aotearoa, 1800-1940.

Abstract

Attempting to describe, in detail, the rural kitchen of Aotearoa, is an almost impossible task. Of mosaic complexity, even the definitions of “kitchen” and “rural” are blurry, at best. No two kitchens are identical – each is influenced by its purpose, culture, time, gender, affluence, geography, available construction materials, whether farm or industry, and a host of factors relating to rural infrastructure and foodways.