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What to eat in New Zealand? Top 3 New Zealand Sweet Potatoes

Last update: Wed Mar 12 2025
Top 3 New Zealand Sweet Potatoes
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Best New Zealand Sweet Potato Types

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Huti Huti
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This variety of New Zealand kumara (sweet potatoes) is characterized by its white-colored skin and flesh. It is usually large, bent, and twisted and can grow up to 60 cm in size. Huti huti is one of four pre-European species of kumara, and it has been used in Maori cuisine for centuries.


It is usually sliced or diced and can be served as a side dish, but is also commonly incorporated into various dishes such as casseroles or fritters.

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Rekamaroa is one of the pre-European species of kumara (sweet potatoes) that have been used in Maori cuisine for centuries. It is characterized by its medium-sized tuber with a creamy flesh and skin with lighter green, almost yellowish leaves.


Like other kumara varieties, rekamaroa is roasted or mashed and can be incorporated into other dishes or served on the side.

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This variety of New Zealand kumara (sweet potatoes) is characterized by its elongated cream-colored tuber and dark green deeply lobed leaves. It is traditionally grown in the cooler areas of the country and belongs to the pre-European species of kumara that have been used in Maori cuisine for centuries. Taputini is mainly sliced or diced and roasted or mashed and can be incorporated into other dishes or served on the side.

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