Rewi Spraggon (otherwise known as the Hāngī Master) would be on pit duty and we would collaborate on an idea for a dish. We wanted to be mindful of tradition so we chose mutton as our hero.

With its European, Asian, and Polynesian influences, contemporary New ... in a pit,” says Ramsay, when Fiso informs him that some of their dishes for the Big Cook will be cooked in a hangi.

I have been cooking hangi for the past four years now, and although I am pretty good at marinating the meats and fish, I do leave it to the experts on the marae to actually dig the pit ...