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A boil-up is a colloquial term used to refer to a method of cooking utilised by the Māori peoples of New Zealand. A simple method of cooking, a Boil-up is literally the boiling of different foodstuffs in a large pot (usually a stockpot) together to create a sort of crossover between a soup and a stew. A colloquialism is an informal expression, that is, an expression not used in formal speech or writing. ... Māori is the name of the indigenous people of New Zealand, and their language. ...


Traditionally ingrediants used are pork bones, potato, pumpkin, watercress, and doughboys. Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (plural form: potatoes) (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... Pumpkins Pumpkin attached to a stalk A pumpkin is a vegetable, most commonly orange in colour when ripe, that grows as a fruit (gourd) from a trailing vine of the genus Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae). ... Species Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (L.) Karsten Rorippa microphylla (Boenn. ... Dumplings may be any of a wide variety of dishes, both sweet and savoury, in several different cuisines. ...


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Boil can also refer to a change in phase from liquid to gas; see boiling and boiling point.
Boil or furuncle is a skin disease caused by the inflammation of hair follicles, thus resulting in the localized accumulation of pus and dead tissues.
Boils are generally caused by an infection of the hair follicles by Staphylococcus aureus or staph, a strain of bacteria that normally live on the skin surface.
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