paaihere

Updated: May 18, 2025

The orare, aturi, and paaihere were like the gleaming mesh purses worn by the women of our cities, but the ihi was as red as the beard of the Greek god T'yonni. These fish we kept in tubs of sea water, alive and even moderately happy until cooked. Saturday's parties went far into the woods to gather a choice kind of fei, and the oranges and limes of the foot-hills.

Frederick O'Brien - Mystic Isles of the South Seas.