 The meat of kakapo made good eating and was considered by Māori to be a delicacy and it was hunted for food when it was still widespread . One source states that its flesh " resembles lamb in taste and texture " , although European settlers have described the bird as having a " strong and slightly stringent [ sic ] flavour . " 
 The meat of kakapo made good eating and was considered by Māori to be a delicacy and it was hunted for food when it was still widespread . One source <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>states</mark></a> that its flesh " <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>resembles</mark></a> lamb in taste and texture " , although European settlers <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>have</mark></a> described the bird as having a " strong and slightly stringent [ sic ] flavour . " 
The meat of kakapo made gud eatn and was considered by Māori to b a delicacy and it was hunted for food when it was still widespread . One source state that its flesh " resemble lamb in taste and texture " , although European settlers done described da bird as havin a " strong and slightly stringent [ sic ] flavour . "