This article draws attention to the visceral geographies of two unique Aotearoa New Zealand regional food festivals – Kāwhia KaiFest and Wildfoods Hokitika. We address the question: how do organisers and attendees sensually experience place through food festivals? Interviews, participant ‘sensing’, the researchers’ own bodies and ‘gut feelings’ were used as research instruments. The affective work of visceral pleasure and disgust highlight food that is deemed (in)edible. We argue that the visceral is crucial to understanding place for wild Hokitika or calm Kāwhia. The two food festivals provide insights and paradoxes into the embodied experiences of regional and culturally diverse tourism geographies.

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Huhu 蛴螬、公牛精液和 koki：Aotearoa 地区美食节的内脏地理

本文提请注意两个独特的 Aotearoa 新西兰区域美食节——Kāwhia KaiFest 和 Wildfoods Hokitika 的内脏地理。我们解决了一个问题：组织者和参与者如何通过美食节在感官上体验地方？访谈、参与者的“感觉”、研究人员自己的身体和“直觉”被用作研究工具。发自内心的愉悦和厌恶的情感工作突出了被认为（不可）食用的食物。我们认为，内脏对于了解野生霍基蒂卡或平静的 Kāwhia 的地方至关重要。这两个美食节提供了对区域和文化多样化旅游地理的具体体验的见解和悖论。