new zealand food

New Zealand Food

KumaraKumaraIt’s a New Zealand sweet potato and is a famous vegetable in this country. Available in red, yellow or orange the kumara is an excellent source of vitamines.

This is Marmite. New Zealand people like it and you ?

Do you prefer that?

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The pauaThe paua is a beautiful shell and is harvested by the New Zealand people. For Maori this shell is a « taonga » (treasure).

The paua is also a very good souvenir for tourists. Or a beautiful jewel.

DeliciousWhen the paua

is cooked it’s a delicious crustacean

Karengo The Karengo is a seaweed. In the Second World War the Maori soldiers ate this seaweed. Now the New Zealand chefs cook with the karengo.

It’s a hangi, a Maori speciality. In New Zealand, the people put a sheep, vegetables and pig on the grass and cook with this giant underground barbecue. They put meat and vegetables and cover the hole with earth and leaves. After 4 hours of cooking they take a meal and EAT!!

The Hangi

Banana Sandwich

Banana sandwich is often eaten with bread and peanut butter. It's a New-Zealand and Australian speciality. This sandwich is eaten at all hours of the day and is very excellent.

The PavlovaAnna Pavlova was a famous Russian dancer when she came to New Zealand on a tour, they invented the pavlova. It’s a cake composed of 3 layers:

The origin of this cake is mysterious because the Australians claim they invented it.

FRUIT

CHANTILLY

MERINGUE

PAVLOVA