Learn About… NEW ZEALAND Food! :)
Tell us about the food from your culture/homeland/etc! Tell us about the ingredients, show us pictures, describe the taste and texture, tell us fond memories surrounding the food! Share anything about everything you want! <3
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@jesusredeemedme2425
Uhm... I've no Idea abt this country, I'm excited to look forward to it 💗
It’s off the coast of Australia :)
@jesusredeemedme2425
Looking forward 💚
They have hangis here, which is a traditional Maori way of cooking food, by steaming it (usually meat and vegetables) underground! You dig the hole beforehand. I've only ever tried it once though.
Other than that I think NZ is known internationally for our pavlova (like a meringue dessert), pineapple lumps (chocolate-coated sweets), fish and chips (lol), and we also eat a lot of kumara (sweet potato) 🍠
And yes there are a lot of sheep here 😂 🐑
How do you steam food underground??
Ooh what are pineapple lumps?? Chocolate and pineapple sound amazing together <3
@jesusredeemedme2425
I've never prepared one myself so I'm not equipped to explain it well, but I think you dig a hole in the dirt and place heated rocks at the bottom (they are heated really hot with a fire. The fire can be built under the rocks, with the embers removed once the fire goes out, or they can be heated separately beforehand in a fire built outside of the hole). Once the rocks are heated properly and in the hole (and the fire is put out), the food is placed on top, in wire baskets lined with particular types of leaves (e.g., cabbage), and then this is covered with wet sacks and finally by burying it with dirt to cover it up. It's then left for a few hours and the hot rocks steam the food underground. Once it's been long enough, you dig it up again and it's all cooked with a smoky flavor 😊
And pineapple lumps are like a slightly chewy, pineapple-flavoured candy coated in chocolate 😋 they're quite good!
I want some. Hehe
@jesusredeemedme2425
What is hokey pokey ice cream?
If you’re a Kiwi, Hokey Pokey needs no introduction! For the rest of the world though, those words are just hocus pocus. Hokey Pokey ice cream is one of the most popular ice creams in New Zealand, perhaps second only to plain ol’ vanilla ice cream.
It’s a quintessentially Kiwi treat where rich creamy vanilla ice cream is mixed with crunchy bits of honeycomb toffee (i.e. hokey pokey).
https://www.theflavorbender.com/honeycomb-toffee-recipe/#2-what-you%E2%80%99ll-need-to-make-this-recipe-
@jesusredeemedme2425
Others countries don't have hokey pokey ice cream? 😮
I’ve never heard of it, so idk if we do
Anzac biscuits
Anzac biscuits are delicious oat and coconut cookies with a rich buttery, sweet taste and they can be made crunchy or chewy.
My brain saw the name and thought “Aztec” lol
@jesusredeemedme2425 Tbh I did too 😂