We’ve kept you standing by sufficiently lengthy. Presently it is the ideal time to get down to the bones of New Zealand cuisine. Search out for any of the following on a food tour of New Zealand, and you’ll make certain to leave the country raving about more than simply the view;
Hangi
With regards to ‘eating like a local’ in New Zealand, Hangi is more or less close. A traditional Maori feast of meat, potatoes and root vegetables, the preparation of Hangi involves wrapped everything up in flax leaves and afterward cooking it for a few hours in a covered pit of hot stones. The outcome is deliciously tender meat that tumbles off the bone and impeccably cooked vegetables injected with an earth-like smoky flavor.
Hangi is typically enjoyed in conjunction with other Maori cultural experiences. You won’t track down Hangi on the menu in New Zealand restaurants, so the best put to attempt it is Rotorua on the North Island. On this 9-day North Island food and wine tour, you’ll visit the Mitai Maori Town and partake in a cultural night of traditions followed by a Hangi feast.
Green-Lipped Mussels, Bluff Oysters and Seafood in General
Other than lamb and meat pies (we’ll get to those later), seafood is New Zealand’s most valued produce. With 14,000 kilometers of coastline, nothing unexpected testing seafood in a few destinations in New Zealand ought to come first spot on your list on a foodie tour. We should present a portion of the favorites;
Steamed flawlessly with white wine, garlic and bacon or finished off with cheese and garlic under the grill, green-lipped mussels are plump, sweet, tender mussels found exclusively in New Zealand. They get their name from the emerald green variety which tips their shell. Whilst everywhere else in the world, they are coveted as a delicacy, in New Zealand, you’ll track down containers of them in pretty much every restaurant.
They say you haven’t had an oyster until you’ve had a Bluff oyster. Juicer, larger and arguably more delicious than regular oysters, they are supposed to be the most delectable in the world. From Spring to August every year, one of the most exceptionally expected times of the year for Kiwis, this South Island delicacy is praised and eaten by the dozen everywhere you go. Obviously, no place beats them more than having them in Bluff itself!
We haven’t even addressed the must-attempt whitebait squanders or the respected Kiwi fish and chips, however in the event that you’re now salivating in expectation, a food and wine tour of New Zealand will suit you well.
Lamb
Without stepping foot in New Zealand, you’ll realize that their lamb is popular the world over. Outnumbering people by six to one, sheep are everywhere in New Zealand, it is cheap and plentiful to mean lamb. As one of the major exports of New Zealand, lamb is additionally widely enjoyed in the country itself.
Found on menus nationwide, New Zealand lamb is unbelievably delicious and tender due to the rich, green pastures where the sheep are raised. Roasted with vegetables, rosemary and mint, nothing beats a Sunday lunch of dish lamb washed down with an honor winning Kiwi red.
Meat Pies
Whilst it might have made a bounce, skip and a leap over from Britain, Kiwis have embraced the unassuming meat pie as their own. A famous solace food, the most well known filling for this delicious hand-sized nibble is minced meat, sauce and cheese. Try not to thump it until you attempt it.
Found in supermarkets, bakeries, service stations and cafes, meat pies make for the ideal out and about nibble on a self-drive tour of New Zealand. Staying aware of the times, you’ll likewise track down a lot of fish, veggie and vegetarian choices.
Lamingtons, Hokey Pokey and More Sweetness
It might appear to be that New Zealanders are mad for everything meat and fish, however what you may not understand is they stack up lovely well in the dessert department as well.
Lamingtons are small squares of sponge cake covered in chocolate or raspberry icing sprinkled with shaved coconut. Presented with a dollop of cream fresh from the bakery, you have your sweet tooth happy with the principal nibble.
Another that merits notice is the lolly cake. A cake-meets-roll half breed, the lolly cake is made with a base of squashed malt rolls and loaded up with chewy marshmallows and, indeed, finished off with a hefty dose of desiccated coconut.
At long last, you have hokey pokey, New Zealand’s term for honeycomb toffee. Strong lumps of honeycomb overflowing through delicious creamy vanilla frozen yogurt is the must-attempt kind of frozen yogurt in New Zealand.
New Zealand Wine (and Cheese)
Presently, you didn’t thoroughly consider we’d get a whole blog about New Zealand food without referencing the best thing to accompany any meal, did you?
New Zealand is home to an incredible ten wine-producing regions and north of 370 wineries. Wine in New Zealand is expertly produced, celebrated and plentiful, with Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc being their most honor winning assortments and prestigious worldwide.
Cheese and wine are a match made in divine paradise. Whilst we were referencing the wine, addressing its favorite pairing is just fitting. New Zealand flaunts a few world-class cheeseries, including Kapiti, Whitestone and Puhoi Valley, which merit visiting.
Planning for some wine tasting at a grape plantation or two in New Zealand is a must. Why not make your whole trip about New Zealand food and wine like this 8-day boutique culinary experience?
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Foodie or not, New Zealand is a destination for gourmet experiences. Whether that is fish and chips on the ocean front, a culinary masterpiece of fine dining in Auckland or a little winery visit to a great extent, you’ll partake in these experiences as much as everything else you get up to on your New Zealand adventure!
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