New Zealand Food
The best way to try kumara is in a hangi see above but there are heaps of ways you can incorporate kumara into your own cooking in your hostel kitchen.
New zealand food. As avid food travelers were particularly interested in exploring new zealand food favorites especially the ones that are unique to the country. New zealand is a food and wine lovers paradise. New zealand is a melting pot of different cultures and cuisines so when someone asks me what new zealand food is its hard to differentiate between traditional kiwi and a mixture of weird but delicious meals that kiwis have invented. Were intrigued by the variety of savory food and new zealand desserts.
Best enjoyed flavoured with rosemary and plenty of seasonal veggies roast lamb is a meal that is sure to impress. Kumara was brought to new zealand by the early maori settlers and still remain a favourite vegetable in new zealand. New zealand lamb is held in high esteem throughout the world and is one of the countrys top export meats. Unlike britain new zealand escaped major food shortages during world war ii.
Youll find it on the menu of our best restaurants nationwide. However demands of the us forces in the pacific as well as exports to britain saw meat and butter rationed between 1943 and 1950.