ANZAC biscuits have long had an association with the Australia/New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) troops sent to Gallipoli during WWI. The biscuit appears to be a variant of the Scottish oat cake, said to be from the Scottish-influenced city of…
Pavlova is a light and fluffy meringue dessert named after the ballet dancer Anna Pavlova. Both Wellington, New Zealand and Perth, Australia claims to be the home of the dish. The earliest record of the recipe is a cookbook published…
Lamington is a dessert of sponge cake (or more traditionally, butter cake), cut into squares, coated in a layer of chocolate or strawberry icing, and topped with coconut. Ingredients Sponge cake Chocolate icing Dessicated coconut Procedure Cut the sponge cake…
Lolly cake is a New Zealand cake which features lollies in the ingredients and thus can be thought of as “candy cake”. The traditional candy used is Fruit Puffs which are like firm, slightly chewy marshmallows and are obviously fruity.…
Roast beef, or a roast dinner, is a traditional and classic meal across Britain, the Commonwealth, and Ireland, with the focus on some form of roasted meat, vegetables, gravy, and Yorkshire puddings. Roast dinners are traditionally served on Sunday, but…
The Vegemite sandwich is a simple dish, known to frequent the lunchboxes of school children and the plates of casual breakfasters alike. The lunchbox variety often involves two slices of bread, whereas the breakfast variety usually only involves one, and…
The sausage sizzle is an economical community or family event, common in Australia and New Zealand. Sometimes other food items are included, such as sliced onions cooked along with the sausages and used as a condiment, and some sort of…
Pikelets are small, thick pancakes, and are standards of the New Zealand kitchen. They are also made in Australia. Ingredients 125 g strong bread flour 125 g plain flour 1½ teaspoons bicarbonate of soda 8 g fresh yeast 75 ml…
Colonial goose is the name for a surprisingly effective preparation of roast leg of lamb. Early colonial pioneers in New Zealand had sheep aplenty, but goose was relatively scarce. To prepare dishes similar to those they had back home in…