Traveling is one of the best experiences you can give yourself and while you know you’ll miss and friends and family on the road, you might be surprised by how much you miss different foods from home. It can be really hard to find certain products around the world and after eating fried rice for a few weeks, you’ll definitely start to have cravings. Because New Zealand foods are not very famous, it can be very challenging to find a pavlova or pineapple lumps when I’m off exploring. There are some easy recipes you can use to recreate some of your favourite meals when you’re traveling. For the things I miss most on the road, please read on:
New Zealand Fish and Chips
Being surrounded by ocean it’s no surprise New Zealand does a pretty good (well darn excellent) meal of Fish and Chips. I know you can get these in other countries like Australia and the United Kingdom but in my humble opinion New Zealand does it best. The fish is fresh caught and the chips are super chunky. Plus nothing beats getting to sit down and enjoy them on a stunning New Zealand beach.
Tip Top Scoop Ice Cream Cones
This is my pure childhood summer summed up in one yummy treat. Every New Zealand beach town has a little local store that sells these amazing ice cream cones, which generally come the size of your head. Nothing quite beats the New Zealand famous hokey pokey ice cream flavour too.
Pineapple Lumps
These would have to be some of the most shipped lollies from New Zealand to all the expat kiwis living overseas. You can’t receive a care package from home without having a couple of bags of Pineapple Lumps in there.
Squiggle Top Chocolate Biscuits
These are only the best chocolate biscuits around. They have a vanilla biscuit base, with a hokey pokey crunchy middle, coated in chocolate. Yes these were definitely a child hood favourite of mine.
Burger Rings
These bright orange delights definitely aren’t good for you but man are they tasty. These are a New Zealand famous crispy snack that will be on every BBQ table in the summer.
Marmite
The British have their own version and the Aussie’s have vegemite, but NZ marmite is the best. You can’t have a New Zealand breakfast without a bit of marmite on toast, plus it’s the best thing to eat after a bout of travel sickness.
