The food we have eaten while travelling NZ has been tremendous, and as such warrants a post completely to itself!

You may have gathered by now, but I love food. I like trying new food, good traditional food, and I like to (try) to recreate meals I try when I am away or just out. It is why I am a little bit too fat. I don’t however eat lots of bad food, I just eat too much good stuff 🙈. I can leave crisps and chocolate no problem, I eat meat, fish, vegetables, fruit. Ice cream is always too much of a temptation for me, and my biggest downfall (although not a food as such) is wine.

For me, I like to learn about a country or culture through their food (its true, but its also an excuse to try everything!). So eating was always on the agenda for this trip.

I enjoy knowing where my food is from, maybe this is because I have grown up on a farm and I have the privilege of knowing how a lot of food is produced.  For me, this is how I know welfare is good, and care is given to animals during their life on the farm. In the UK there is an increase in campaigns for vegetarian,vegan and even factory made food.  The vegetarian and vegan diets are personal choice, and I respect that everybody has a choice, however i believe that all the facts should be ready before making that decision.  As far as factory made food goes, not for me thank you.  I like the natural production of food and I don’t wish to have burgers that look, taste and even bleed like meat made in a factory.  Processed food in its purest form.  Although UK are quite far ahead with these campaigns, the same issues are also facing NZ, but in general they do seem to be more aware of their food sources.

Food prices in restaurants are near the same as home here, even McDonalds (yes, we did sneak there for breakfast a couple of times).  Food in the supermarkets however was different, it was more expensive in general – this makes me feel that they value food more than we do.  We have such a huge choice of food, across everything, and we can get anything almost any time of the year.  Tomatoes were double the price they are here in UK, as were most fruits and vegetables.  Meat was slightly dearer than the UK, but not presented as well and with less shelf life to the consumer.  I shopped a bit and it was all packed in a paper bag for me.  I am a bit sad maybe as I do like to visit a supermarket whenever I visit another country.

There was so much good food, locally sourced and great pride taken in that fact.  I tried meat, fish, fruit, vegetables and cake and loved it all. Thank you NZ!

Now I am home again, there is nothing like the shock of getting back on the bathroom scales to see what damage has been done to kick you back into action of the diet you started….after Christmas….again!

Thank you for calling by to read x