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Māori Food
The cuisine of New Zealand is largely driven by local ingredients and seasonal variations. As an island nation with a primarily agricultural economy, New Zealand yields produce from land and sea. Similar to the Australian cuisine, cuisine of Australia, the cuisine of New Zealand is a diverse British cuisine, British-based cuisine, with Mediterranean and Pacific Rim influences as the country has become more cosmopolitan. Historical influences came from British cuisine and Māori culture. Since the 1970s, new cuisines such as New American cuisine, Asian cuisine#Southeast Asia, Southeast Asian, Asian cuisine#East Asia, East Asian, and South Asian cuisine, South Asian have become popular. Māori cuisine When the Māori people, Māori arrived in New Zealand from tropical Polynesia, they brought a number of Domesticated plants and animals of Austronesia, food plants, including , taro, Dioscorea alata, purple yam, and , most of which grew well only in the north of the North Island. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavlova
Pavlova is a meringue-based dessert. Originating in either Australia or New Zealand in the early 20th century, it was named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova.Boylen, Jeremy (reporter) (20 August 2004)Pavlova''George Negus Tonight'', Australian Broadcasting Corporation/ref> Taking the form of a cake-like circular block of baked meringue, pavlova has a crisp crust and soft, light inside. The confection is usually topped with fruit and whipped cream. The name is commonly pronounced or (in North America) , and occasionally closer to the name of the dancer, as .''Macquarie Dictionary, Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition'' (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. Orsman, H.W. (ed.) (1979) ''Heinemann New Zealand dictionary''. Auckland: Heinemann Educational Books (NZ)Dictionary.com, "pavlova", in Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Source location: Random House, Inchttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pavlova Availablehttp://dictionary.reference.com Accessed: 26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
