My diet in New Zealand has been an odd combination of food. Most eaten items would have to include sausages, cheeseburgers, ham and cheese sandwiches, pizza, fresh muffins, Cadbury chocolate bars (soooo good), granola bars (specifically a brand called “Bumper Bars”), bananas, ice cream bars/pops, and biscuits (ie. cookies). Not too exciting! Still, there seems to be a demand to see more food photos, so here you go!
As you'll note in the latter one, I've started to delve into self-catering via supermarket shopping. The backpacker buses stop at markets and ATM's daily, and most people eat this way to save money. I realized I need to join them if I'm to be making this travel thing a long term arrangement. So while I tried to avoid instant noodles while saving for my RTW trip, I now find myself eating them abroad. At least the views are great. :)
One last note on food here. Lots of things are marketed as “energy” including the chocolate bars. It seems a bit misleading. Sure, chocolate is a good source of quick energy, however it'll also turn me into a chubby monster if I keep eating it every day. The nutrition labels also list the energy measurements on the food and drinks, not that I really know what it means, other than it seems akin to calories.
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Stu says
December 21, 2007 at 9:10 amI love drinking ‘V’ which started in NZ. oooh I miss the ‘V’…. had a friend who was a rep for the company and would get slabs of V for nothing…. sigh.. and real cadbury’s…
Stu says
December 21, 2007 at 2:10 pmI love drinking ‘V’ which started in NZ. oooh I miss the ‘V’…. had a friend who was a rep for the company and would get slabs of V for nothing…. sigh.. and real cadbury’s…
Ms. Missive says
December 21, 2007 at 11:42 pmWow!!! That food looks so amazing! It’s all in the presentation I suppose.
Ms. Missive says
December 22, 2007 at 4:42 amWow!!! That food looks so amazing! It’s all in the presentation I suppose.
Ames says
December 22, 2007 at 4:40 pmOh yeah, when I was in nursing school and took nutrition classes… the calories are the same thing as the energy on your labels.
Ames says
December 22, 2007 at 11:40 amOh yeah, when I was in nursing school and took nutrition classes… the calories are the same thing as the energy on your labels.
edwin says
December 22, 2007 at 9:42 pmwow.. i m hungry! yummy! :grin:
edwin says
December 23, 2007 at 2:42 amwow.. i m hungry! yummy! :grin:
Kango Suz says
December 26, 2007 at 4:53 pmYummmmmmmm….
I want to know what the delicious thing on the right is in the second picture!
Dave says
December 26, 2007 at 8:09 pmI wish I could remember – it was some sort of corn fritter with a mango sauce in the middle. Quite tasty! New Zealand has some fine pastry counters!
Kango Suz says
December 26, 2007 at 9:53 pmYummmmmmmm….
I want to know what the delicious thing on the right is in the second picture!
Dave says
December 27, 2007 at 1:09 amI wish I could remember – it was some sort of corn fritter with a mango sauce in the middle. Quite tasty! New Zealand has some fine pastry counters!
Karl says
January 10, 2008 at 6:17 pmHow were the “duck” flavored noodles? A bit gamey? :shock:
Dave says
January 11, 2008 at 12:34 amI cannot tell much difference between the flavors of cheep noodles – duck, chicken, beef – it’s all the same at 50 cents a pack!
Karl says
January 10, 2008 at 1:17 pmHow were the “duck” flavored noodles? A bit gamey? :shock:
Dave says
January 10, 2008 at 7:34 pmI cannot tell much difference between the flavors of cheep noodles – duck, chicken, beef – it’s all the same at 50 cents a pack!