* Choice (adjective). Kiwi slang for something excellent.
New Zealand’s abundance of locally-grown fruit means bakers have many options when it comes to dreaming up mouth-watering recipes for award-winning pies. In recent years, fruit pies have fared well at the baking industry’s premier event for pie makers, the … Read More
Cornish pasties were said to have been invented to provide an easy-to-carry meal for tin miners in the English county of Cornwall. These days they are a hearty feed for Kiwis who have been converted, often by ex-pat British friends … Read More
Aucklanders love their pies – there’s a pie shop on just about every shopping strip and in almost every gas station. In recent years, bakers have added to the range of pies made, with gourmet selections joining the traditional mainstays … Read More
Competition is keen in Auckland to claim the title of the city’s best fish and chip shop. To help identify the best fish and chips in New Zealand, we’ve drawn on many sources including which fryers have taken awards at … Read More
A bacon and egg pie with golden pastry and mouth-watering flavour has been judged the best pie in New Zealand. It was awarded the title of Supreme Award winner at the 20th annual Bakels New Zealand Supreme Pie Awards. The … Read More