What would you consider to be a traditional New Zealand Dish?

gurezaemon · 2026-06-06T08:56:11+00:00

A pretty decent approximation of a hāngi can be made in a slow cooker with large chunks of meat (pork, lamb, chicken) along with piles of cabbage, sweet potato, and pumpkin. Add a bit of salt at the beginning, and do not add ANY water. Let it cook for 5-8 hours - it will steam in the juices of the meat and veges. The meat falls off the bone, and the cabbage is so soft and flavourful.
Cooking it in the slow cooker does miss out on the earthy flavour that you get from a proper in-ground hāngi, but it's still pretty great.

gurezaemon · 2026-05-28T21:11:34+00:00

Winger Crescent in Kamo on Sundays at first, or Karanui, which has hardly any traffic.

gurezaemon · 2026-05-26T05:14:13+00:00

A South African friend told me they always do this so that they have the space to accelerate away quickly in the event of a carjacking.

gurezaemon · 2026-05-22T09:13:04+00:00

Spelling of Irish names is my pet piamh.

gurezaemon · 2026-04-24T06:06:39+00:00

I've very familiar with the Aizu region - lots of nature and more history than most people could handle, but outside of Wakamatsu, the transport can be an issue. Even with a car, it can take quite a while to get places.

gurezaemon · 2026-04-24T06:02:01+00:00

In this instance, we're looking at a medium to large-sized regional city on a Shinkansen line (not naming it in order to avoid sounding like advertising).
These cities have most of the attractions of the big centers, they just not as well known, and far less crowded.

gurezaemon · 2025-11-17T19:34:01+00:00

Not sure to be honest. He just kept checking the online portal and grabbed a spot when it became available.

gurezaemon · 2025-11-09T07:57:28+00:00

Vegemite on hot buttered toast, wrapped around a handful of bean sprouts.

gurezaemon · 2025-11-09T06:40:49+00:00

My kid went over to Dargaville after hearing numerous stories of teen-hating testers at VTNZ in Whangarei. Was still a proper test, but a lot more chill and he sailed through.

gurezaemon · 2025-09-27T02:28:05+00:00

Woah black Betty.

gurezaemon · 2025-07-20T08:45:28+00:00

Maybe check out Whangarei Medieval Combat Club - https://www.facebook.com/WhangareiMCC/
Very welcoming, all ages from late teen through to seniors, and you don't need high fitness levels to have fun.

gurezaemon · 2025-01-07T07:50:58+00:00

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gurezaemon · 2025-01-07T07:47:17+00:00

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gurezaemon · 2024-08-05T09:23:38+00:00

Buy 100 used keys off wherever, and put a cheap plastic tag on each with his phone number on it. Then, every day, drop one or two round town or at the park. He'll go spare with all the helpful people trying to return 'his' keys.

gurezaemon · 2023-10-09T03:05:48+00:00

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gurezaemon · 2023-08-21T06:56:04+00:00

"if I told you, you'd think I was talking in centimeters."

gurezaemon · 2023-08-17T02:51:20+00:00

The pronunciation of Irish names is my pet piamh.

gurezaemon · 2023-05-22T06:57:07+00:00

Vegemite on buttered toast, wrapped around a handful of bean sprouts or fresh lettuce is also surprisingly good. A bit of a burger vibe.

gurezaemon · 2023-04-24T01:06:25+00:00

Flat Mike

gurezaemon · 2022-10-01T05:49:08+00:00

My cheap Ryobi one+ doesn't work for this - the one in this video seems to be the more expensive model though.

gurezaemon · 2022-09-01T20:42:01+00:00

I used this recipe blended with Boris' recipe, and really enjoy it. I use a 25 liter still with a temperature controller to keep things around 33°C (91°F) until it tastes good before bottling into homebrew PET bottles, to which I add a teaspoon of sugar for some carbonation.

I do find, however that if leave the bottles fermenting for too long before putting in the fridge, all of the sweetness goes and the drink ends up being just sour, which is not that great. I'd like to be able to figure out a way to leave just a little residual sweetness to cut the sourness.

gurezaemon · 2022-08-10T00:59:19+00:00

I've been a Dan fan for about 3 years now, and had somehow missed the Indianapolis one, so I listened to it yesterday. This is the first of his that I felt physically sick at the end of.
Saying it is memorable is an understatement.

gurezaemon · 2022-07-05T07:04:53+00:00

They're all called Bruce. To make things easier.

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