Food Culture in New Zealand

Hello there!

I’m doing some research on food culture in New Zealand and I will be sharing some interesting stuff here. This is my first post and  I’ll be telling you something about the food culture in New Zealand. I hope you’ll like it!

The food culture in New Zealand is very interesting, it appears that their food culture consists mainly of seafood and meat. New Zealand is surrounded by sea so it isn’t surprising that seafood is common but examples of common species in New Zealand are greenshell mussel, black oreo and albacore tuna. But you can get more information about the seafood here.Meat is also part of the food culture in New Zealand, as I said earlier, but New Zealand is a  nation of keen farmers. There is a lot of sheeps in New Zealand so they are famous for their lamb. They  are also famous for their beef but not as much they are for their lamb. The lamb is also their favourite.

Kiwis love sweets or lollies like they call it.  They love  good ice cream but Hokey pokey creamy vanilla ice cream strewn with pieces of honeycomb is a kiwi favourite. I also found out that they like minties, which is like a hard -white -chewy -mint-flavoured sweet, and pineapple lumps that’s sort of like a chocolate coated pineapple flavoured toffee I think. Of course there are lots of other sorts of lollies and I have to mention the pavlova, a kiwi favourite, which is a meringue- based dessert. I’m not sure  if they call that lolly but it’s definitely in their food culture.

Now I’ve  told you a little bit  about the food culture and I hope you learned something from it, at least I’ve learned that they love seafood, lamb and lollies.

In the following posts I’ll be telling you more about food and interesting stuff so keep on reading!

- Þórey

Recourse:

http://www.newzealand.com/int/feature/favourite-new-zealand-foods/

http://www.newzealand.cl/food.htm

Maori Hangi

One interesting thing  I found when I was doing some research is the Maori hangi.

Maori hangi is a tradition where they cook the food underground, using heated rocks in a pit oven. This method for cooking is usually used for special occasions to share with friends and family. It’s also a great way to interact with the maori culture!
This method has been used for over two thousand years. Maoris ancestors heated stones and placed meat on top with some vegetation on top of that and then left it to cook.  Then through the years and experience they found the best cooking method. That cooking method has not changed since.
Chicken, fish and root vegetables was usually the food that was used in hangi. But now they also use pork, mutton or lamb, pumpkin, potato and cabbage.
The food is put in some wire baskets and then put in a pit with some heated rocks. Then the food is covered with wet cloths and some earth. The food is in the ground for around 3 to 4 hours and then it’s ready.

If you are interested and want to learn more, I found some website where you can find out how to do a hangi  from step to step here 

And here I found some video how to do a maori hangi 

- Þórey 

Resource:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C4%81ngi
http://www.genuinemaoricuisine.com/Folders/Hangi.html
http://www.newzealand.com/travel/en/media/features/food-&-wine/maori-culture_maori-food_feature.cfm

Meals of the day in New Zealand

In this post I thought it would  be nice telling you about the typical meals in New Zealand throughout the day.

So I'll start with the breakfast.
The breakfast normally just consists of cereal and some toast with a cup of coffee or a tea or just something to drink.  On the weekends they sometimes eat more fancy and cook their breakfast which consists of scrambled egg, bacon, cooked tomatoes, mushrooms, hash browns and baked beans. It's very similar to  English breakfast.

Moving on to lunch. For lunch they usually eat something simple. They often have some sandwiches or hot pies. They have to have some space for the dinner! But on sundays they sometimes have something called "Sunday Lunch" but that's a roast beef and roast potatoes and pumpkins, slowly cooked in the oven. That's a bit heavier than a sandwich!

Then there's the main meal of the day, dinner. It  usually includes meat and cooked vegetables and potatoes. It's just very simple and typical.

Then last but not least there's the dessert. For dessert they often have their famous Pavlova but thats their favourite. But I'll tell you about that later.


So this is sort of their food diary in New Zealand. It's very similar to other countries especially Britain.

Cheerio!
- Þórey

Resource:

http://www.newzealand.cl/food.htm

New Zealand Birdseed Bar

When I was looking for recipes from New Zealand  the other day, I wanted to find some very simple recipe and easy to make and I found this one!
It looks good an it doesn't seem to require a lot of effort.

Ingredients:

-1 cup sesame seeds
- 1 cup sunflower seeds
- 1 cup coconut
- 1 cup nuts, chopped
-1 cup siltana
- 100 g butter
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup sugar

Method: You start with roast first four ingredients in oven until nicely browned. Then add sultanas. Melt butter, honey and sugar and mix it together in a pot and then mix into dry ingredients. Then press the mixture into a tray and cut when cooled.

If you want more kiwi recipes you can find them here but I found this one right here

- Þórey

The ultimate kiwi lamb burger

 I found this recipe  here. I was searching for some lamb recipes and then I found this one and I thought it  was suitable for all kinds of occasions. I also thought it was nice to find a recipe that's not just lamb and potatoes or something. This is a little bit different and it looks great and I would definitely like to try this recipe sometime!

Pattiesingredients:

-6oo g lamb mince
-1/2 large onion, very finely chopped
-1 clove garlic, crushed
-1 egg, lightly beaten
-1 slice wholemeal toast breat, crusts removed, soaked in 2 tablespoons milk
-1/2 cup feta, crumbled
-1/2 cup mint leaves, chopped
-1 tbsp rosemary leaves, finely chopped
-1 tbsp tomato paste
-1 tbsp oil
-zest of 1 lemon

to serve you'll need:
- 4-5 burger buns, halved
- tomato relish or sauce
- lettuce leaves
- tinned beetroot
- 1 red onion very finely sliced
- 4 eggs fried
- 2-3 ripe tomatoes, sliced
-1/2 cup aioli or mayonnaise mixed with 1/2 cup finely chopped basil

method for patties:
place all the ingredients in a bowl, season and mix together. Then shape into 4-5 patties and cover it and put it into the fridge for 15 minutes. Preheat a BBQ or a frying pan to a medium heat. Brush the patties with little bit of oil and cook for a few minutes until they're crunchy and brown on one side. Then turn the patties over and reduce the heat to medium low and cook for another 8-10 minutes until they're cooked through

Everyone can put their burgers together as they like it with the filling.

If you'd like more recipes like that you can find them here: http://www.recipes.co.nz/mediterranean-lamb

-Þórey

Hokey Pokey Biscuits

I found this recipe, of hokey pokey piscuits on the internet, they look very delicious and I will definately try them someday. Hokey pokey is something  they like a lot, at least they put it in a lot of stuff. I put a link with a hokey pokey recipe below.

Ingredients:
125g butter
50 g Sugar
1 tbsp golden syrup
1 tbsp milk
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda

You'll start with preheating the oven at 180°C. Mix butter, sugar, golden syrup and milk together in a pan. Heat until the butter is melted and the mixture is almost boiling. And you have to remember to stir all the time. When that's done you remove the pan from the heat and let it cool down a little. Then you mix flour and baking soda together and add to the cooled mixture and stir well. Then take a tablespoon to make little balls of the mixture and then put it on a baking paper and press down with a fork.  Bake it in the oven for 15-20 minutes until they're golden brown and beautiful.

I found this recipe here: http://www.chelsea.co.nz/baking-and-recipes/248/hokey-pokey-biscuits.aspx
and here is a recipe of  hokey pokey which they seem to eat a lot of: http://www.chelsea.co.nz/baking-and-recipes/210/hokey-pokey.aspx

- Þórey

Pavlova

Pavlova is a very common dessert in New Zealand. It consists of  meringue, whipped cream and some fruits. I tried it the other day and it was delicious! 

I found the recipe here and I definitely recommend it to you!

 In the video below you can see how I did the Pavlova, I don’t know if this video was a success or not but lets just hope for the best ;)

fun fact: the dessert  have been created in honour of the dancer Anna Pavlova around the one of her tours to Australia and New Zealand  in the 1920s

- Þórey

Introduction

So I did a little research on Canadian food. In my research about Canadian food I found out that Canada's food is very influenced by the British - Scottish and the French and it is very different between where in Canada you are located. It is most likely that the relation to British - Scottish food culture is from back in the days when Canada was a British colony. Also there are links between food in the United States and in Canada, probably because those two countries locations.

The things that are called typical Canadian things are often not just Canadian because the ingredients come from other countries – the recipe is just Canadian. Some people even say that the Canadian cuisine is not a Canadian one, they say it is just cuisines taken from many other countries. The Canadian cuisine is very international and many of the most popular dishes come from other countries. That is because of how many people from other countries live their. Chinese-, Italian-, Indianfood and more are examples of popular food in Canada. 

Hlín 

Iconic Canadian food

This is my second blog and I was not really sure about what to write about. Then I decided to talk just loosely about the most typical Canadian foods/recipes or things that are popular in the Candian food culture. I found an article from Huffington Post and I chose from that site few things I would like to tell you about. The article about Canadian cuisine helped me a lot with finding things that are the most popular ones in Canada. I will put the link of the sources beneath. 

Maple syrup

Maple syrup is probably the most famous Canadian food icon and I think most people link Canada and maple syrup together. The maple syrup can be made from most of the maple tree species. The indigenous people in North America were the first to use it and collect it. In 1970s the technology had improved. Nowadays Quebec in Canada is the largest producer and Canada's exports exceed about 130.5 US dollars per year. The Canadians use the syrup in all kinds of baking and cooking but what they love is putting it on their breakfast pancakes.

Poutine

The poutine is sometimes called Canada's official national dish. It is made out of french fries that are topped with a light brown sauce and cheese. The dish comes originally from Quebec and was originated in the 1950s but can now be found almost everywhere in the country and is often sold in fast food chains like Burger King and McDonalds.

Ketchup chips

The ketchup flavored chips were first put out on the market in the 1980s by a company called Herr's. The ketchup chips are exclusively Canadian but only one in every ten Candians know that. The ketchup chips from Lay's are now the most popular ones and they are also sold in some places in the United States. I found this chip flavour very interesing and I had never heard of it before.

 
Kraft Dinner

The idea of the Kraft Dinner first came out in the Great Depression and the company Kraft introduced the product in the United States and Canada in 1937. In the United States and in Australia the Kraft Dinner is better known as Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. It was and still is very popular mostly because of how cheap it is and easy in making.
 

Montreal-style bagel

The Montreal-style bagels are not typical ones like we know. The Montreal-style ones are handmade and wood-fired baked, they are also sweeter, smaller and denser then the once we are used to. The Montreal bagels are originally European and were brought to North America by jews from eastern Europe and the first baked in Montreal by Hyman Seligman. Both nowadays and back in the days special bagels shops are very popular in Canada but there are also two in New York. The Montreal-style bagels are also selled in just normal bakery's.
Pierogi

So this dish is not originally Canadian but since Canada has so many immigrants from Poland, Russia and Ukraine, this dish has become a really popular one. This dish comes originally from Poland and it is also known as dumblings. The pierogi/dumblings are unleavened dough that is filled with ingredients like for example; potatoes, cheese or ground meet. The filled dough is then boiled in water, butter and usually onions. When I was in Estonia in 2012 I tasted pierogi/dumplings at a Russian restaurant. The piergoi/dumplings were filled with both meat and cheese and were served in a bowl of hot water so they were fresher. This dish does not look very good but the taste is good I can tell you.

Probably many other things are known as typical Canadian, but if I would talk about them all it would take many days to read this blog so I am going to stop now. Hope you enjoyed this article.

Here are the resources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/06/28/canadian-food_n_2869764.html

http://o.canada.com/life/who-invented-ketchup-chips

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraft_Dinner

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal-style_bagel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierogi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_syrup#Europeans

Hlín

 

Meals of the day - Canada

Breakfast 
People in Canada eat breakfast before 12 o'clock in the morning. The Canadians prefer eggs, bacon and pancakes for breakfast. Maybe they would do mapled syrup glazed bacon but then they put maple syrup on the bacon and bake it in the oven.Toasts with peanut butter and jelly are also quite popular and cereal too.

Many people drink either tea or coffee with their breakfast.Water, milk and juices are the most popular drinks for children. 

Lunch
The Canadian people eat lunch somewhere between 11am and 3pm. Sandwiches are popular as lunch in the work week and children usually take them to school. Salads, soups, tacos, pizzas and burritos are also quite popular as lunch.

Dinner

Dinner is eaten somewhere between 5pm and 9pm. For dinner Canadian people often eat meat or fish dishes. All sorts of salads and vegetables are also eaten for dinner. The Canadians drink water, sodas or wine with their dinners. 

Hlín

Resourches:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch#North_America
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakfast

Asian Salmon - recipe

I thought I should maybe find one recipe that is not a cake or somthing unhealthy and I found this salmon recipe. Personally I love salmon and the photos looked really good. Hope you enjoy this dish if you make it :) The preperation takes about 15 minuets and the cooking of the salmon 30 minuets This recipe makes 8 servings.

910 g salmon fillets, with skin 

30 ml olive oil

30 ml rice vinegar

30 ml soy sauce 

15 g packed brown sugar

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 g ground black pepper

20 g minced onion

15 ml sesame oil

370 g long-grain white rice

1 g dried dill weed

710 ml water

 Step 1:

Make several shallow slashes in the skinless side of the salmon fillets. Place fillets skin-side down in a glass baking dish. In a medium bowl, whisk together the olive oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, pepper, onion and sesame oil. Pour the liquid over the salmon, cover, and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.

Step 2:

Preheat the oven to 175°C.  

Step 3:

In a medium saucepan, combine the rice, water, and dill weed. Cover pan, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cook 20 minutes, until rice is tender and water has been absorbed. Allow to stand for 5 minutes before removing lid and fluffing rice with a fork.

Step 4: 

Remove cover from salmon, and bake the fish and the marinade for about 30 minutes, or until fish can be flaked with a fork. Serve salmon over the rice, and pour sauce over.  

Butter Tarts - recipe

Butter Tarts

The Butter Tarts is more popular with the English speking part of Canada and in the eastern site then in the English speaking part. The Butter Tarts are considered one of Canada's most quintessential deserts. The tarts are buttery and the filling is made with butter, sugar, eggs and syrup. Often they put raisins, some sort of nuts, chocolate chips or cocnut flakes along with the filling. Butter tarts are very similar to the pecan pie from the United States and the French-Canadian sugar pie. I would like to taste this recipe I found, mostly because it is an award winning one:

The best butter tarts in Canada in 1970s

pie pastry

1/2 cup raisins

1/4 cup soft butter

1/4 caup packed brown sugar

1 pinch salt

1/2 cup corn syrup

1 lightly beaten egg

1/2 tablespoon vanilla

The preperation time is about 45 minuets and the cooking time 25 minuets. This recipe makes about 16 servings.

Prepare muffin pans by rolling out pie dough and cutting 10cm (approx) circles; fit dough circles into muffin cups; set aside in fridge until ready to fill. In a small bowl, place raisins and cover with hot tap water; let stand on the counter for 30 minutes. In a large bowl, using a wooden spoon, mix together the soft butter, brown sugar, salt and corn syrup; stir well until sugar is dissolved and butter is creamed.Add egg and vanilla and mix well. Drain raisins. Retrieve tart shells and divide raisins equally into all shells; then divide butter mixture into all tarts. Bake at 200°C for 15-20 minutes; filling will be lightly browned but still bubbling. Canadians fall into two camps about butter tarts and are quite loyal to their favourite type: runny or firm. I like runny-- the type that dribbles when you bite into one; if you like firm, bake them for the full 20 minutes, even adding another minute or two if you wish. Let cooked butter tarts cool in pans for 10 minutes after removing from oven; then remove and place on racks until completely cool.

I got the recipe from this link: http://www.food.com/recipe/award-winning-butter-tarts-14756

Cinnamon Buns - recipe

I found this lovely looking cinnbons and I decided to share the recipe with you. These cinnabons are very soft and easy in making. The preperation time is about 15 minuets and the baking time 20 minuets. The recipe makes about 24 cinnamon buns.

235 ml milk

1 egg, beaten

55 g melted butter

60 ml water

49 g instant vanilla pudding mix

550 g bread flour

10 g white sugar

3 g salt

9 g bread machine yeast

5 g ground cinnamon

30 g chopped walnuts (optional)

40 g raisins (optional)

5 ml milk

180 g confectioners' sugar

55 g butter, softened

5 ml vanilla extract

Step 1:

In a bread machine pan, place the milk, beaten egg, melted butter, water, vanilla pudding mix, bread flour, sugar, salt and yeast in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select the Dough cycle. 

Step 2:

When cycle is finished, remove the dough, and knead for 3 to 5 minutes. Roll out to a large rectangle.

Step 3:

Mix together the softened butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Spread over dough. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts and raisins, if desired. Starting with the widest end, roll the dough into a log. Pinch to seal seams. Cut into 1.25cm to 2.5cm slices, and place in a greased 23x33cm pan. Place in a draft-free space, and allow to rise until doubled.

Step 4: 

Preheat the oven to 175°C. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. To make frosting, mix the milk, confectioners sugar, softened butter and vanilla in a small bowl. Spread over warm cinnamon rolls.

Took it from: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Soft-Moist-and-Gooey-Cinnamon-Buns/Detail.aspx?evt19=1&scale=24&ismetric=1

Hlín    

 

Video - Nanaimo Bars

So hello there, here is the video from me. When we decided to do videos were we would be making food from New Zealand, Canada and Australia I really wanted to do the Canadian one. The girls were fine with that and than I started digging for good, but also easy Canadian recipes. I had Canadian food and drinks in a seminar in English class so I knew a few things about the “most Canadian ones”. First I wanted to make a typical Canadian solomon dish but than I thought I should probably do something more easier an cheaper and than I came up with the Nanaimo Bars.

The Nanaimo Bars are three layered chocolate - nuts bars. They taste a bit like chocolate cake but though it is very different. The Canadians really like these bars and they have many different recipes that include different things. The bars are most popular in British Columbia and also in the United States. I found a recipe and used it beside me but than I did some things my way. The outcome was delicious. Here is my recipe:

First layer:

1 cup crunched Graham biscuits

1/2 cup shredded coconut

1/3 finely chopped pecan nuts (doesn't matter what type of nuts you use, use your favorite!)

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1/4 cup white sugar

1/3 cup almost melted butter

1 egg

Second layer – the filling:

1/4 cup butter

2 tablespoons caramel custard powder (use the flavor you want!)

1/2 tablespoon vanilla drops

2 cups icing sugar

2 tablespoons milk

Third layer – the topping:

120 grams semi dark chocholate (Mine included 45% cocoa)

1-2 tablespoons butter

For instructions you have to watch the video and if you have questions you can just comment here beneath. I got the original recipe from the site: http://www.canadianliving.com/food/nanaimo_bars.php

Hlín

Australian Food Culture

Australia has a rich food culture and when Australia became a British colony, their food culture was strongly influenced by the British and Irish and is one of the things that identifies Australian food culture today.There are a lot of exciting animals and fruits in Australia that have a major impact on their food culture. For example they eat kangaroo, emu and crocodile meat. Australia also has 11 million square kilometre fishing zone and they produce high quality seafoods for domestic consumption and export. They also have a lot of native fruits such as, Quandong which is their native peach, Wattleseed, Muntries, Illawara plums, Riberry and Lilli Pillies. They most often eat the fruit fresh and fruit salads are very popular.
Many famous chefs are from Australia for example Curtis Stone who is very well known there and you can even watch his cooking videos on youtube right here. Bill Granger, Donna Hay, Neil Perry, Luke Nguyen are also very famous chefs from Australia. There are just so many talented chefs there!

If you want to know more about Australian food, you should check out my other posts!

Fjóla

Resource
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_cuisine

Iconic Australian Food

To get the idea of Australian food, it might be helpful to learn about some of the iconic Australian food. I decided to write about Vegemite, Chiko Rolls and ANZAC Biscuits which are very famous in Australia.



Vegemite
What is it?
 A dark brown paste and is made from leftover brewers yeast extract with vegetable and spice additives.
How do people eat it?
They put it on sandwiches, toast, crackers, crumpet, for filling pastries and more. So basically you put it on something you would put nutella on!
How does it taste?
Vegemite is salty, bitter and malty.People say it is very similar to marmite, promite, cenovis and hefeextrakt. Hopefully now you have an idea how it tastes like.



Chiko Roll
What is it?
Savoury snack and was inspired by the Chineese egg roll and spring rolls. Consists of meat, celery, cabbage, barley, rice, carrot, onion, green beans, spices. It is deep-fried and is easily eaten.



ANZAC Biscuits
What is it?
A sweet biscuit, made of rolled oats, flour, desiccated coconut, sugar, butter, golden syrup, baking soda and boiling water.
Why is it called ANZSAC Biscuits?
They were made by the soildures wifes during the WWI and they were sold to buy small necessities and lucuries for the ANZAC troops.


Hope you liked this post,  thanks for reading

Fjóla

Resource
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_cuisine
http://australianfood.about.com/od/discoveraussienzfood/tp/Iconic-Foods.htm

Meals of the Day in Australia

So you can get even better idea of the food culture in Australia, I decided to do a post about the meals of the day there.



Meals of the day in Australia
Breakfast:
On weekends, Australians often make fried eggs with bacon or a fresh fruit salad. On weekdays they like to keep things simple like cereal with milk or toast with vegemite.
Lunch:
Australians often eat meat pies, hamburgers, sandwiches with for example vegemite or something simple
Afternoon:
Australians love cake and sweets. For afternoon treats they often have Lamingtons, anzac biscuits or something simple.
Dinner:
A typical dinner in Australia would be beef, steak or some other kind of meat, often served with potatoes or vegetables.

From now on you can eat like an Australian!

Fjóla

Resource
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meal

Swagman's Damper

Australians are known for their soda bread called Damper, traditionally it is baked on the coals of a campfire but nowadays Australians bake it in the oven. I found a great recipe online so you can you taste for yourself real Australian Damper!



Ingredients:
4 cups self-raising flour
1 teaspoon salt
20g softened butter
1 cup milk
½ cup water

Directions
1.Preheat the oven to 220°C and grease a baking tray.
2. Stir together the flour and salt in a large bowl. Rub in the butter with your hands. In the centre of the flour mixture, make a well and pour in the milk and the water. Stir everything together. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and form into a round loaf 20cm across. Then place the loaf onto the tray and cut a cross in the top with a knife.
3.Bake the bread for 25 minutes, then lower the temperature to 180°C and bake for 5 to 10 minutes. When the loaf turns golden brown, the bread should be ready.

Fjóla

Resource
http://allrecipes.com.au/recipe/11361/swagman-s-damper.aspx?o_is=LV

Aussie Meat Pies

Some people find it better to watch a tutorial on how to bake something rather than just reading the instructions from a cookbook. I am one of those people because than I can be 100% sure if i am doing everything the right way. Australia is famous for their meat pies so I found a video online on how to make one. I think if you love lasagna you will love these meat pies!



Here is the video!

Here are the ingrediants you will need
2 Sheets of Frozen Shortcrust Pastry (thawed)
2 Sheets of Frozen Puff Pastry (thawed)
500g Beef Mince
1 Brown Onion (chopped)
1 Tablespoon of Oilve Oil
1 Tablespoon of Cornflour (Corn Starch)
2 Tablespoons of Worcestershire Sauce
3/4 Cup of Beef Stock
3/4 Cup of Tomato Ketchup
1 Egg (lightly beaten)
Salt and Pepper

Preparation Time: About 10 minutes
Cooking Time: About 1 hour


Fjóla

Anzac Biscuits with coconut

I did a post about the anzac biscuits so I thought it would be fun to find a anzac biscuits recipe. I found the recipe on a kids recipe website so it shouldn’t be to hard for you!


Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 3 trays with baking paper.
Place flour, coconut, sugar and rolled oats in a large bowl.
Ingredients:
125g unsalted butter
1 tablespoon golden syrup
1 cup plain flour
1 cup coconut
1 cup sugar
1 cup rolled oats
2 teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
2 tablespoons boiling water

Method:
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 3 trays with baking paper.
Place flour, coconut, sugar and rolled oats in a large bowl.
Melt butter and golden syrup in a small saucepan (don’t burn!), then add bicarb and water.
Fizz! Stir butter-foam into dry ingredients and mix well.
Roll a heaped teaspoonful into small balls and place on trays.
Leave about 3cm between them. Bake for 10-15 minutes.
Cool slightly before lifting off with a spatula to cool on wire racks.

Fjóla

Resource
http://www.kidspot.com.au/best-recipes/Australian+58/Anzac-biscuits-with-coconut-recipe+1306.htm

Lamingtons

Lamingtons are a classic Aussie treat, everyone loves them! I decided to give them a try and found a recipe online and what do you know, they were a success. I decided to do a little tutorial on how to make them while trying to speak with an Australian accent haha!
I hope you like it!



Ingredients:
1/4 cup softened butter
1/4 cup caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 cup all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup milk

Icing
2 cups icing sugar
2 1/2 tablespoon cocoa powder
1 tablespoon melted butter
1/4 cup warm milk
1/2 pound dried coconut

Did you know that
Lamingtons are named after Lord Lamington, who was the governor in Queensland.

Fjóla

Recsource
http://australianlamingtons.blogspot.com/p/history-of-world-famous-australian.html

Summary - Last post!

Hello!
This will be our last post on this blog, I hope you have liked reading our blog.

Overall the food culture in these countries is both very similar but in the same time very different from each other. They have all been quite a bit influenced by the British and the Irish. Australia and New Zealand are the most similar ones hence how close they are together but all to they still share the same aspects. We learned a lot making this project and it changed our view to the world. We liked the idea of having one big project instead of a final exam. Thank you for reading our blog and we really hope that you enjoyed it as much as we did Have a great summer everyone!

Fjóla, Hlín, Þórey