Seafood

New Zealand has variety of shellfish from tuatua, toheroa, paua, pipi and oysters and crayfish. Toheroa is found along northwest beaches of North Island , and make one of the favorite shellfish soups in world. Other seafood is flounder, cod, kingfish, John Dory, terekihi and squid these all are widely available and have good taste as well.

Fruit and Veggies

Fresh vegetable and fruits are eaten throughout the country. Some of these are more exotic ones if getting a chance for it. You may find few that are not recognized beetroot, bilberries, courgettes, Chinese gooseberries and fiejoas. In the month of May and December there are raspberries, strawberries and loganberries, while in February and January you can get melons and avocados.

Dairy Foods & Desserts

Rich dairy foods of New Zealand are lethal to waistline and ice cream especially fruit flavored loaded with chunks of real fruit which take place for any sweet tooth, however creamy milk is delivered in bottles and glasses and a wide variety of Cheese, feta, Romano, Gounda, cheddar, Brie, New Zealand blue vein are also available.

Maori Cuisine

When this food arrived first in New Zealand from Polynesia , they brought number of the food plants, including dogs and rats, kumara "sweet potato". Because of New Zealand 's temperature plants did not grow, coconut and bananas can find easily.