Saturday 2 November 2013

New Zealand Supermarket

I do love visiting foreign supermarkets. It's always fascinating, whether in France or in Holland. Even on a visit to New Zealand you can find a range of exotic delicacies to delight the senses, in one way or another.

Kiwis love feijoa
here it's in yoghurt

Pohutukawa is a lovely NZ native tree with gorgeous red flowers,
 I don't imagine it actually has anything to do with coffee

Hokey Pokey is a crunchy sort of honeycomb
 I don't imagine that the wholegrains counter much of the effect of the hokey pokey

L&P is an iconic NZ soft drink
this is the only one of these products that I managed to try
it was overly sweet for my tastes

Fish and chips is another Kiwi icon
I've never seen packets of frozen fish and chips before
it makes a certain amount of sense

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10 comments:

  1. BooksPlease3 November 2013 at 00:02

    It's all new to me, apart from the frozen fish and chips which you can buy here (UK) too. I have no idea what's in the other things though.

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  2. Laurel-Rain Snow3 November 2013 at 00:37

    Thanks for sharing the delightful treats...I am intrigued by the frozen fish and chips.

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  3. Jackie McGuinness3 November 2013 at 01:10

    I love visiting grocery stores as well.
    Lots of fun items here.

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  4. Anonymous3 November 2013 at 02:18

    Yes, definitely not our typical supermarket here in Southern Alberta. A world apart.

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  5. Anonymous3 November 2013 at 02:18

    Yes, definitely not our typical supermarket here in Southern Alberta. A world apart.

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  6. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz3 November 2013 at 02:32

    This is a great display. I don't know any of these foods (kiwi, yes, but not as a flavoring, and fish and chips, though I've not tasted them). Wonder if there are lots of jalapeño foods outside the US.....

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  7. Martha Eskuchen3 November 2013 at 04:28

    What fun to share items of different cultures. Thanks for the food glimpses.

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  8. Ginx Craft3 November 2013 at 06:24

    How interesting. I work with someone from New Zealand, so will have to ask her about Hokey Pokey.

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  9. Brona3 November 2013 at 10:59

    I love the idea of feijoa yoghurt, but I've never tasted it - sounds like a good enough reason for another trip to NZ to me :-)

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  10. Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)3 November 2013 at 11:32

    I've never heard of most of those but I too have fun visiting foreign markets when I travel. There is a store here in the US called World Market that imports a lot of yummy treats from around the world. They used to carry Buderim Ginger Bears but I haven't been able to find them lately.

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