30/06/2026
Search and ye shall find...
There are actually very few ‘dried ingredients’ that come commercially from the Land-Of-The-Long-White-Cloud.
Our country is currently focused on more… well, moist food-stuffs:
Meat, seafood, dairy, eggs, produce, water, w**e, and processed produce (jam, squeeze pouches, fruit syrup)
However, we can grow certain nuts here:
Almonds, chestnuts, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, and walnuts.
And, we can grow certain grains here:
Wheat, rye, barley, oats, maize, quinoa, and amaranth.
But, you could be excused for not knowing this☝️
Check out most whole-foods suppliers websites in New Zealand...Search for: ‘New Zealand’ and see what results it nets.
Basically, you’d never know that we did grow some of the above foodstuffs here.
Check out supermarket websites in New Zealand...
Search for: ‘New Zealand’ and see what results it nets.
You’ll sadly see that we only have a select amount of offerings from this country, and you’ll also find a few WTHs?!?
One of my favourite WTHs is: Twinings New Zealand Breakfast
“We’ve specially created New Zealand’s very own rich and smokey New Zealand Breakfast blend. Discover the taste of malty Assam, the brightness of African teas, and the natural smokiness of Chinese Keemum teas in this truly special brew.”
Wow! They’ve captured our unique Kiwi essence exquisitely, don’t you think…? 😜🤦🏼♀️
For more, from me, on this: https://lisasaidso.co.nz/whole-foods-retailers-seasonal-local-staple/