Eating

The food here in NZ is pretty much the same as anywhere in the US and the EU. We have KFC, McDonald's, Burger King and more independent fast food joints than you can shake a stick at. We have tons of restaurants here (but none of the good ones like Olive Garden or Mi Casa). We have cuisine from all over the world: India, Thailand, Vietnam, Chinese, Mexico*, et al. But having the RV, we cook for ourselves quite often. As such, we spend a little bit of almost every day in a grocery store. And what do we buy?

Weet-Bix for breakfast.

These come in little bars that absorb three times there weight in milk and become soggy almost as soon as they get wet. I like that but Lewis has taken to biting the dry bar and chasing it with milk. 

Vegemite

Made from the leftover yeast from beer, I couldn't hardly wait to try it. It only took one bite. Vegemite is bitter and foul tasting. After talking with the guy from the brewery tour, we learned that we were doing it wrong. He said that Americans spread it on like peanut butter (which we did) and that is what was wrong. It must be spread on thin with a bit of butter. We tried it again and he was right - it wasn't repulsive, only mildly distasteful.

Cookies

Yes, we were supposed to be on the Atkins diet while we were here, but there was a mutiny upon arrival and I was overruled. Now we are eating our way through the islands' cookie supplies as fast as we can and the Tim Tam is our favorite thus far.

 Pies!

Mince pie, steak pie, chicken pie, chicken and apricot pie, omg we love these things. They are completely unhealthy stuffed with cheese and meat and other fatty goodness, but holy hell they are tasty (and cheap). We eat these almost every day. 

That about sums up what we eat regularly. There have been a few other experiences that are noteworthy, but I'll save those for Lewis to tell when we get home (I can't tell ALL the good stories here! What will he talk about??)

*Note: Mexican food here is often just generic Doritos with chili dumped on top. That's high quality. :(