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🇳🇿 Traditional dishes from New Zealand

3 dishes people actually cook in New Zealand: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Hangi

240 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Hangi, a traditional dish from New Zealand

Experience the authentic taste of New Zealand's Hangi!

  • 1 whole chicken
  • 500 g pork shoulder
  • 500 g kumara
  • 500 g potatoes
  • 1 cabbage
  • 1000 ml water
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Lamb roast

120 min · medium · 8 ingredients

Lamb roast, a traditional dish from New Zealand

Succulent lamb roast with aromatic herbs and garlic.

  • 1200 g lamb leg
  • 4 garlic
  • 2 tbsp rosemary
  • 60 ml olive oil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 300 g carrots
  • 600 g potatoes

Pavlova

120 min · medium · 7 ingredients

Pavlova, a traditional dish from New Zealand

A light and airy dessert topped with fresh fruit.

  • 4 egg whites
  • 200 g caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • 300 ml heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 250 g mixed berries

What do people eat in New Zealand?

The three dishes from New Zealand documented in Copper are Hangi, Lamb roast and Pavlova. Two of the three are baked. Two of the three need an oven. Between them they use 21 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from New Zealand?

The three recipes need 21 ingredients between them, of which 1 is shared by more than one dish. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the New Zealand entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from New Zealand take?

Lamb roast is the quickest at 120 minutes. Hangi is the longest at 240 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 120 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from New Zealand is easiest to make at home?

None of the dishes from New Zealand here is rated easy, but every one has the full method written out step by step, free to read. Lamb roast is the shortest way in.

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