If you had noticed during the past days this week we were posting only either vegetables or seafood dishes that is because it is Holy Week. You might be wondering why? Well it is a practice in most of the Christian faith specially the Catholics that during these days everyone should abstain from eating meat … Continue reading »
This is one of those recipes you see in supermarkets, I always grab one of those on my way out as I am adventurous towards food and want to try something new always. It was so interesting so I gave it a shot with some revisions. In the supermarket flyer it indicated to use a … Continue reading »
This salad week won’t be complete without a salad dish common here in New Zealand, the Kumara and Baby Spinach Salad. Sweet Potatoes or Kumara (what we call it here) is very abundant in New Zealand hence this root crop is commonly used in salad, accompaniment to roasts and replacement for chips. A very filling … Continue reading »
Few more days before Christmas so I will do some themed post this week which is appropriate this season, roast pork. I guess everyone have the same issue when they prepare roast pork, the amount of leftovers. Most of us usually think what to do with them hence this next four days after this post … Continue reading »
Minced beef pie is a type of a hand sized savoury pie made out of minced beef in a flaky pastry. Savoury meat pies like this are very popular here in New Zealand and in Australia and in fact it is sometimes regarded as a Kiwiana in New Zealand and in Australia it was described … Continue reading »
Sausage roll is a type of savoury pastry very popular here in New Zealand as well as Australia. Basically it is sausage meat wrapped in puff pastry then baked until golden brown. Its origin is most probably British but a lot can debate that it might be the Greeks or Romans as there is no … Continue reading »
Pavlova is a type of meringue dessert topped with cream along with different fruits such as kiwifruit, passionfruit and strawberries. The base looks like a normal meringue but the similarity stops there as pavlovas are defined by it’s crispy shell and soft and moist marshmallow-like centre. This dessert is a Kiwi creation attributed to a … Continue reading »
I know this seems to be a weird and interesting combination but yes its true there is something like a cheese and sake tasting at least here in Auckland New Zealand. I also heard that this contrasting combination of East and West is gaining popularity across the globe so I consider myself to be lucky … Continue reading »
Several weeks ago our office held a conference together with some team building activity in a beautiful location in Matakana, it was a good 2 day event where we had planned, brainstormed and most important of all have fun. The activities involved are some team building exercise where we solve several puzzles, do some archery, … Continue reading »
Before the only mussel dish I know of was the Tinolang Tahong and Baked Tahong but when I set foot here in New Zealand I was introduced with this simple yet lovely appetizer called marinated mussels. It is a dish where mussels is marinated in a spice infused lemon and olive oil, served cold this … Continue reading »
Yes, I know it’s early for this post and it’s not also recipe but don’t panic as we will have two posts for today: one is for this review and another for our food recipe post. I already had several reviews before but I think this feature will be a mainstay at Ang Sarap apart from … Continue reading »
Its Anzac Day today a national day in Australia and New Zealand commemorated every 25th of April in remembrance and honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) who fought at Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. In this remembrance we will be making some Anzac biscuits a dish that … Continue reading »
Fourth day and you might have some leftover mussels from yesterday, if there is well you can make some fritters out of it but if not feel free to buy some fresh ones. Fritters, frytors or frytos can be sweet (fruit & nuts) or savoury (cheese, fish, vegetables) and history suggests that it existed and … Continue reading »
Whitebait fritters is a dish which is basically an omelette made out of whitebait and eggs. But what is whitebait? Whitebait is a collective term for the immature fish (newly hatched) usually from the species galaxias or inanga, typically harvested when they are between 25 to 50 mm long using a fine mesh. Whitebait is very … Continue reading »
Fish and chips is a very popular dish that originated in the United Kingdom, now a popular take-away food in countries with English origin such as New Zealand, Australia, US, Canada, Scotland and Ireland. A deep fried fish dish which is typically made out of white fish like cod or haddock; commonly it is accompanied … Continue reading »
