OHbaby! Forums : Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:44:22 +0000 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:52:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=7913 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : Amen, sister!!!! ]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344582&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344582 Author: BabyKiwi
Subject: 7913
Posted: 04 April 2008 at 2:52pm

Amen, sister!!!!]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:52:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344582&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344582 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : Hula Hoops are round they&#039;re...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344568&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344568 Author: tishy
Subject: 7913
Posted: 04 April 2008 at 2:34pm

Hula Hoops are round they're staying round and they'll be around forever!!

Please tell me someone else remembers this]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:34:40 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344568&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344568 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : Salt and vinegar hula hoops! They...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344557&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344557 Author: BabyKiwi
Subject: 7913
Posted: 04 April 2008 at 2:25pm

Salt and vinegar hula hoops! They rock!!]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:25:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344557&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344557 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : OOOOh Hula HOOPS now i&#039;M...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344331&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344331 Author: Redbedrock
Subject: 7913
Posted: 04 April 2008 at 10:35am

OOOOh Hula HOOPS now i'M HUNGRY "(AND HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAPS LOCK)]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:35:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344331&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344331 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : Heheheh thanks for bumping for...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344273&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344273 Author: MummyFreckle
Subject: 7913
Posted: 04 April 2008 at 9:46am

Heheheh thanks for bumping for me! I pulped the bag and stuck them in the freezer, dont think he is quite ready for them yet, but will try in a month or so. Interestingly I am not a huge fan of fejoas but I love the 42Below Fejoa vodka!!

I am an import too, but I have been here 17 years (apart from my 3 year OE back home!!) and there are still so many things I miss!! I am partial to HulaHoops though!!
We went to the Kiwi Kitchen for our leaving dinner when we left London, and I wasnt overly impressed with it to be honest. We also went to Peter Gordons restaurant in Marylebone (The Providores) and they had better kiwi food (a bit quirkier but nicer) like hokey pokey ice cream!

]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:46:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344273&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344273 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : A trip down memory lane!! There...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344226&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344226 Author: BabyKiwi
Subject: 7913
Posted: 04 April 2008 at 9:11am

A trip down memory lane!!

There are lots of other stuff I miss but hey, we get the food hamper at xmas with some of the stuff we miss!!

Sorry for hijacking your thread!! ]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:11:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344226&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344226 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : haha! A friend called over yesterday...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344205&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344205 Author: tishy
Subject: 7913
Posted: 04 April 2008 at 8:45am

haha! A friend called over yesterday with a packet of McVities Chocolate Digestives mmmmmm

And I just got another installment of Taytos and Tea bags from home also.

Must get some Jaffa cakes brought over with the next visitors!

ETA: Based on the fact that it'll probably be sooner (June) that I'll get a visitor from Ireland than when I'll have time to get into the shop

Edited by tishy]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:45:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344205&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344205 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : ..........Mmmmmmm Irn Bru Tizer Jaffa...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344202&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344202 Author: Redbedrock
Subject: 7913
Posted: 04 April 2008 at 8:40am

..........Mmmmmmm Irn Bru
Tizer
Jaffa cakes
Walkers Crisps............
Oooh sorry, it's been a while, must get down to the British shop in Taranaki St]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:40:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344202&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344202 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : Kiwikid, you are not mad at all!...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344191&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344191 Author: BabyKiwi
Subject: 7913
Posted: 04 April 2008 at 8:29am

Kiwikid, you are not mad at all! I'm like RedBedRock, I'm a foreigner too, hail from the bonnie land of Scotland. I went into the supermarket a couple of months ago and they are selling a drink called "Irn Bru" well I just about died and went to heaven!! I love the stuff but struggled to get it here! Mind you the distance might have something to do with it!

I couldn't believe it!! So bought a couple of bottles and enjoyed drinking them very much!!! Now I am just waiting for other stuff to arrive....

I love kumara, haven't tried feijoa yet but will have to investigate!]]> Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:29:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344191&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344191 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : Oooooh I&#039;m just the oposite,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344136&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344136 Author: kiwikid
Subject: 7913
Posted: 03 April 2008 at 11:14pm

Oooooh I'm just the oposite, we've been in the UK for 5 yrs now and I was so ridiculously excited when we went to a restaurant called The Kiwi Kitchen in Fulham a few mths back cos they had Feijoa's on the menu - the chef (taranki lad) imports them himself, heavens above they were soooooooooooooooooooooooo yummy!!!!! I asked for some extra feijoa on my Apple and Feijoa tart, expecting it stewed or something and ended up with a whole feijoa to take home... at £2.50!!!! Thats like $7 for ONE FEIJOA!!!!! Needless to say I treasured it, sniffed it constantly on the way home and saved the skins til they went brown. I must have looked mad sniffing my empty feijoa skins but man it was worth it!!!!

Edited by kiwikid]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:14:18 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=344136&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#344136 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : Bump for SimSam ]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=342696&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#342696 Author: Redbedrock
Subject: 7913
Posted: 02 April 2008 at 7:12pm

Bump for SimSam]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:12:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=342696&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#342696 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : ErinsMama wrote:*hops in the...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=154075&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#154075 Author: Spudling
Subject: 7913
Posted: 02 June 2007 at 1:37pm

Originally posted by ErinsMama ErinsMama wrote:

*hops in the car and heads west*


Jacquie, I'm already there, had to hire a helicopter to beat you though]]> Sat, 02 Jun 2007 13:37:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=154075&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#154075 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : *hops in the car and heads west*...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=154017&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#154017 Author: Guests
Subject: 7913
Posted: 02 June 2007 at 11:12am

*hops in the car and heads west* ]]> Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:12:52 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=154017&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#154017 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : we have a feijoa TREE as big as...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153988&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153988 Author: Two Blondinis
Subject: 7913
Posted: 02 June 2007 at 9:58am

we have a feijoa TREE as big as the house. My first year here there were new and nice, second, third, fouth years etc the very smell makes me gag

So if anyone wants any come help yourself ]]> Sat, 02 Jun 2007 09:58:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153988&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153988 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : I AM A KIWI AND I HATE FEIJOAS....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153775&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153775 Author: lizzle
Subject: 7913
Posted: 01 June 2007 at 4:52pm

I AM A KIWI AND I HATE FEIJOAS. ick ick ick. we have three ginormous trees and I collected them and gavce them away to pratcially everyone I knew. foul tasting things. did invent a nice walnut and feija cake though that was lovely]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:52:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153775&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153775 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : Redbedrock wrote: I guess I...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153770&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153770 Author: Spudling
Subject: 7913
Posted: 01 June 2007 at 4:46pm

Originally posted by Redbedrock Redbedrock wrote:


I guess I will never get a kiwi passport will I?


You will be struggling, I believe there are a few questions in your application form re your likings of fejoas and the likes
Just like in the UK passport application forms we had to prove we could call pants trousers and soccer football with no hessitation and drink warm flat beer and enjoy it
]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:46:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153770&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153770 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : Spudling wrote:Oh Claire, how...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153727&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153727 Author: Redbedrock
Subject: 7913
Posted: 01 June 2007 at 3:58pm

Originally posted by Spudling Spudling wrote:

Oh Claire, how can you be living here for 3.5 years and still not like fejoas and kumera!

Sorry I've tried them in muffins, with ginger, stewed, raw, chopped up really small so I don't know they are in it, and I can pick up feijoa at a hundred paces.
I guess I will never get a kiwi passport will I?]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:58:18 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153727&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153727 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : Oh Claire, how can you be living...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153565&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153565 Author: Spudling
Subject: 7913
Posted: 01 June 2007 at 10:08am

Oh Claire, how can you be living here for 3.5 years and still not like fejoas and kumera!
i lived in London for 6 years and missed my fejoas so much. The last two years I've been home I have just gone overboard on eating them when they are in season.
Have you tried the pasionfruit, it is a bit different to the passionfruit over there and also very very yummy.
Sweet potato is pretty close to kumera....but not quite

Glad you enjoy living here, I loved my time in the UK nad would still be there if it wasn't for a slight mishap in the bedroom with DH that turned into a DD!]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2007 10:08:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153565&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153565 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : i grew up eating stewed feijoas...YUMMY... as...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153455&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153455 Author: Bombshell
Subject: 7913
Posted: 31 May 2007 at 10:37pm

i grew up eating stewed feijoas...YUMMY...

as for kumara - there are so many differnt types but i am a yellow / golden kumara girl!]]> Thu, 31 May 2007 22:37:44 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153455&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153455 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : LOL Claire ]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153438&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153438 Author: Kels
Subject: 7913
Posted: 31 May 2007 at 9:48pm

LOL Claire ]]> Thu, 31 May 2007 21:48:15 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153438&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153438 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : busymum wrote:I&#039;ve tried...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153431&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153431 Author: Redbedrock
Subject: 7913
Posted: 31 May 2007 at 9:41pm

Originally posted by busymum busymum wrote:

I've tried so many ways to get DH to like kumara and it never works! )

Hmm kumara's another one, we never had them at home and I can't get my head round them either]]> Thu, 31 May 2007 21:41:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153431&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153431 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : Mmmmmm stewed feijoas - yummmmmm....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153420&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153420 Author: Leish
Subject: 7913
Posted: 31 May 2007 at 9:13pm

Mmmmmm stewed feijoas - yummmmmm. ]]> Thu, 31 May 2007 21:13:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153420&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153420 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : You can stew them for a crumble/sponge...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153409&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153409 Author: busymum
Subject: 7913
Posted: 31 May 2007 at 8:57pm

You can stew them for a crumble/sponge pudding or put them in muffins... you might like them that way? (But don't quote me. I've tried so many ways to get DH to like kumara and it never works! )]]> Thu, 31 May 2007 20:57:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153409&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153409 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : Cool thats what i needed to know,...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153321&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153321 Author: Redbedrock
Subject: 7913
Posted: 31 May 2007 at 5:25pm

Cool thats what i needed to know, I can chuck them in the freezer and then hope in a few months time that Fay doesn't develop her mothers picky food habbits, hopefully she will be like her dad who is a human dustbin.
and yep I'm a foreigner but don't really feel like one now, only about things like Feijoas. Moved over from England about 3 and half years ago and haven't regerettd it for a moment

Edited by Redbedrock]]> Thu, 31 May 2007 17:25:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153321&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153321 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : Stew them whole, then freeze....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153317&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153317 Author: Glow
Subject: 7913
Posted: 31 May 2007 at 5:17pm

Stew them whole, then freeze. Puree once defrosted, as they tend to go slushy.
I'd wait til 2nd stage to introduce to your lil one b/c they are acidic or whatever
]]> Thu, 31 May 2007 17:17:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153317&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153317 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : ErinsMama wrote:...... and...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153315&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153315 Author: Maya
Subject: 7913
Posted: 31 May 2007 at 5:10pm

Originally posted by ErinsMama ErinsMama wrote:

...... and I didn't know you were a foreigner too!? (until now that is!)

Me neither - and Jax is right, they are a second/third stage food, but no reason why they wouldn't freezefor later on
]]> Thu, 31 May 2007 17:10:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153315&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153315 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : ...... and I didn&#039;t know...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153304&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153304 Author: Guests
Subject: 7913
Posted: 31 May 2007 at 5:02pm

...... and I didn't know you were a foreigner too!? (until now that is!)

Edited by ErinsMama]]> Thu, 31 May 2007 17:02:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153304&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153304 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : You could puree them and freeze...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153301&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153301 Author: Guests
Subject: 7913
Posted: 31 May 2007 at 5:00pm

You could puree them and freeze them, but as far as I know they recommend waiting until 8-9 months for feijoas.]]> Thu, 31 May 2007 17:00:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153301&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153301 <![CDATA[Kiwi food knowledge for a foreigner : My friend came to stay this week...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153261&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153261 Author: Redbedrock
Subject: 7913
Posted: 31 May 2007 at 3:45pm

My friend came to stay this week and bought all sorts of goodies from her organic garden so I have been busy making baby food all afternoon, but I have a silly question.
Other than the fact I can't stand them, I don't know much about Feijoas, (they never made it to the UK for some reason) but can I make them into a puree for a first stage food for Fay? Otherwise they will just rot in the fridge until I chuck them out]]> Thu, 31 May 2007 15:45:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7913&PID=153261&title=kiwi-food-knowledge-for-a-foreigner#153261