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Story: Food

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Meat

  3. Fish and seafood

  4. Dairy products

  5. Cereals

  6. Vegetables

  7. Fruit

  8. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Meat

Meat for breakfast

Meat for breakfast

Interior of a butcher's shop, 1910

Interior of a butcher's shop, 1910 (1st of 2)

Colonial goose

Colonial goose (2nd of 2)

Sausage sizzle

Sausage sizzle

Roast chicken

Roast chicken

Vegetarian supermarket, Timaru

Vegetarian supermarket, Timaru

From page 2 - Fish and seafood

Fish and chips at the rugby, 1950

Fish and chips at the rugby, 1950

New Zealand fish species poster, 1977

New Zealand fish species poster, 1977

No shortage of crayfish

No shortage of crayfish

Preparing scallops and pāua

Preparing scallops and pāua

From page 3 - Dairy products

Milking the house cow, early 1900s

Milking the house cow, early 1900s

Anchor butter poster, 1936

Anchor butter poster, 1936

Pasteurised milk poster, 1940s

Pasteurised milk poster, 1940s

Chesdale cheese print

Chesdale cheese print (1st of 2)

Different types of cheese

Different types of cheese (2nd of 2)

Ice cream treat, 1944

Ice cream treat, 1944

From page 4 - Cereals

Artisan bread

Artisan bread

Creamoata, the national breakfast

Creamoata, the national breakfast

Rice pudding

Rice pudding (1st of 2)

Sushi

Sushi (2nd of 2)

Wattie's spaghetti, 1972

Wattie's spaghetti, 1972

From page 5 - Vegetables

Pūhā, Nga Tapuwae College market, 1980

Pūhā, Nga Tapuwae College market, 1980

Kānga pirau – stinking corn

Kānga pirau – stinking corn

Vegetable seed packets, 1932

Vegetable seed packets, 1932

Newtown vege market, 2012

Newtown vege market, 2012

Cooking with coriander, 1998

Cooking with coriander, 1998

From page 6 - Fruit

Avocados

Avocados

Apples by the case, 1935

Apples by the case, 1935

Children eating fruit, 2007

Children eating fruit, 2007

How to cite this page:

David Burton, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/food/media (accessed 25 March 2023)

Story by David Burton, published 5 Sep 2013

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