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Pipiriki House menu, 1913

Pipiriki House was a popular tourist hotel on the banks of the Whanganui River in the early 20th century. This is a menu from February 1913. Dishes included salmon au gratin, fricassee lamb's tongues, sucking pig with apple sauce and plum pudding with brandy sauce.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

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Perrin Rowland, Restaurants and food outlets – Liquor licensing and dining out, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/zoomify/39588/pipiriki-house-menu-1913 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Perrin Rowland, published 30 November 2012.