Culinary Discoveries.

Canada, despite being part of the commonwealth, didn't get nearly the British influence that New Zealand seems to have. Whether it be because of the American influence overriding the UK one; or maybe it's the distance and relative speed at which it became autonomous, but Canada's definitely missed out on a few delicious perks from the British lifestyle:

Savory Pies: Beef and mushroom, Beef and cheese, Mince, Curried Chicken... If you can make a stew out of it, you can bet someone's put it in some pastry. And damned if I won't eventually try each and every flavor. On top of being ridiculously easy to find and relatively inexpensive, they are tasty, filling and probably a billion calories per pie. What's not to love?

Fish and Chips: I think I can honestly say I've never experienced fish and chips anything like what I've had here. Granted, my few ventures into the world of deep fried fish in Canada weren't anything to write home about (in this case quite literally) but here... WOW! We had our first fush 'n' chups in Island Bay. It was piping hot, super fresh whitefish in a light, flaky batter, with more chips then we could possibly have eaten had we had 3 meals to do it in. Spray on the vinegar, Tomato Sauce (Ketsup being a completely unknown term here) and a little vinegar and bam. Greasy, deep fried goodness.

Not really of British origin, this one's pretty much uniquely New Zealand:

L&P: Good god this is good soda. "World Famous in New Zealand" is their slogan and they pretty much ham up the Kiwiana content to the max. Sweet As... (an expression quite common here) is the name of their Diet drink. L&P Stands for Lemon and Paeora which is kind of like calling a beer Barley and Moosejaw from where it might have been made. It's a weird carbonated lemonade like taste. hard to describe, but very very tasty.