Food pic from NZ

Today I was introduced to my very first Kiwiberry! As you can see, my friend looks exactly like a kiwi, and in fact tastes exactly like one too, with a slight floral taste, all in the size slightly bigger than an Aussie $2 coin. Now if I can just get my hands on a grape the size of a kiwi.....

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Edit: Also on my berry wishlist is the South American pineberry, recently stocked by the UK supermarket chain Waitrose. It is said to "combine the shape and texture of a strawberry with a flavour and smell closer to that of a pineapple". The berries were almost extinct at one stage, and now retail for £3.99 for a 125g punnet, thanks to the Dutch. Anyone keen to import to NZ?

Foodie picture of the day

by TP Big Brother

I wish I had the tenacity to carry my camera everywhere, and the tolerance to put up with the brick in my pocket. Unfortunately I don't have either. But if you can put up with my incredibly horrendous picture quality and photo taking, you might appreciate the following.

So picture this. Morning tea at work. A mushroom on a plate. It looked EXACTLY like a button mushroom - white flesh with a dusted dirt cap and black underside.

When I looked closer, it looked like fake foam mushroom. I picked it up.

The dusted cap was cocoa powder, the black underside was chocolate, and the white button mushroom flesh was a cleverly sculpted meringue.

Strangely, this clever little work of art has made my work-day-on-a-long-weekend a little less painful. Enjoy!


(Again sorry for the picture quality - phone cam was best I could do)