Australian and New Zealander meat pie is made with flaky pastry that is filled with gravy and minced meat. Of course, numerous variations exist, so the filling can also be made with onions, chicken and asparagus, mushrooms, cheese, crocodile meat, vegetables, or seafood.
There are also variations of meat pies such as party pies (tiny pies served to party guests) and the pie floater (a green pea soup with a pie floating on top of it). The concept of the pie traces way back to the Neolithic period, when barley, semolina, and grains were made into a paste, filled with honey and baked over hot coals.
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Kiwiburger is a hamburger consisting of a toasted bun that is sandwiched with a four-ounce (113 g) beef patty, fried egg, beetroot, grilled onions, and additional ingredients such as tomato, lettuce, cheese, mustard, and ketchup. The burger was an invention of Bryan Old who came up with it as a nostalgic take on the typical New Zealand hamburger of yesteryear, prior to the introduction of McDonald's to the New Zealand market in 1976.
Nowadays, Kiwiburger can be found in burger joints across the country.
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Boil-up is a unique Māori technique of preparing meat and vegetables by boiling them in a large pot filled with water. The choice of meat can be anything from pork, beef, and chicken to goat and lamb, but it should be cut into large chunks. Typical vegetables include watercress, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, and sweet potatoes known as kumara.
When served, boil-up looks like a thick soup or a thin stew.
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Possum stew is a dish traditionally associated with New Zealand. The animal is mainly wild-caught, skinned, and cleaned before it is cut into pieces and cooked alongside potatoes, carrots, onions, and various spices. Though it is traditionally prepared as a home-cooked meal, it is also found on the menus of local restaurants that serve it as an authentic delicacy.
The stew is usually accompanied by bread on the side.
Colonial goose is a dish from New Zealand that has been invented in the 19th century by British settlers in an attempt to reproduce meals from their homeland with ingredients that were available at their new place of living. Since goose was expensive and scarce, and lamb and mutton plentiful and abundant, available to every social class, the settlers would eat meat for almost every meal.
To prepare the goose lookalike, lamb or mutton leg is deboned and stuffed with a mixture of honey, dried apricots, breadcrumbs, and onions, then seasoned with parsley, thyme, or sage. The stuffed meat is then tied to resemble a goose, placed in a marinade based on red wine, and roasted in the oven for approximately two hours.
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