nourish waikato winter 2011

Issue no. 4, Winter 2011

www.nourishmagazine.co.nzFresh local flavour

WAIKATO, NZ

We visit the delicious Coromandel Smoking CoMPANY

We review our 100 mile

diet challenge

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Intro Issue 4 Welcome

I recently saw a story on Chinas exploding melons. It appears that some

Chinese farmers have been feeding their melons with growth hormones,

and with disastrous effects. Sadly this is only another example of the

poor practices and scandals that have been exposed in China. It follows

discoveries of the heavy metal cadmium in rice, toxic melamine in milk,

arsenic in soy sauce, bleach in mushrooms, and the detergent borax in

pork, added to make it resemble beef.

Dont think that food scandals in China are of any relevance to you?

Then think again! Ever seen on a label made from NZ and imported

ingredients? So where were they imported from? Should you as the

consumer not have the right to know? Do you buy name brands from well

known New Zealand companies believing you are buying New Zealand

products? It may pay to check. Do a quick scan of the food in your pantry,

check the labels and see what you find.

During April we embarked on an experiment where we enlisted the help

of some Nourish readers and attempted to only eat food grown and

produced within a 100 mile radius of where we lived. You can read all

about it on page 18 Although the 100 mile diet is a very extreme way

to live your life it forced us to ask the question, where does our food

come from?

I discovered living in the Waikato was a major advantage. We live in a

rich and fertile area where there is a vast array of foods being produced.

From wine to milk, potatoes to blueberries, cheese to lamb, its all on our

doorstep. In this edition we celebrate this wealth of Fresh Local Flavour.

On page 20 we meet a family that are fourth generation farmers in the

Waikato who are making it easier for you to get export quality beef and

lamb by delivering it to your door.

We also have on page 23 a great article on a local wine maker, Rainer

Eschenbruch. Then on page 22 we talk to Chris and Hayley Scott from

Zinc Cafe who are big promoters of eating locally. Plus on page 16 we

see all the great winter flavours available at our own Farmers markets. So

there really is no excuse not to get out there and discover some of the

wonderful food produced here in the Waikato. And feel free to tell us

about your own discoveries or favourite local producers.

Vicki & SherylCongratulations to our lucky Nourish subscribers, Marlene Lamb &

Colleen Laurson who won a copy of Country Cafes Waikato.

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Tulips Originally a wild flower from central Asia, tulips were cultivated by the Turks around 1000 AD. They got their English name from a corruption of the Turkish word for Turban. The Parrot Tulips, with frilly, striped petals are actually the result of a virus which was later cloned.

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ou pass the Coromandel Smoking Companys shop as

you drive into Coromandel town. During the summer

months this quaint shop is packed with everyone from

locals and regular holiday makers on the Coromandel,

to backpackers or day-trippers off the Auckland ferry. But some

of these people know there is more on offer here than just the

wonderful selection of smoked fish.

Aside from the various smoked fish products and other gourmet

goodies available at the shop the team at the Coromandel

Smoking Company can fillet and smoke your catch. So if you

never quite mastered the skill of filleting fish, but have had

a successful day on the water, this is where you come. We

regularly have people here on holiday and who want to take their

fish back to Aussie says Kevin. Once filleted and or smoked the

fish is vacuum packed and then quite safe to travel.

Bronwyn and Kevin Verner bought the Coromandel Smoking

Company about a year ago. These former dairy farmers had

bought a section in Coromandel and before they knew it had

swapped cows for fish quips Bronwyn. Depending on the

season the team consist of the Verners and six other staff. Fish

and mussels are smoked daily using predominantly Manuka

chips. The mussels and oysters are sourced locally but other fish

comes from Auckland and Tauranga. The salmon comes from

Marlborough. The Verners use New Zealand King Salmon as it

can get to them within 24 hours. And salmon is getting more

and more popular according to Kevin with them selling anywhere

from 30-50 kilos of it a week.

But the biggest seller Bronwyn tells me is the garlic smoked

mussels. There are in fact 9 different flavours of smoked mussels

on offer plus over 10 different types of smoked fish. Add to this

their own range of pats, chowder and smoked fish pie.

The Coromandel Smoking Companys products are available

from as far afield as Hong Kong and Dunedin. But if you cant

make it there or Coromandel you are in luck as closer to home

they are available at the Green Grocer and Country Providore in Hamilton and the Good Food Trading Company in Mt Maunganui, plus some supermarkets.

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Serves 4-6

4 tbsp olive oil

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 small carrot, finely diced

Zest of 1 lemon

150g rindless bacon, diced into 1cm cubes

4 medium-sized floury potatoes, peeled and diced into 2cm cubes

1 cups whole kernel corn

1 litre (4 cups) chicken stock

400g smoked kahawai, broken into bite sized pieces

cup cream

3 tbsp chopped parsley

Heat the oil over moderate heat in a large saucepan, Add the

garlic, onion, carrot, zest and bacon and fry gently without

browning until the