This was my find at the Food Show held in Auckland last weekend. It is a lemon Liqueur made in a similar style to the Italian Limoncello. Visit the web site of Lemon-z for the story on this New Zealand made limoncello. It has more lemons and less alcohol and the taste is smooooth.
I personally was a little disappointed with this years food show. Far too much processed foods. It seemed every second booth was either pesto or dukka. The Donna Hay and Geoff Scott demonstrations were both on at the same time on Thursday and I had to see Donna and miss Geoff. With Geoff's demo titled "Geoff Scott Goes Outside The Box With Vanilla" I was sorry to miss him. I would love to know how he uses vanilla in seafood and savoury dishes.
For the first time Fromage Du Nord were exhibiting. I went back for more than one sample of their washed rind cheese and I'm told it will soon be available in the supermarkets. It is possibly the only washed rind cheese in New Zealand now Puhoi Valley have stopped making one.
Another find were these Lico Olives imported from Puglia into New Zealand by Delmaine and available at the deli counter of your supermarket. They are very large with a buttery taste.
I can't find any information for Lico on Google but it sounds as if if these Cerignola olives may be the same thing.
Especially for those people living in Auckland I sampled the best apple juice in the world. It is not available in the shops but contact La Ronde Orchard (phone:094128150) for delivery to the workplace.
And finally for lovers of Blue Swimmer Crabs I tasted samples from Phillips Foods who are importing the crab meat from South East Asia into New Zealand. Their representative assures me the crabs are not farmed with large doses of antibiotics as some imported Asian prawns are.
