What are the daily eating habits of New Zealanders?

Diet: New Zealanders are very keen on their food. They are very lucky to have all kinds of food. The mild climate enables all kinds of fruits or vegetables to grow and reproduce here. An economic country dominated by agricultural products means that beef, mutton, pork and chicken can be bought at reasonable prices. In addition, many international foods are imported to meet the habits and tastes of immigrants, especially those from Asia.

You can buy the food you need from monopoly food stores such as butcher shops, fish shops and fruit shops. There are all kinds of things in the supermarket, and they are cheap.

In the past, most New Zealanders ate at home and only went to restaurants on special holidays. However, with the rise of a large number of family-style and cheap small restaurants, this situation has changed, and it is not surprising that more and more families eat together. Market-based diet has also become popular in New Zealand. Some restaurants, coffee shops and bars located in secluded places have seats for customers to rest and eat on the roadside, which is unique.

New Zealanders like take-away fast food restaurants. Traditional takeout is fish and chips, and hamburgers and pies are also traditional snacks.

This situation has changed with the introduction of multinational fast food chains such as McDonald's, KFC and Wendy's. New Zealanders used to eat fast food only on Friday nights, but now they can eat hamburgers, fried chicken and chips almost any night. Fast food is usually cheap and convenient, but it is high in fat.

Traditionally, New Zealanders like lamb and mutton. Because the number of sheep is decreasing, other foods with high protein content are also favored. More and more New Zealanders change their habits and eat more chicken than mutton. If this trend continues, the proportion of eating chicken will exceed that of mutton and pork by the end of this century. However, protein, a non-meat food, is gradually becoming popular with the public. A traditional New Zealand meal includes a piece of meat (sheep, cow, pig or chicken), potatoes and two or three kinds of vegetables, such as green (broccoli), orange (carrot) and yellow (turnip). Barbecue dinner, with meat and vegetables in the oven, is usually eaten once a week, mostly on weekends.

Barbecues are very popular in summer, especially outdoors. Usually, barbecue food includes steak, sausage, potatoes and salad. However, innovative chefs try grilled fish, shellfish (shrimp is especially popular), kebabs and chicken.

New Zealanders' taste preferences have changed significantly in recent years and become more and more particular. Because travel-loving New Zealanders travel overseas, try many new foods and introduce them back to China. New Zealanders like to entertain relatives and friends, and you will also be invited to a friend's house for a meal, usually a barbecue in summer. Most guests also need to provide a dish, such as salad or some meat (steak or sausage), and bring their own beer or wine. If the host expects the guest to bring a dish, he usually tells the guest what kind of dish to bring at the same time.

Another popular form of entertainment is parties, usually for celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, moving or just having fun for friendship. At such parties, wine and desserts are often used to entertain guests.

Dinner parties are usually more formal, and the host sits at the table to prepare the menu. However, it is not common for the host to entertain guests in the restaurant, unless it is a business banquet or wedding banquet. If you are invited to eat in a restaurant together, you usually go Dutch. When attending a dinner party, it is best to bring a bottle of wine or a simple gift to the host. If you don't know the kind of wine, you can ask the wine seller directly. New Zealand has an advanced brewing industry, producing some high-quality wines, especially white wines. Usually New Zealanders don't like liqueur unless it is used with dessert, which is not common. New Zealanders also like to drink beer and spirits. Similarly, you can discuss with your host to get clear instructions. If your host doesn't like drinking, it's very impolite for you to bring your own wine unless you know them well or they suggest you bring it. However, most New Zealanders do like drinking! In restaurants with liquor licenses or restaurants marked BYO, people who drink can be seen everywhere. Bring your own drinks. Restaurants with liquor licenses usually sell beer, wine and spirits, while BYO restaurants allow customers to bring their own wine, and some restaurants have both licenses. However, licensed restaurants are often more expensive than BYO restaurants.