New Zealand

===Cuisine===
{{Main|New Zealand cuisine}}
[[File:Hangi_ingredients.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Raw meat and vegetables|Ingredients to be prepared for a [[hāngī]]]]

The national cuisine has been described as [[Pacific Rim]], incorporating the native [[Māori cuisine]] and diverse culinary traditions introduced by settlers and immigrants from Europe, Polynesia, and Asia.<ref name="cuisine">{{cite web |title=New Zealand Cuisine |work=New Zealand Tourism Guide |publisher=[[Tourism New Zealand]] |date=January 2016 |url= http://www.tourism.net.nz/new-zealand/nz/cuisine-and-dining |access-date=4 January 2016}}</ref> New Zealand yields produce from land and sea—most crops and livestock, such as maize, potatoes and pigs, were gradually introduced by the early European settlers.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Petrie |first1=Hazel |chapter=Kai Pākehā – Introduced foods |chapter-url= https://teara.govt.nz/en/kai-pakeha-introduced-foods |title=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |access-date=27 June 2017 |date=November 2008}}</ref> Distinctive ingredients or dishes include [[lamb and mutton|lamb]], salmon, {{lang|mi|[[kōura]]}} (crayfish),<ref>{{cite book |last1=Whaanga |first1=Mere |chapter=Mātaitai – Shellfish gathering |chapter-url= https://teara.govt.nz/en/mataitai-shellfish-gathering/page-6 |title=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |date=June 2006 |access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref> [[Bluff oyster]]s, [[whitebait]], {{lang|mi|[[pāua]]}} (abalone), mussels, scallops, {{lang|mi|[[Paphies australis|pipi]]}} and {{lang|mi|[[tuatua]]}} (types of New Zealand shellfish),<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Shellfish |chapter-url= http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/shellfish |title=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |access-date=29 August 2016}}</ref> {{lang|mi|[[kūmara]]}} (sweet potato), [[kiwifruit]], [[tamarillo]], and [[Pavlova (cake)|pavlova]] (considered a national dessert).<ref>{{cite book |last=Burton |first=David |chapter=Cooking – Cooking methods |chapter-url= http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/cooking/page-2 |title=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |date=September 2013 |access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="cuisine" /><!--Second source references ingredients--> A [[hāngī]] is a traditional Māori method of cooking food using heated rocks buried in a pit oven; still used for large groups on special occasions,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Satyanand |first1=Anand |title=Hangi for Prince William |date=17 January 2010 |url= https://gg.govt.nz/publications/hangi-prince-william |publisher=Office of the [[Governor-General of New Zealand]] |access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref> such as ''[[tangihanga]]''.<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Māori foods – kai Māori |chapter-url= http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/maori-foods-kai-maori/page-4 |title=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |last1=Royal |first1=Charles |last2=Kaka-Scott |first2=Jenny |date=September 2013 |access-date=1 September 2016}}</ref>