AFAIU: 1) western cuisine is pretty beige and uninspiring. 2) 'western' as done in Singapore coffee shops is not-great more due to the low cost than anything else.
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Tbh my 'go to' example of NZ cuisine is "fish and chips". Probably the most culturally unique is "hangi".
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I guess "popular in NZ" would count too. I never liked ANZAC biscuits. But I can't find "German/Belgium biscuits" here. Nor things like gingernuts, lamingtons.
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I knew them as "Belgium biscuits". Apparently they used to be called German biscuits until WWII.
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Sadly, it's a myth that due to timezones, NZ declared war on Nazi Germany before Britain did.
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Lamington = once sponge cake has gone dry, then cut it up + dip it in icing, dessicated coconut. It's great.
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Shephard's pie is also a dish I haven't seen outside of NZ. ... It's beef mince (+ carrot/celery/onion) with mashed potato on top.
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I miss it so much now that you’ve mentioned it. I think some families in Malaysia know about it and cook it? My mum used to make it when I was younger. It’s British in origin, isn’t it?
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I'd think it's British in origin. Either through M'sia being commonwealth, or through that time Kiwis + Aussies fought off communism in M'sia
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Apparently I'm uncultured and Shephard's = lamb, Cottage = beef
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