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Possible answers for changes over time in New Zealand could include:
| 1850 Pakeha Food | 1950 Pakeha Food |
| grow your own | corner dairy |
| buy flour, sugar in bulk | vegetable garden |
| no refrigeration | milk, bread, fish delivered |
| plain food - meat, vegetables, bread | fruit from own trees |
| bake own bread, biscuits | homemade biscuits, cakes |
| fruit from own trees | grocery shop for most foods |
| general stores in towns | refrigeration |
| recipes handed down | only takeaways - fish n chips |
| kill own meat in country | few hotels, restaurants |
| depended on Maori for much of their food | Women spent a great deal of time cooking |
| cooking - womens work | family meals together |
| coal range/wood range for cooking | recipe books sold |
"Attributes" of food in New Zealand today could include:
| 2001 Pakeha Food |
| variety of fast foods |
| frozen foods |
| convenience foods pre-packed |
| food from many cultures available |
| ethnic food stores and restaurants |
| recipes from TV, Internet |
| some vegetable gardens, most commercially grown |
| corner dairies replaced by service stations |
| supermarkets |
| 24 hour food places |
| eat on the run |
| heat 'n' eat - microwave cooking |
This list could also be used to make comparisons with ways in which food
features in other cultures today.
This material has been produced by UNITEC Institute of Technology
under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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