@@GlobetrottingBrock I basically sat there till after midnight watching your videos, I couldnt stop, my hubby came and dragged me to bed. It is so good to see the real NZ as we kiwis experience it. Especially in a real life, simple way. No ceremoney or fake bull#@$%. A lot of kiwis never get to do the expensive touristy things that are often portrayed, but the stuff you show is what most of us can relate to. Keep up the great work.
A British UA-camr and his wife came to New Zealand and the wife ordered fish and chips for lunch. She leaned over to her British husband and said " I think New Zealand makes fish and chips better than England where they were invented." Her husband looked down sad and said "Yeah I Know".
The main difference is that they cook the fish and chips when you order it in NZ, while in the UK it's generally pre-cooked, sitting in a vat. The NZ fish is nicer as well for some reason.
It's the same story in Australia. NZ and Australian seafood tends to be much, much, better than the UK. I suspect it's a combination of very fresh local fish, Australian sunflower oil at exactly the right temperature, a well made beer batter and chefs who really care about the overall quality 👍
Dunno why, but your videos make me smile. So sick of fake people making fake videos. Yours are so good, could you be the only normal person on UA-cam? You'd make a great kiwi, you seem pretty laid back. Thanks for your content.
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for showing off my beautiful country. It’s also obvious you’re making an effort on the pronunciation around Paua. Keep doing your thing brother 💪🏾
My ex and I had Paua fritters just out of Wellington, I quite liked it but it made my ex retch so I ate his fritter as well. They are super dark. I didn’t have abad meal or coffee anywhere in NZ. They were all great. I have my fave fishnchip shops around me here in Aust. but you need to know the area.
The paua fritters I’ve had in nz are digesting especially when you can get the real thing but to be fair it looked like it really had a lot of minced paua in it
Cannot stop making comments only this night is my first watching you.But you are a breath of fresh air to my soul. Thanks so much for your channel I like
@@megandunell399@megandunell399 Now, did we all forget that Kiwi original... the Fried Moro Bar!!!!! Those were special, but only back when Cadbury made the Moro Bar in Dunedin...
Ok guys, this is just getting a bit out of control now. This escalated fast. We started with a pineapple ring, now we are talking banana fritters and ice-cream.
When visiting NZ from Perth, Australia in the late 1960s I made the mistake of ordering an Australian-sized ($1) serve of chips. Needed both arms to carry away the HUGE bundle - enough to feed at least a family of 5 - and they were magnificent.
Mate no worries fish n chips are a eat with hands meal. By the way you are in Wellington during Winter, yup it rains. Get ready for July/ August wet and cold, just remember you can't beat Wellington on a good day. Keep up the videos Brock we will make a Kiwi out of you eventually.
Have good Wellington friends who spent a year overseas for work. When they came back they said, that the wellington saying about a good day is now Bollocks, way over-rated,, and they are parochial.
@@grunta64 Yep, always has been a jest at the reality that the best days in Wellington aren't really all that, but you get the odd stunner that makes it all worth it haha.
I'd definitely be keen to hear your thoughts on New Zealand ice cream. I know it's winter but Kiwis do ice cream year round are the world's largest consumers of ice cream (8 gallons per person). In Wellington, Duck Island on Cuba Street is hand's down the most popular spot for ice cream, followed by Kaffee Eis which does gelato. For maximum flavour options, I'd recommend getting a Flight (8 flavours) from Duck Island or a half litre (4 flavours) from Kaffee Eis. 🙏
Initially I was surprised about the prices. But then I saw what you got for your money. The serving of snapper (fish) was really big. The Paua (abalone) patty was full of the meat, and large to generous. Both are expensive in NZ. So I think you got a great deal. I wish I was in Karori, Wellington to check a similar meal out!!!! Some fish and chip outfits put very little Paua into their patty's..... your Paua patty looked like a luxury patty. Also, they do have Paua (abalone) in the southern areas of Australia. I don't know if they feature them in fish and chip shops tho......
Where most cooks make a mistake with pineapple fritters is they use canned pineapple, but if you get a dead ripe pineapple peel it and cut a good thick chunk, the fritter will be amazing. You can even make pineapple chunks deep fried in batter, that you can make bit sized!
Hey Tom, try the Duck Island icecream shop in Cuba Street in Wellington. My recommendation would be Boysenberry Cheesecake. Soooo good!! They give you free tastings. Also in Hamilton and two stores in Auckland.
Dad & I were keen fishermen in the 60’s .. we used to get an assortment of reef fish, snapper, sweet lip, red rock cod, squire, in winter we went fishing for whiting, beautiful sweet fish, we would catch between 50 & 100 (big job scaling, gutting & filleting) but the were delicious fried in egg & bread crumbs. The best fish I ever had was Perl Perch ❤. I’m 72 now & finding it harder & harder to get nice F&C now in Australia.😔
That’s a good fritter, they have obviously got a fresh source for all their seafood, I’m from Wellington but live in Auckland now, that pāua is def $13 on todays market sadly inflation has robbed the youth of their fish and chips we used to get 5 potatoe fritters for 10c back in the day after swimming we’d walk home from swimming in the freezing cold and spend our train fare on potatoe fritters as they were more filling than chips. You are doing such a great job sourcing good places and I love you googled picnic table, am going to start doing that too. ❤
Paua is Abalone. It's actually endangered in California (or it was) and really fancy chefs are only allowed to harvest a couple a year. You can get it canned but it's bleached, processed, and often from places where the water quality isn't as good. You got to try the real thing. Also, the mayo you get in NZ is sweeter than US mayo, so if the sweeter mayo was used in making the tarter sauce that would be the reason for the different flavour.
Well I'm a New Zealander and I have eaten quite a lot of Fish and Chips meals over the 80 years here in NZ, but I must concede, that when I worked in Grand Prairie in Texas USA back in the late 1990s - 2000, I use to go a Captain "D" Fish and Chip shop and get some Fish and Chips for my lunch meal once a week. They too put the Fish and Chips into a box and I use to walk back to work to eat it, they were great Fish and Chips and I enjoyed them very much indeed.
Did you ever try The Hamburger Cafe, Timaru near the Caroline Bay area in the 50s? Us kids would go in after the Saturday flicks and get 6d worth of f & c, and quite a decent lot at that, although I suspect that the fish was thinly sliced kingfish!
In Dunedin, it was the "Best Cafe" down by the Court House... Many an eloquent and occasionally irreverent lawyer graced that place at least once. My last Bluff Oyster meal was consumed there... a full dozen with "Maori Gravy? with a dash from a bottle of James Watties tomato sauce!!!!
As a kiwi had a different experience when I went to a fish and chip shop in Perth Australia and they asked me if I wanted gravy on my F&C’s. It was nice
Aussie here nearly dinner time watching an American eating NZ Fish and Chips! Am drooling.. I have been to NZ many times and yeah their food is so good! 😋
As a kiwi in Asia, the tartare sauce here is almost always too sweet. If I get a good one though, I think it compliments the fish and chips. This obviously wasn't good.
excellent video mate glad you love our fish n chips !, the Paua is expensive to purchase as is why its expensive to buy as a fast food, looked amazing though...and no one is mentioning the stunning background of kiwi bush !!..love my country :)
When ordering chips you can order them the way you like them. If you like them super crispy just ask for 'extra crispy' or 'extra fry time'. Some people like them soft (strange) so ask for them soft.
Excellent value for money. I paid $7:50 for a tiny piece of fish well under half the size of the piece you got at 2 different shops in New Zealand. So $19 for a massive piece of fish, a big scoop of chips, and coleslaw makes me green with envy.
Kiwi living in Australia and you have me craving Deep Fried Oysters! Used to get them with our fish and chips when we were children and they would burst in your mouth with juice and flavour!! Grooooan!
If you're in the Hutt Valley, Harbour City Seafoods in the Maungaraki shops is widely regarded as one of the best in Wellington. Recently sold by the long time owners but the new owners were taught by them and seem to have learned the way to do it.
As a kid in Western Australia we had a fish and chip shop in the neighbourhood owned by an English family. They called them potato fritters. I would later find other shop's calling them potato cakes.
I'm glad you got the actual paua flesh in your paua fritter. It's something i wouldn't order again. It might just have been the Chinese fish and chip shops I've ordered them from but 99.99 percent of the time you won't get the paua flesh. Usually you get paua gut bag we call the Hua or pear that's been sitting in their freezer longer than they need to be because no one orders them for that reason. A lot of us eat the Hua from the paua but if it's not fresh it's not even worth it.
Hey bro. Juat watching your video of you trying the fish and chips. I appreciate your honest reviews. Also paua is the maori word for abalone. They have MASSIVE Abalone in America. All i wanted to say. Love the videos bro
I'm personally not a fan of paua, but lots of friends love it, glad to see your paua fritter was a good one. Battered mussels, now that I can get behind 100%. Hopefully you're around for whitebait season, then you can have a completely different fish and chip shop experience.
You’re the first person I’ve seen eat fnc with a fork… was a lil outta place BUT glad you got to enjoy some kiwi delicacies! Also, top points for the pronunciation of Pāua!!!
Cool video! The main reason why Pāua is expensive; Is because of supply & demand. We treat it more of a luxury treat item, much like Bluff oysters. Many jewelers also use the shells for necklaces or wristband bangles. However, it is more frequently used by traditional Māori carvers to depict eyes in the faces of sculptures. I use the shells as a soap-holder for the bathroom basin ;)
As a local to the area, can I give u the bakery and the combo to order from? It’s in Porirua which is the hood of the whole Wellington area, go to the Waitangirua Bakery and order a Filled Roll (Chicken is my preference), Pizza Stick (Warm), Pork and Egg pastry, Steak and Cheese pie. And also get a custard pie and a tray of coconut buns (Panipopo) for the sweet side. All I’m going to say is it’s a 20/10 feed that u will be thanking me later for. Go during the morning preferably
surprising to hear an american say something is too sweet. Glad you love our fish and chips. Couldnt get a decent fish supper in UK! We are spoiled in NZ pineapple fritter my fave
if your having trouble finding paua in the usa? its called abalone. and kumara is sweet potato. get a chance to eat fried bread. its made with potato flour.
The paua is harder to get it with fishing restrictions -it has always been more expensive as a special treat. Jewelery is made out of paua shell but the outside after polishing it.
I'm a local there, and can confirm it's very good - consistently quality seafood and chips cooked perfectly. Just watch out for the seagulls if you eat there on the wharf!
Lol at the wendys poster you got given that youve got up in your room. hopefully you can try it eventually and not just see it 😅 You got a good paua fritter there bro,a lot places do "fritters" but like batter with pieces of paua in it. Like a savory pancake basically.
Try a battered hot dog. Don’t be confused though. You have to ask if it’s a battered saveloy. Not a battered sausage or frankfurter but a battered saveloy. It’s really hard to find a shop that does good ones
Yeah, if you find a really good shop our fish and chips are amazing. We have different fish varieties in different parts of the country, and the best shops always have super fresh fish.
Wellington has many great places to eat. You should try R&S Noodle house and get a Mee goreng. Or go to Moera and get some famous ice cream. You’ll also find an award winning fish n chip shop in Moera to.
Australia and the UK (fish and chip shops are everywhere). You should try a Banana Fritter with honey and fresh whipped cream. There is a trick when cooking chips. Mild boiling the chips before frying. Add the chips to boiling water for 3 - 5 mins (depends on the thickness of the chips). The outside will be crisp and the inside will be light and fluffy. You can do the same process for Roast Spuds (boil 5 - 7 mins). It takes a little practice but when you nail it you will always have great chips and fantastic Roast Spuds.
There's a couple of places with mega burgers. They come in a large pizza box if you can imagine that and no you can't close the box as the burger is 75mm (3") high (approx). Try a fried banana (coated in breadcrumbs) with real cream and ice cream, it will make any one a fan as a dessert. Thnks from a kiwi for the great review and as for the paua fritter you have to know what your doing or it would be as tough a trying to eat the sole of a work boot 🙂
I tried Arthur Treachers "Best fish and chips in the world" while in the USA in 1981, and I'm still digesting the ghastly soggy chips. NZ do have the best "greasies" (as they are called in the best circles.)
We have some Abalone fisheries in Australia - mostly in Tasmania but the majority is exported to Asia where they pay a lot for it. It's not really a local thing. Maybe in high end seafood restaurants but never at a local takeaway. $13.50 sounds dirt cheap. I'm tempted to fly over just to try it.
Here in Western Australia we used to just take the abalone from the reefs at local beaches. Then an abalone ‘season’ restriction was introduced and I am not sure that locals are allowed to take them for free at all anymore
was teh weather more frisk than here in the states i saw your take off your from florida did you notice a huge difference? headed out to NZ in 2 months so was curious what the vibes like i know its gonna be leading inot summer when i go but it doesnt last very long from what i have heard
Imo there are two types of fish and chip shops in NZ. There are the fancy ones in a great location who cater to the trendy / more affluent and there are the ones in the suburbs who feed the masses on the regular. This second type can be hit and miss but we all know the good one in our locality. If you are in Auckland, roughly in the Airport vicinity, try Kiwi Takeaways on Puhinui Road in Papatoetoe. They are consistently good for fried foods, but their burgers are just OK. You will get Hoki and chips for well under $10. Snapper is available at a premium but reasonable cost and is excellent. Do not be afraid to try some foods from other cultures in the less affluent suburbs of Wellington - Porirua for example. Ask around and find some Island food outlets
If you are ever in Waikato go to Raglan to the Raglan Fish shop on the wharf - 92 Wallis Street, Raglan. Best ever fish and chips, fish fresh off the boat. Try their smoke fish pie, so yummy. Great vids btw. Lived in America for 1 year, they only had sweet pies, no mince etc pies. Friend in America couldn't believe NZers had savory pies lol.
Paua here is known as abalone in oz & usa. Paua fritters are usually pre-frozen & rubbery garbage or just terrible i.e not fresh. The best chips require the right type of potatoe & usually goes by the name of moon or it might be agira,they're usually for sale in june/july. Wash them, then slice with a knife to make chips, under no circumstances peel them as this is where the flavour is. Use a normal saucepan to deepfry in chefade or other fat,do use oil. You can grate a potatoe to create crisps to add to the pot. You'll never eat pre-cooked chips ever again. If you try them you'll understand. In reality making your own from actual whole potatoes & not peeling them is just superior. That goes for catching your own snapper & eating it same day.
In Kiwi takeaway shops, the food is cooked to order, when a customer buys it. The ingredients are sourced locally, so potatoes for chips are grown by local NZ farmers. Fish is bought wet, so is super fresh. Buns for burgers are usually bought that day, and salad ingredients are also bought fresh.
I lived in Karori many moons ago .... you picked one of the better fish and chip shops in Wellington. If you ever get the same chance in the South Island , check out the fish and chips in Kaikoura 🖤
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@@GlobetrottingBrock I basically sat there till after midnight watching your videos, I couldnt stop, my hubby came and dragged me to bed. It is so good to see the real NZ as we kiwis experience it. Especially in a real life, simple way. No ceremoney or fake bull#@$%. A lot of kiwis never get to do the expensive touristy things that are often portrayed, but the stuff you show is what most of us can relate to. Keep up the great work.
A British UA-camr and his wife came to New Zealand and the wife ordered fish and chips for lunch. She leaned over to her British husband and said " I think New Zealand makes fish and chips better than England where they were invented." Her husband looked down sad and said "Yeah I Know".
True bubs
Of course we do it's like a British assembled xj40 jag vs New Zealand assembled... It's the same just better!
The main difference is that they cook the fish and chips when you order it in NZ, while in the UK it's generally pre-cooked, sitting in a vat. The NZ fish is nicer as well for some reason.
It's the same story in Australia.
NZ and Australian seafood tends to be much, much, better than the UK.
I suspect it's a combination of very fresh local fish, Australian sunflower oil at exactly the right temperature, a well made beer batter and chefs who really care about the overall quality 👍
@@edwardfletcher7790As a proud Aussie I have to concede NZ does fish and chips way better than us!
If you are not consuming within minutes then rip a ventilation hole in the top to release the steam. Stops them from going soft and soggy.
True Bro
And eat with your fingers lol and keep some baby wipes in the car, for hands!!!
Why didn't I think of that
Then they get cold..
Good one bro
They are wrapped for a reason
Dumb hori
@@JaemanEdwards and microwaved potato tast's shit aswell
Eating fish and chips with your hands is the only way to enjoy that goodness
Legit said that the moment I seen that fork dig in to the fish😂😂😂
Whats up with using your hands?
With plenty of 'marti sauce, aka ketchup.
@@Alexhill76 Normal, and the only way to eat fish and chips.
i've eaten greasies with cutlery and it made no difference.
Dunno why, but your videos make me smile. So sick of fake people making fake videos. Yours are so good, could you be the only normal person on UA-cam? You'd make a great kiwi, you seem pretty laid back. Thanks for your content.
Na, he doesn't say Eh enough or as sweet as.
Yep I'm of the same opinion and he doesn't play up to the camera, he's just himself and his opinion is so honest and he says it as he sees, tastes it.
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for showing off my beautiful country. It’s also obvious you’re making an effort on the pronunciation around Paua. Keep doing your thing brother 💪🏾
You pronounced paua correctly. I'm surprised you took the risk to try the paua fritter especially at that price but glad you liked it.
Power is the way alot usually say it. 😅
@Lilfauntleroyswampson1121 keeeNarrghh 😆 🤣 😂. Yes good on him, and he was into it! which is even better.
a tub of fresh minced Paua (around $20 - $25) and make your own fritters. you will find the difference incredible !
My ex and I had Paua fritters just out of Wellington, I quite liked it but it made my ex retch so I ate his fritter as well. They are super dark. I didn’t have abad meal or coffee anywhere in NZ. They were all great. I have my fave fishnchip shops around me here in Aust. but you need to know the area.
The paua fritters I’ve had in nz are digesting especially when you can get the real thing but to be fair it looked like it really had a lot of minced paua in it
Cannot stop making comments only this night is my first watching you.But you are a breath of fresh air to my soul. Thanks so much for your channel I like
Corfu Karori is one of the best Fish & Chips shops in Wellington!
Go back & try one their burgers…
Glad you enjoyed it!
Don’t think I’ve ever had a feed of fish and chips without ending with a pineapple ring! The best!
Luv fish and chips with alolea sauce,fantastic.
White bait fritters are the closet thing to heaven
Pineapple fritter with cinnamon sugar and ice cream is the best
Yeah, that's a killer combo 👍😁
A banana fritter is better
@@megandunell399they are both yummy together ❤😂
@@megandunell399@megandunell399 Now, did we all forget that Kiwi original... the Fried Moro Bar!!!!! Those were special, but only back when Cadbury made the Moro Bar in Dunedin...
Ok guys, this is just getting a bit out of control now. This escalated fast. We started with a pineapple ring, now we are talking banana fritters and ice-cream.
I swear I fall even more in love with you after every clip I watch 😂😂. Your bluntness and logical ways are just so fricken... 🙌🤭 Yep!
When visiting NZ from Perth, Australia in the late 1960s I made the mistake of ordering an Australian-sized ($1) serve of chips. Needed both arms to carry away the HUGE bundle - enough to feed at least a family of 5 - and they were magnificent.
lol $5 chips in some crappy shops wldnt feed 1 person nowday
$1 now would get you 2 Chups😂
You just had an internal service done.
An oil and greez .
You're good to go until the next cravings 😋 usually on a Friday around teatime.
Mate no worries fish n chips are a eat with hands meal. By the way you are in Wellington during Winter, yup it rains. Get ready for July/ August wet and cold, just remember you can't beat Wellington on a good day. Keep up the videos Brock we will make a Kiwi out of you eventually.
Nelson is way better in winter. Than wellington
Haha can always beat Wellington. Wakatu is way better.
Have good Wellington friends who spent a year overseas for work.
When they came back they said, that the wellington saying about a good day is now Bollocks, way over-rated,, and they are parochial.
@@grunta64 Yep, always has been a jest at the reality that the best days in Wellington aren't really all that, but you get the odd stunner that makes it all worth it haha.
Yeah bro just lick your fingers and wipe it on the paper after! I laughed at the fork 😂
I'd definitely be keen to hear your thoughts on New Zealand ice cream. I know it's winter but Kiwis do ice cream year round are the world's largest consumers of ice cream (8 gallons per person). In Wellington, Duck Island on Cuba Street is hand's down the most popular spot for ice cream, followed by Kaffee Eis which does gelato. For maximum flavour options, I'd recommend getting a Flight (8 flavours) from Duck Island or a half litre (4 flavours) from Kaffee Eis. 🙏
Initially I was surprised about the prices. But then I saw what you got for your money. The serving of snapper (fish) was really big. The Paua (abalone) patty was full of the meat, and large to generous. Both are expensive in NZ. So I think you got a great deal. I wish I was in Karori, Wellington to check a similar meal out!!!!
Some fish and chip outfits put very little Paua into their patty's..... your Paua patty looked like a luxury patty.
Also, they do have Paua (abalone) in the southern areas of Australia. I don't know if they feature them in fish and chip shops tho......
Where most cooks make a mistake with pineapple fritters is they use canned pineapple, but if you get a dead ripe pineapple peel it and cut a good thick chunk, the fritter will be amazing. You can even make pineapple chunks deep fried in batter, that you can make bit sized!
Hey Tom, try the Duck Island icecream shop in Cuba Street in Wellington. My recommendation would be Boysenberry Cheesecake. Soooo good!! They give you free tastings. Also in Hamilton and two stores in Auckland.
Awesome to see your channel doing so well Brock! 😃
Yeah, 20 years out of NZ, drooling at the sight of your paua fritter in particular, and the rest of your fried kiwi goodness 😊
I can tell you really enjoyed that man. Respect!
Well done on your pronunciation of Paua.
NZ fish & chips are some of the best I have ever had.
Dad & I were keen fishermen in the 60’s .. we used to get an assortment of reef fish, snapper, sweet lip, red rock cod, squire, in winter we went fishing for whiting, beautiful sweet fish, we would catch between 50 & 100 (big job scaling, gutting & filleting) but the were delicious fried in egg & bread crumbs. The best fish I ever had was Perl Perch ❤. I’m 72 now & finding it harder & harder to get nice F&C now in Australia.😔
That’s a good fritter, they have obviously got a fresh source for all their seafood, I’m from Wellington but live in Auckland now, that pāua is def $13 on todays market sadly inflation has robbed the youth of their fish and chips we used to get 5 potatoe fritters for 10c back in the day after swimming we’d walk home from swimming in the freezing cold and spend our train fare on potatoe fritters as they were more filling than chips. You are doing such a great job sourcing good places and I love you googled picnic table, am going to start doing that too. ❤
Paua is Abalone. It's actually endangered in California (or it was) and really fancy chefs are only allowed to harvest a couple a year. You can get it canned but it's bleached, processed, and often from places where the water quality isn't as good. You got to try the real thing. Also, the mayo you get in NZ is sweeter than US mayo, so if the sweeter mayo was used in making the tarter sauce that would be the reason for the different flavour.
Thank you for watching! Also, thank you for the information!
Well I'm a New Zealander and I have eaten quite a lot of Fish and Chips meals over the 80 years here in NZ, but I must concede, that when I worked in Grand Prairie in Texas USA back in the late 1990s - 2000, I use to go a Captain "D" Fish and Chip shop and get some Fish and Chips for my lunch meal once a week. They too put the Fish and Chips into a box and I use to walk back to work to eat it, they were great Fish and Chips and I enjoyed them very much indeed.
Did you ever try The Hamburger Cafe, Timaru near the Caroline Bay area in the 50s? Us kids would go in after the Saturday flicks and get 6d worth of f & c, and quite a decent lot at that, although I suspect that the fish was thinly sliced kingfish!
In Dunedin, it was the "Best Cafe" down by the Court House... Many an eloquent and occasionally irreverent lawyer graced that place at least once. My last Bluff Oyster meal was consumed there... a full dozen with "Maori Gravy? with a dash from a bottle of James Watties tomato sauce!!!!
As a kiwi had a different experience when I went to a fish and chip shop in Perth Australia and they asked me if I wanted gravy on my F&C’s. It was nice
Ha ha. I worked at the hospital in Grand Prairie at about the same time. 2 kiwis so close. Small world.
This dud makes me miss NZ food so much! Nice work❤️
2 things I miss during NZ winters in Thailand--- a good meat pie and decent fish and chips. 1st meal back home is takeaways from Oppies in Rotorua.
@maxineb9598 I had that problem when I lived in China for a long time. Is oppies in Arawa St?
Great video! Nice, simple, great to watch.
Your voice is so chilled an you're a great advertisement for NZ,💯👍
Appreciate that! Thanks for watching!
Aussie here nearly dinner time watching an American eating NZ Fish and Chips! Am drooling.. I have been to NZ many times and yeah their food is so good! 😋
I agree with your score, tartare sauce can wreck a good fish & chips. A squeeze of Lemon & some tomato sauce on the side is enough 😋
Def fingeetip test taste first 😊
Might have been aoli?
Malt vinegar!
As a kiwi in Asia, the tartare sauce here is almost always too sweet. If I get a good one though, I think it compliments the fish and chips. This obviously wasn't good.
@@Gavbro0my father always & only ate fish n chips with malt vinegar....it's a classic 😂🎉😂
LoL your dry sense of humour. Welcome to NZ brother 😁
Dry as a desert
I was worried for a second when you tried the Pāua fritter, thank goodness the Fish n chip shop you went to was the right one 👌
excellent video mate glad you love our fish n chips !, the Paua is expensive to purchase as is why its expensive to buy as a fast food, looked amazing though...and no one is mentioning the stunning background of kiwi bush !!..love my country :)
Great video as always - I'm from NZ and never had a paua fritter, so good on you for going for it!
Loved the video mate! Cheers get ready for the welly weather!
Good luck with the channel cuzzy bro 👍 😊
When ordering chips you can order them the way you like them. If you like them super crispy just ask for 'extra crispy' or 'extra fry time'. Some people like them soft (strange) so ask for them soft.
Excellent value for money. I paid $7:50 for a tiny piece of fish well under half the size of the piece you got at 2 different shops in New Zealand. So $19 for a massive piece of fish, a big scoop of chips, and coleslaw makes me green with envy.
The man! Pronounce Paua mean as! Good video brother. Hoping for more videos, love to watch them
Blue Island seafood in Waterloo has the most legendary Chicken Roti wraps. There’s standard flavour and satay. They are both REALLY good.
and the best fish and chips
Kiwi living in Australia and you have me craving Deep Fried Oysters! Used to get them with our fish and chips when we were children and they would burst in your mouth with juice and flavour!! Grooooan!
Best in the World. First on my list every time I go back to NZ.
Funny dude 😂 enjoy your stay bro 👍🏾👊🏾
Your videos are hell fun man keep up the good work haha.
LOL! Corfu is awesome and the owners are lovely.
Just noticed I pop up on the mentions screen. Thanks mate 🎉😂 look forward to the next adventure. 👍
In the Wellington region you can get great fish and chips if you head north to the Kapiti coast . Eat on the beach
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My favourite way to eat Paua is cooked with garlic, mushrooms, lemon and cream. Have a fresh baguette to soak up the left over sauce.
Great vid. I live in Wgtn & have a fav fish & chip shop in Kilbirnie. I will go to Corfu in Karori & try what u had. Cheers 🐟
If you're in the Hutt Valley, Harbour City Seafoods in the Maungaraki shops is widely regarded as one of the best in Wellington. Recently sold by the long time owners but the new owners were taught by them and seem to have learned the way to do it.
I love my potato fritters, (deep fried spud slices) they are a staple. In the south island we call them "flips" 😊
I like flips too but here in Oz they call them potato scallops 😂
As a kid in Western Australia we had a fish and chip shop in the neighbourhood owned by an English family. They called them potato fritters. I would later find other shop's calling them potato cakes.
@@Pleaidian-z3x yes I've had "Scallops" when I was in Sydney and Brisbane over the years. They were awesome.
I'm glad you got the actual paua flesh in your paua fritter. It's something i wouldn't order again. It might just have been the Chinese fish and chip shops I've ordered them from but 99.99 percent of the time you won't get the paua flesh. Usually you get paua gut bag we call the Hua or pear that's been sitting in their freezer longer than they need to be because no one orders them for that reason. A lot of us eat the Hua from the paua but if it's not fresh it's not even worth it.
Wow it’s really good x3😂😂😂😂Ka pai bro!!!
Hey bro. Juat watching your video of you trying the fish and chips. I appreciate your honest reviews. Also paua is the maori word for abalone. They have MASSIVE Abalone in America. All i wanted to say. Love the videos bro
I'm personally not a fan of paua, but lots of friends love it, glad to see your paua fritter was a good one. Battered mussels, now that I can get behind 100%. Hopefully you're around for whitebait season, then you can have a completely different fish and chip shop experience.
now you have to try dipping the chips in mince n cheese pie :)
You’re the first person I’ve seen eat fnc with a fork… was a lil outta place BUT glad you got to enjoy some kiwi delicacies! Also, top points for the pronunciation of Pāua!!!
32 years old and this is the first time in my entire life I've seen someone eat fish and chips with a fork.
Cool video!
The main reason why Pāua is expensive; Is because of supply & demand.
We treat it more of a luxury treat item, much like Bluff oysters.
Many jewelers also use the shells for necklaces or wristband bangles.
However, it is more frequently used by traditional Māori carvers to depict eyes in the faces of sculptures.
I use the shells as a soap-holder for the bathroom basin ;)
Skip the tartare sauce - a squeeze of lemon juice or drops of vinegar on the fish and try some tomato sauce next time especially on the chips!
Try Bobby's fish shop on the warf downtown Tauranga, yum.
As a local to the area, can I give u the bakery and the combo to order from? It’s in Porirua which is the hood of the whole Wellington area, go to the Waitangirua Bakery and order a Filled Roll (Chicken is my preference), Pizza Stick (Warm), Pork and Egg pastry, Steak and Cheese pie. And also get a custard pie and a tray of coconut buns (Panipopo) for the sweet side. All I’m going to say is it’s a 20/10 feed that u will be thanking me later for. Go during the morning preferably
At over $100 per kg that fritter was good value for money
surprising to hear an american say something is too sweet. Glad you love our fish and chips. Couldnt get a decent fish supper in UK! We are spoiled in NZ pineapple fritter my fave
you NEED to go to four square and get a box of chicken and chips ! ( with chicken salt too ) best thing you’ll ever eat !
if your having trouble finding paua in the usa? its called abalone.
and kumara is sweet potato.
get a chance to eat fried bread. its made with potato flour.
The paua is harder to get it with fishing restrictions -it has always been more expensive as a special treat. Jewelery is made out of paua shell but the outside after polishing it.
Best fish and chips are From the' Fresh Fish Market ' Tauranga
Been there, done that, loved it!
I'm a local there, and can confirm it's very good - consistently quality seafood and chips cooked perfectly. Just watch out for the seagulls if you eat there on the wharf!
They the best I tried 💯
Apparently Triton Ave off Tōtara Street is supposed to be great. Haven’t tried it yet, I think they have a connection with the Fresh Fish Market 😋
Lol at the wendys poster you got given that youve got up in your room.
hopefully you can try it eventually and not just see it 😅
You got a good paua fritter there bro,a lot places do "fritters" but like batter with pieces of paua in it. Like a savory pancake basically.
I’m from Tauranga nz and when we get our chips we always add chicken salt makes them way better
Chicken salt is amazing on chips😘
You look like you enjoying them. Paua is abalone taste really nice the come the colour your saw, Pineapple fritter are awesome
Try a battered hot dog. Don’t be confused though. You have to ask if it’s a battered saveloy. Not a battered sausage or frankfurter but a battered saveloy. It’s really hard to find a shop that does good ones
I know exactly where you are Brock - My good mate's house is in your background. Enjoy your travels, and thanks for sharing
Awesome Brock yeah its a hit and miss you definitely want to go somewhere that is good and yes you are pronouncing paua correctly 👏💯😉
Yeah, if you find a really good shop our fish and chips are amazing. We have different fish varieties in different parts of the country, and the best shops always have super fresh fish.
Island bay fish ahop down the beach end. Best in wellies and a great beach stop to eat them at, literally round the corner❤
Wellington has many great places to eat. You should try R&S Noodle house and get a Mee goreng. Or go to Moera and get some famous ice cream. You’ll also find an award winning fish n chip shop in Moera to.
Australia and the UK (fish and chip shops are everywhere). You should try a Banana Fritter with honey and fresh whipped cream. There is a trick when cooking chips. Mild boiling the chips before frying. Add the chips to boiling water for 3 - 5 mins (depends on the thickness of the chips). The outside will be crisp and the inside will be light and fluffy. You can do the same process for Roast Spuds (boil 5 - 7 mins). It takes a little practice but when you nail it you will always have great chips and fantastic Roast Spuds.
hey buddy you need to try the deep fried mars bar from a chip shop . you havn't lived yet . Cheers from Wanganui
There's a couple of places with mega burgers. They come in a large pizza box if you can imagine that and no you can't close the box as the burger is 75mm (3") high (approx). Try a fried banana (coated in breadcrumbs) with real cream and ice cream, it will make any one a fan as a dessert. Thnks from a kiwi for the great review and as for the paua fritter you have to know what your doing or it would be as tough a trying to eat the sole of a work boot 🙂
I tried Arthur Treachers "Best fish and chips in the world" while in the USA in 1981, and I'm still digesting the ghastly soggy chips. NZ do have the best "greasies" (as they are called in the best circles.)
We have some Abalone fisheries in Australia - mostly in Tasmania but the majority is exported to Asia where they pay a lot for it. It's not really a local thing. Maybe in high end seafood restaurants but never at a local takeaway. $13.50 sounds dirt cheap. I'm tempted to fly over just to try it.
Here in Western Australia we used to just take the abalone from the reefs at local beaches. Then an abalone ‘season’ restriction was introduced and I am not sure that locals are allowed to take them for free at all anymore
You're lucky we don't normally get such nice winter weather! We'll not for years anyway.😊
This winter has been amazing, where are you. Kapiti coast has been gorgeous
was teh weather more frisk than here in the states i saw your take off your from florida did you notice a huge difference? headed out to NZ in 2 months so was curious what the vibes like i know its gonna be leading inot summer when i go but it doesnt last very long from what i have heard
Your tartare sauce might actually have been aioli if it was sweeter than expected. Tartare sauce should taste a bit stronger than aioli sauce.
Please try a deep fried Moro, usually found any fish n chip shop. But if your lucky you will find 1 that sells deep fried ice cream. Amazing.
Pretty pricey, especially that paua, but fish is super expensive these days. Glad you enjoyed!
Imo there are two types of fish and chip shops in NZ. There are the fancy ones in a great location who cater to the trendy / more affluent and there are the ones in the suburbs who feed the masses on the regular. This second type can be hit and miss but we all know the good one in our locality.
If you are in Auckland, roughly in the Airport vicinity, try Kiwi Takeaways on Puhinui Road in Papatoetoe. They are consistently good for fried foods, but their burgers are just OK. You will get Hoki and chips for well under $10. Snapper is available at a premium but reasonable cost and is excellent.
Do not be afraid to try some foods from other cultures in the less affluent suburbs of Wellington - Porirua for example. Ask around and find some Island food outlets
If you get down south, try the fish and chips in Waikouaiti.
I always stop there when Im ppassing through.
When you get to the South Island, one of NZ’s best fish and chip shops is in Akaroa. You must see Akaroa anyway.
Great choice Corfu in karori wellington dude. Owners are Mediterranean greeks i believe. Weve bn going there for 12yrs while growing up in Karori.
Omg yum where is this? Ive never seen coleslaw in a f&cs parcel and i live here (in nz) 🙄 at least not in the bay of plenty anyway
If you are ever in Waikato go to Raglan to the Raglan Fish shop on the wharf - 92 Wallis Street, Raglan. Best ever fish and chips, fish fresh off the boat. Try their smoke fish pie, so yummy. Great vids btw. Lived in America for 1 year, they only had sweet pies, no mince etc pies. Friend in America couldn't believe NZers had savory pies lol.
You have to try their whitebait fritters ! Can be AWESOME !! Seasonal though.
Loving your videos man welcome to New Zealand
Paua here is known as abalone in oz & usa.
Paua fritters are usually pre-frozen & rubbery garbage or just terrible i.e not fresh.
The best chips require the right type of potatoe & usually goes by the name of moon or it might be agira,they're usually for sale in june/july.
Wash them, then slice with a knife to make chips, under no circumstances peel them as this is where the flavour is.
Use a normal saucepan to deepfry in chefade or other fat,do use oil.
You can grate a potatoe to create crisps to add to the pot.
You'll never eat pre-cooked chips ever again. If you try them you'll understand. In reality making your own from actual whole potatoes & not peeling them is just superior. That goes for catching your own snapper & eating it same day.
In Kiwi takeaway shops, the food is cooked to order, when a customer buys it. The ingredients are sourced locally, so potatoes for chips are grown by local NZ farmers. Fish is bought wet, so is super fresh. Buns for burgers are usually bought that day, and salad ingredients are also bought fresh.
I lived in Karori many moons ago .... you picked one of the better fish and chip shops in Wellington.
If you ever get the same chance in the South Island , check out the fish and chips in Kaikoura 🖤