The Sunday Roast is a revered and time-honored tradition in New Zealand which is a fact that makes me quite happy. We grew up having a beef roast with carrots, potatoes and gravy most Sundays and now I'm realizing that I desperately need to ask Mom to teach me how to make it on my own. Here in Queenstown, every restaurant offers some version of the favorite each Sunday but so far I have only tried the roasts in the Sunday staff meals at work.
The Sunday staff meal at NZSki is by far the most popular meal of the week. The lunch includes a heaping portion of roast, carrots, potatoes, kumara, pumpkin, peas, corn and gravy. The type of meat rotates between lamb, beef and pork but they are all equally delicious. For me, Sundays are the best days of the week simply because of the quality and quantity of the food.
This week my flatmate, Kathryn, decided to make a big lamb roast Kiwi style - it turned out great! We had lamb, potatoes, carrots, gravy and mint jelly. I don't really get why everyone else likes to smother their lamb in mint jelly but besides that, it was awesome! Now we are just figuring out how to return the favor . . . a Thanksgiving turkey with all the trimmings perhaps?
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