Food You Can Find in Palmy

Compared to 15 years ago when we were still students in quiet Palmerston North, more types of food can be found here in Palmy today. We were pleasantly surprised when we can get fish balls, prawns, belacan, durians and even preserved fruits (aka buah kana) at the local grocery shops. The only thing that is lacking is the hawker food like rojak, carrot cake, fried hokkien mee, poh piah, prata, laksa, satay, mee pok noodles and of course the pepper and chilli crabs. Luckily, if there is a craving for such food, we can always take a drive down to the capital, Wellington, where such hawker fares are more readily available.