Horowhenua Taste Trail 2017

Immerse yourself in the best of local produce at the annual Horowhenua Taste Trail.
Pack your gumboots and make a beeline to the Horowhenua – The Taste Trail is back.
This culinary celebration will treat visitors from all over to a unique ‘Country Calendar’ experience, showcasing nine of the district’s favourite food producers on a self‐drive tour.
Nestled in the bountiful Horowhenua, The Taste Trail provides a unique paddock-to-plate experience, enabling guests to see first-hand how food is farmed, fished and produced, while showcasing the unsung food heroes within this thriving agricultural community.
At each stop, guests will experience a unique look at local food production. From factory tours to gourmet food trucks, tastings to farming, the trail provides a delicious eye-opener into the Kiwi fresh produce industry, with an epic cook-off scheduled to cap off another great event.
This year's producers include Woody's Free Range Farm, Thoroughbread Foods, Turk's Poultry, Woodhaven Gardens, Levin Eels, Tendertips Asparagus, Genoese Pesto, RJ's Licorice and Bagrie Dairy Farms.
The Horowhenua Taste Trail 2017 will kick off on Saturday, November 25. To learn more about the Taste Trail or to secure your tickets to this year's event, simply visit tastetrail.co.nz.
latest issue:
Issue #122
Our latest of dish is an absolute bumper issue, packed with over 70 recipes! We start by chatting with the MasterChef Australia judges and Kiwi contestant Ben Mcdonald before cooking up the very best of what’s in season. Then we make freezer meals easy and delicious with double-batch cooking. Next up we share some of our faves including Pretzel-crumbed Chicken Schnitty and French Onion Soup Mac and Cheese. Then we whip up warming curries, tempting dinners for two, epic sides like our Parmesan-crusted Roasted Potatoes, and crowd pleasers like our cover-star Miso French Onion Chicken. We finish up with irresistible sweet treats and a run-down of top Aussie shiraz!