A trio of three pork cuts with sweet corn & kumara cakes, leek and feta fondue, saffron & apple jelly… Now doesn’t that sound heavenly?
On the rectangular platter, from left to right was first the sirloin of pork, grilled to perfection and sitting on top of it was the leek and feta fondue - A slightly tart bite to cut the saltiness of the pork. Oomph! And then an amber-coloured jelly of saffron and apple resting atop a glorious terrine of pork wrapped with a strip of crispy bacon. Lastly, closer to my local palate, was a chunk of pork belly with the sweet corn and kumara cake under, very much like the local “begedil”.
Dessert was shared between Zoë, Sarah and I. A strawberry and chocolate tiramisu with Tahitian vanilla bean anglaise and vanilla ice-cream, a warm Italian ricotta cake with espresso anglaise and chocolate ice-cream and a chocolate plate of soft-centred fondant, chocolate marquise and decadent chocolate ice-cream.
All this at the posh Joir De Voir, away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
The day was spent mainly at the art centre, the cathedral square market and the High St and Tuam St area, which is probably the equivalent of the Haji Lane area.
Was thinking of taking a trip out to Lyttelton or Akaroa tomorrow. I do think Lyttelton would be more practical – only about a 45min ride out. We’ll see how.
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