<strong>Cheese rolls:</strong> They're arguably the most popular snack on New Zealand's South Island. But what exactly is a cheese roll? Click through to find out.
Cheese rolls: They're arguably the most popular snack on New Zealand's South Island. But what exactly is a cheese roll? Click through to find out.
Ben Mack
<strong>Southland: </strong>Home of the cheese roll, New Zealand's southernmost region is closer to Antarctica than the Equator.
Southland: Home of the cheese roll, New Zealand's southernmost region is closer to Antarctica than the Equator.
Ben Mack
<strong>The ingredients:</strong> A cheese roll is basically a slice of bread with cheese-based filling, rolled up and toasted until slightly crispy. Yep. That's it.
The ingredients: A cheese roll is basically a slice of bread with cheese-based filling, rolled up and toasted until slightly crispy. Yep. That's it.
The Batch
<strong>The homeland: </strong>There are lots of cows in Southland, such as near Winton (pictured). That means plenty of dairy to make the cheese in those cheese rolls.
The homeland: There are lots of cows in Southland, such as near Winton (pictured). That means plenty of dairy to make the cheese in those cheese rolls.
Ben Mack
<strong>Addictive:</strong> Dozens or even hundreds of these snacks can be made at a time.
Addictive: Dozens or even hundreds of these snacks can be made at a time.
The Batch
<strong>More than a snack, less than a meal: "</strong>You should need to wash your hands and face after eating a proper cheese roll," says Mark Heffer, who sells them at his cafe, Industry, in Invercargill.
More than a snack, less than a meal: "You should need to wash your hands and face after eating a proper cheese roll," says Mark Heffer, who sells them at his cafe, Industry, in Invercargill.
Brandon Todd
<strong>Good on the go: </strong>Events like the annual Surf to City race from Oreti Beach to Queens Park in Invercargill are an opportunity for the community to come together -- and you'll probably find cheese rolls, too.
Good on the go: Events like the annual Surf to City race from Oreti Beach to Queens Park in Invercargill are an opportunity for the community to come together -- and you'll probably find cheese rolls, too.
Ben Mack
<strong>Beyond the South Island:</strong> Margaret and Mark Peck opened Little Peckish café in Wellington in 2009. It's one of the few cafes in the capital that sells cheese rolls.
Beyond the South Island: Margaret and Mark Peck opened Little Peckish café in Wellington in 2009. It's one of the few cafes in the capital that sells cheese rolls.
Ben Mack
<strong>But everybody has their spin on it:</strong> Queenstown restaurant Rātā serves cheese rolls as an entrée, garnished with locally-sourced preserved apricots, hazelnuts, truffle oil and honey from the southern rātā tree.
But everybody has their spin on it: Queenstown restaurant Rātā serves cheese rolls as an entrée, garnished with locally-sourced preserved apricots, hazelnuts, truffle oil and honey from the southern rātā tree.
Daz Caulton