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A Spherification workshop

New Zealand School of Food & Wine

With Chef Cory Campbell of The Grove Restaurant, unlocked new skills for our Diploma chefs using products and techniques refined by Albert and Ferran Adria at El Bulli Restaurant, Spain around 2003. The students then went on to experiment with their own dishes.

There are two types of spherification. First you can take a liquid, such as juice or puree, add a minute amount of calcium salt (Calcic) and drop them into a bowl of alginate (Algin - a natural product extracted from brown algae) and water. They will form tiny balls of jelly that resemble caviar.

Reverse spherification is when you take a liquid containing a mixture of two calcium salts (Gluco: calcium gluconate and calcium lactate) and submerge it in a bath of alginate (Algin) and water.

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Poll: Should drivers retake the theory test every 10 years?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Drivers get where they need to go, but sometimes it seems that we are all abiding by different road rules (for example, the varying ways drivers indicate around a roundabout).
Do you think drivers should be required to take a quick driving theory test every 10 years?

Vote in the poll and share any road rules that you've seen bent! 😱

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Should drivers retake the theory test every 10 years?
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Poll: What does 'Kei te pēhea koe' mean?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Maori Language Week) is upon us and we always love to get involved.

Add your vote to the poll and share a phrase in te Reo Māori below to be in to win a $25 Prezzy card.

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What does 'Kei te pēhea koe' mean?
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Post-Winter Bills Got You Down?

The Team from NZ Compare

Winter’s end can bring a hefty power bill sting! Don’t fret—there are ways to tackle those high bills. Check out our top 6 tips to reduce your power costs and ease the post-winter pain.

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