Welly on a Plate and Auckland Restaurant Month are in full swing during the month of August so it’s safe to say that August is officially food month in New Zealand. We wanted to try out some of the most drool-worthy dishes and capture them using food mode on the Galaxy S21.
To get the most out of your food photography when trying to capture the best #foodstagram, we recommend using food mode on your Galaxy device.
How to use food mode:
- Open your camera app
- Press ‘more’ on the bottom right-hand side
- Select the ‘food mode’ setting
- Position your camera and click away to capture the perfect food shot
The Sister of Smokey
The team at @burgerliquor whipped us up their Welly on a Plate burger - The Sister of Smokey. This dish is a burger lovers dream.
Dish elements: Buttermilk fried chicken with prosciutto, pink onion strings, triple cheese sauce and Alabama white sauce in a Arobake sage bun.
Gnocchi Cacio e Pepe
The team at @1154pastaria have taken their own spin on an Italian classic with this mouth-watering Gnocchi dish.
Dish elements: Housemade Gnocchi with pan-friend pancetta, four cheese and pepper sauce and shave fresh black truffle.
Kamayan Boodle Fighter
@masterkongwellington whipped us up a delicious Kamayan Boodle Fighter platter fit for those who love to graze over a shared plate. Kamayan banquets are Filipino banquets known as “Boodle Fights” because people usually fight over the best elements of the dish. Each member of the Master Kong Team has contributed a delicious element that represents their cultural heritage to complete the dish.
Dish elements: Pandan steamed rice, Preston’ beef nilaga, salted egg yolk prawn, English coronation chicken, Sarawak pork, and lamb yakhni on banana leaves with Asian dipping sauces
Beehive Waffle
There’s nothing more iconic in Wellington than the Beehive, so why not create a dish to celebrate it? @cafe_neo have created dish in collaboration with @labellewaffle that represents the capitals most iconic landmark.
Dish elements: La Belle waffle with hazelnut crumbed Kapiti fig and Manuka ice cream, caramelised calvados apples, honeycomb, candied black sesame clusters, orange sugar and spiced rum syrup.
Unicorn Shake
Since we all know there’s a second stomach for dessert, it’s only right that we finish off our top picks on a sweet note! Our friends at @crocshake in Wellington made us their incredible Unicorn Shake. How good does this look?
Dish elements: Raspberry white chocolate with Kapiti vanilla ice cream, goody gumdrops cone wedged into a raspberry merengue topped with whipped cream, fairy floss and candy to garnish.
Comment below to let us know which dish is your top pick!
