Now, a mallow puff (whose existence I was entirely ignorant of until earlier this week), is a biscuit with a marshmallow on top, and covered with chocolate. I think we have something similar back in North America, though we do not call them 'mallow puffs'. Kiwis sure do like their marshmallows...
So, the proper way to eat a mallow puff- no jokes- is to smack yourself in the forehead with said mallow puff (some do this quite violently) and then eat the chocolate off around the outside. Some people will suck the marshmallow out of this cookie-chocolate mass. It all depends on personal preference- but one thing remains constant- you must crack this biscuit on your face before eating it.
| These, my friends, are mallow puffs. |
This was probably the most hilarious thing I've seen since coming here- at least 4 people in the common room helped eat a package of mallow puffs and all of them smacked themselves on the forehead before commencing the ingestion process. It might be one of those things where you have to be there to see it, but trust me, it's quite the sight. Below is a rather crappy video of how to eat a mallow puff that I found on YouTube, but it gives you an idea of how people do it.
And now, defining Kiwi slang:
Bathing suit= toggs (never call your bathing suit a 'bathing suit' here, apparently it's quite the social infraction)
Jello= jelly
Toasted sandwich= toastie
Sweater= jumper
Permanent marker= "Vivid" (a name brand)
Squash= pumpkin (this one confuses me still...)
Latte= flat white (maybe I've just never heard of this before, and it's not actually particular to New Zealand...)
If I was eating that thing .... I'd give my head a smack too!
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