Australian Gourmet Traveller - (04)April 2020 (1)

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WatDonWai,Thailand;

KarlieVerkerk,deputyeditor

Bestknownforsoupyducknoodles

andfriedfishcakes,DonWaiFloating

Marketis a 30-minutedrivefrom

Bangkok’scentreandawayfromthe

tourist traps.@karlie_verkerk

Where we’ve been

Wellington,NewZealand;

HannahBlackmore,creativedirector

Perchedontheharbour’sedge,

thiscreativecapitalis filledwith

deliciousplacestoeat.Thereare

alsoincredibleviewsfromtheMount

Victoria lookout.@hannahblackmore

EllisBeach,Queensland;

LisaFeatherby,fooddirector

ThedrivefromCairnstoPort

Douglaspossessessomeofthe

mostbeautifulcoastlineinAustralia,

whichis quietandtranquilinthe

off-season.@lisafeatherby

Forsome,it willbea distressing

time.Thisis wheretheideaofwhanau

canplayanimportantrole,helping

peopletofindsupportandsolace

outsideoftheirimmediatefamily.

Thisissueis dedicatedtofamilyin

allitsmanyforms.It’saboutcoming

togethertosharestories,adventures

and,ofcourse,food.Therecipesin

thesepagesaremadetoshare– with

friends, family and whanau.

G

rowingupoverseas,I learnt

fairlyearlyonthatfamily

is morethanjustthose

whoshareyourDNA.

BirthdaysandChristmaseswere

spentwitha widevarietyoffriends,

whilegrandparentsandcousins

werefriendlystrangerswhomade

a briefappearanceeveryyearorso.

WhenI movedtoNewZealandasa

teenager,I wasintroducedtotheMaori

conceptofwhanau.Typicallytranslated

as“family”,whanaucanalsoreferto

a muchbroadernetwork,extending

toyourwidercommunityandthose

whosupportyou.Anyonewhocomes

togetherfora sharedpurpose,from

workmatestosportteams,might

considerthemselveswhanau.

I’vealwayslovedthisinterpretation

andapproachtofamily.Butit takes

onnewrelevanceaswefacea raft

oftravelrestrictionsinthecoming

months.Manyofus,myselfincluded,

willbeunabletoseeour families for

the next little while.

GOURMET TRAVELLER 9

Editor’s letter

PHOTOGRAPHY ALANA LANDSBERRY (PORTRAIT) & BABICHE MARTENS (HIAKAI),