Helen Leach
Are Kiwi slices getting out of control?
If you're a fan of old New Zealand cookbooks, you might have noticed a gradual shift in our baking through the years... "We're being supersized," culinary anthropologist Helen Leach tells Jesse… Audio
The New Zealand food revolution
Did you know that the tomato only became popular locally about 1920? Or that brussels sprouts and silverbeet didn't catch on until the 1930s? Our national diet has undergone massive changes in the… Audio
New Zealand Retro: Kiwiana Food
Helen Leach (Dunedin studio) is an Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Otago. Nancy Bell is the the daughter of the man who invented Pineapple Lumps. Lawrie Smith from the Paeroa… Audio
New Zealand kitchen design
Helen Leach is an Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Otago. Her research interests include the evolution of human diet and prehistoric horticulture. The Pavlova Story was… Audio
Christmas cakes
They're full of spice with loads of white ice. Helen Leach has studied the history and evolution of the Christmas cake in New Zealand. Audio
Food historian Helen Leach
Helen Leach is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Otago's Anthropology department. She talks about what we eat, and what we used to eat. Audio
Food historian Helen Leach
Helen Leach has edited a book on New Zealand culinary traditions called 'From Kai to Kiwi Kitchen' (OUP). Audio
Pavlova with Everything
Is there a New Zealand cuisine or have we been swept away into a miasma of 'Asian-Pacific fusion'? Food writers Helen Leach, Alexa Johnston and Ray McVinnie discuss with Lauraine Jacobs the state of… Audio
Food with Helen Leach: The Mighty Pavlova
Culinary anthropologist talking about her new book, The Pavlova Story: A Slice of New Zealand's Culinary History. Audio
