What’s that? Dunc cooks? Yeah. Kind of. Let’s be honest, pizzas and takeaway food in general is pretty darn cheap in this country. But do you know what’s going in to your dinner? Making your own pizza is easy, the recipes are adaptable to suit tastes and it’s actually pretty fun too. Here’s a pizza I made the other night based on the Kiwi Burger… Give it a go!

You’re gonna need:
A pizza base (I use Romano’s ones, but you can make your own if you want)
Tomato paste (I use non-General Motors stuff, whatever that is)
Kaitaia Fire (Tabasco will do, but get Kaitaia if you can)
Mad Butcher shoulder bacon (You WON’T get this outside of New Zealand, so I guess ordinary bacon will do)
A New Zealand egg (Chicken one)
Cheese (Obviously)
Some oregano (Oreg-enno, if you watch Spaced)
Optional: Beetroot (pickled – watch for stains)

You’re gonna need to:
1. Pre heat your oven to 180 degrees celsius (I know it’s strange, but celsius and centigrade are the same thing), gas mark 56.7. Grate the cheese. Separate the bacon and the rind using a pair of kitchen scissors or a knife if you have to (for hygiene reasons, do not score or rip it with your long fingernails). Wash your hands after handling the raw meat. Throw the rind away. DO NOT FEED IT TO A PIG.

2. Smear the base with the tomato paste, using a spoon or whatever you happen to have in your hand. Remember to take it right to the edge, but not over the edge.
3. Drop the bacon evenly onto the tomato paste. Add as much Kaitaia Fire as you, your tongue, your partner and your colleagues the next morning can take.

4. Add beetroot if desired. Sprinkle on some oregano to taste. Add anything else in the kitchen that catches your eye at this point. Chilli flakes are good. Corn Flakes probably aren’t.
5. Finish up by topping with cheese. Don’t panic, this just involves putting your previously grated cheese on the top of your creation. Then crack the egg into a glass and pour gently into the centre of the pizza. Season with black pepper.

6. Place in the oven for about 18 minutes, or until the cheese starts to brown on top and the egg and bacon is cooked. Slice only with a pizza slicer and serve. So that’s it. My first recipe. Do let me know of any variations or improvements you discover whilst trying this one. Comments below…

Good stuff. Since the very first time I watched the Dudley Moore classic ‘Crazy People’, I have been wanting more advertisers to take gambles on campaigns like this. Not full on detrimental stuff, just a bit more honest.

Cadbury’s and Moro have done just that with their latest gem of an ad: ‘New Zealand’s 4th Favourite Bar’. It’s totally not honest (well, it could be, but for the ‘allegedly’ featured at the end of the ad), but it makes a refreshing change from bores like ‘the diamond standard’ or ‘kills 99.99% of all known germs’ (both from other choc ads!). To make matters better, it’s a really funny ad too…

Has anyone else ever surpassed your expectations with an advertisement? Anyone ever deprecated their own product in the name of sales? Comments below, please. I’d love to know…

I first came across Jolly Pong at the end of last year. Some friends and I were sorting through some rubbish when a bag of Jolly Pong fell out. The name instantly amazed us, unfortunately, being in the rubbish, the snack itself wasn’t given chance to. They looked like Sugar Puffs in a little bag, and me being an expert in the scripts of the east, reckoned they were Korean.

Still the name stuck and as time went on I began to think more and more of the tasty snack that could have eluded us. Whilst doing some research for another website this week, I came across jollypong.com (trust me, there was a relationship!) and the aptly composed tune that plays when you visit the site. Man, that’s a tune.

I dug a little deeper and found this amazing Jolly Pong advert too…

Jolly Pong! I absolutely want to go to Korea and try some now!