Kiwi Sunday Roast

A standard meal for Kiwi families specially on a Sunday, is the traditional, Sunday roast.  In the past it was usually either lamb or beef but nowadays chicken, pork, duck are also considered.  There are rituals involved in roast meals.  Women mostly did the cooking of the meat, gravy, sauces, baked, roast, steamed or boiled vegetables, while the men generally did the carving of the meat.  My Kiwi friends would tell me that it would depend on the family whether the Sunday roast was lunch or dinner time.  There are even families with closely guarded secret ingredients to make their roasts the yummiest ever.  It was also a sort of catch-up time between family members living separate lives or even travelling long or short distances, just to be with loved ones.