In an age of mash-ups and culinary collaborations, of molecular gastronomy and experimental cuisine, it might seem as if there is no stone left unturned in the world of food.
Enter a new classic that combines some of this great nation's most-loved ingredients - and one polarising delicacy.
A photographof the genre-defying dessert was shared to the popular Aotearoa Kai Gatherers Facebook page with the caption: "Something to try...it's good too".
At first glance, the building blocks of the dish are obvious: vanilla ice cream and Super Wine biscuits.
The online response was immediate, as commenters weighed in with a mix of revulsion, delight and expectant drooling.
"I'd never waste my kinas like that," said one commenter who appeared to be shunning the innovation before dramatically pivoting to: "but I mean I wouldn't not try it."
Others diagnosed the source of the original poster's inspiration.
"You're either hapū or stoned," one man said.
"This is straight up munchie food".
A Kiwi classic? Photo / Facebook
Some were not convinced. "If I was a kina, I would be offended," said one.
"Is that French vanilla?" one asked,
"French vakina," another suggested.
But for some, the picture threw the doors of perception wide open, transported through cyberspace to new vistas of taste and texture.
"Why have I not done this…. Man I'm hungry now," one man wrote.
