Ohakune has celebrated the magic of carrots with a community cook-off and lunch.
At New Zealand’s first-ever carrot cook-off a secret family recipe of carrot souffle, by Ashlee Douglas, stole the show and clinched the title of the top dish.
Various carrot-themed dishes were offered at the event hosted by Bargain Box, including sweet, savoury, curried, pickled, baked and mashed recipes.
Douglas felt privileged to be crowned number one.
“It’s an old family recipe my mum used to make, so it’s awesome to win and obviously pretty amazing to get a whole year’s free Bargain Box, especially as we are a family of five with three kids.”