In Marlborough visit a winery restaurant—there's no better way to ensure that your meal suits what you're drinking. Salmon and Greenshell mussels are farmed in the pristine Marlborough Sounds, and local crops—besides grapes—include cherries, wasabi, and garlic. In Kaikoura try crayfish (lobster). The region is named after this delicacy (kai means "food" in Maori; koura means "lobster"). On the West Coast, try whitebait fritters—a sort of omelet starring masses of baby fish. More »