Flavours of Home

Nina Sharapova came to New Zealand from Siberia a year ago to help look after her newly-born grandson. Her daughter Elena arrived eight years ago as a student and married a New Zealander.

Cecylia Klobukowska, from Poland, shows how to make traditional Polish Christmas fare: barszcz with uszka (clear beetroot soup with mushroom dumplings), honey cakes and honey cookies.

Lysiane Dufour, from Belgium, shows how to make carbonade Flamande (beer beef stew) with stoemp (leek and potato mash).

Erika Wolf, from New York, shows how to stuff, dress and roast a turkey for Thanksgiving.

Matani and Michelle Schaaf, from Tonga, show how to make 'ota ika, Tongan-style raw fish.

Lien Trinh from Vietnam shows how to make pho bo Viet Nam (Vietnamese beef noodle soup).

Varuni Wijeyesinghe shows how to make kukul mas, a Sri Lankan-style chicken curry.

Mandy Hedderwick from South Africa shows how to make bobotie.