No, there's no chocolate in this recipe! But the dates give it a gorgeously rich sweetness in an otherwise savoury dish. It's a must-try – trust me, you'll be pleasantly surprised.
As we boarded the Interislander ferry in Picton in intermittent rain, I steeled myself for a nauseating ride – I’d heard plenty of Cook Strait horror stories.
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