Question of the day: coleslaw — is it a salad or some other creation entirely? It reminds me of the hot dog conundrum, where a hot dog is its own category, but is also sort of a sandwich.

Coleslaw, once the mainstay of the Kiwi barbecue table, has returned to favour, climbing up the salad chart’s culinary stakes. In part this is due to the goodness in the humble cabbage ...