After browsing through shops looking for a wedding gift for friends living overseas, I discovered the Bring-A-Plate ceramic dishes in the shape of New Zealand.  It comes as a boxed 3-piece set:  North, South and Stewart Island. Best of all it is dishwasher and microwave safe and made in New Zealand by Nuzilla. I could imagine using the big islands for olives and the smaller island for the pips…or for a taste of home perhaps chunks of Feijoa and Kiwifruit… bon appetit! You can buy it here.