It's the Last Friday in May

[sassypants]

May 27, 2016 20:29:10 GMT -5 dorothyinAus said:

May 27, 2016 20:13:35 GMT -5 sassypants said:

That sounds so wonderful!! And I'm embarrassed to ask, but what does Australian food consist of? 

The teacher made a lamb curry stew that could either be served with potatoes or rice, or made into traditional Aussie Pies -- a kind of meat pie with a pie crust past and a puff pasty top.  We took the pie option.  She also made Melting Moments cookies -- sandwich cookies made from piped shortbreads and a lemon frosting filling.

I've found Australian food is fairly similar to English & US food, with more of an English influence.  Barbecues are different, they don't really use barbecue sauce or rubs, and I have never seen anything smoked here.  Pies are awesome, and I really have to save them as a once-in-a-while treat.  Sausages and mashed potatoes are a very common meal.  In fact, one aspect of the ESL Cooking Class was to demonstrate planning a balanced meal that didn't involve just sausages and potatoes.  

Parmesan-style chicken schnitzels are everywhere -- on every restaurant menu.  You can get pre-breaded cheese-stuffed schnitzels at the meat counter at all the supermarkets and the butchers, usually sold with packets of tomato sauce for making the "parma."  But they are most often served with a side of fries instead of the pasta that it common in my part of the US.

Thanks! Sounds delicious!

[Nonny]

alleinesein, dorothyinAus, I've had goat exactly twice, at least that I'm aware of, and both times there was hoof. The meat itself tasted fine, but I don't want to eat any meat off bones, so finding a chunk of hoof in my curry definitely made my stomach turn a bit.

[10nille]

Just finished Glitter and Glue. My opinion of the book is being jaded by how much I paid for it. It was a decent book, but I felt it was overpriced. Sort of how if you see a movie in a theater you want it to be great, whereas if you rented it on dvd you would be ok at least I didn't waste a lot of money to see it. (if that makes sense)

I've eaten gator, but I'll go with oxtail soup.

[dorothyinAus]

May 29, 2016 16:01:36 GMT -5 10nille said:

Just finished Glitter and Glue. My opinion of the book is being jaded by how much I paid for it. It was a decent book, but I felt it was overpriced. Sort of how if you see a movie in a theater you want it to be great, whereas if you rented it on dvd you would be ok at least I didn't waste a lot of money to see it. (if that makes sense)

I've eaten gator, but I'll go with oxtail soup.

I've never really considered it, but you're right.  Sometimes my disappointment with books does depend on whether I paid full price for them.  I'm far more selective with books in Australia where the average price for a mass market paperback is $12 and a trade paperback goes for around $25.