Old Mother Ashby > wrote in news:445d8e28$0$3290
:

> Steve Wertz wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 6 May 2006 14:41:18 +0000 (UTC), LucasP wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>The flake...... was the size of a pack of cards, and had the life
deep
>>>fried out of it. Overcooked. You'd think a speciality fish place
would
>>>know how to cook a frikken piece of fish!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>
>>From what I've experienced in Australia, this is typical of any
>>restaurant or home cooking down under. It all sucks.
>>
>>I guess that's the disadvantage of living so far away from real
>>civilization - you folks historically didn't have any bordering
>>neighbors to teach you how to cook or eat anything worthwhile.
>>
>>-sw
>>
>>
> You lot, of course, have the civilizing influence of the Mexicans on
> your so-called cuisine! From what I've experienced in America, you are
> in no position to talk. Huge servings of bloody nearly inedible junk
> food swimming in grease and overloaded with chili to make up for the
> lack of flavour.

LOL!!

It's time the bloody Yanks went back to meat and 3 veg. They have
tooooooo many choices, and 99.99999999999% of them are utter crap!!

Lets ask Stevie Boy........ when was the last time you made your own
bread?

When was the last time you made a pizza from scratch (ie, packet of
flour)


>I did get some good home cooked meals; if you didn't
> here then it is a reflection on the people you were keeping company
> with, not on the local cuisine.

I don't really think that Stevie actually came out here. I think he's
just being a bitter bitch :-)


>Unless, of course, you are so used to
> bad cooking that you actually don't appreciate good cooking when it
> lands on your plate.

He *is* a Texass'n, don't forget!!


>We've got a friend like that, and I regret to say
> she's American, though to be fair she could be any nationality. I
blame
> the parents.

I have a Canadian mate, she speaks 3 languages (not Mexican) and loves
food and wine.

Maybe it's just the US residents that are fat, lazy, obnoxious pricks
who think their 'plastic food' is the ducks guts?


>
> Australia, like America, was settled by people from all over the
world.
> They didn't need to be taught how to cook, they brought the knowledege
> with them and, unlike far too many of your compatriots, equally far
from
> "real civilization" (now I suppose I've offended the Canadians), they
> haven't forgotten and had to take lessons from the Mexicans. Indeed, I
> have read that authentic Mexican food is not bad, but that a specially
> inedible version has been developed by Americans. I'm sure somebody
will
> correct me if I'm wrong about this :-)


No, you aren't wrong.


>
> I realise that you're just stirring possums with this drivel (goodness
> knows Pete invites it),


Que'?????

Moi'????


:-P

Just goes to show how frikken uptight, and up-themselves, the bloody
Yanks are.

Oh, hang on.......... Stevie is from Texass.

We shouldn't tar all Yanks with the same brush as him!!


>but honestly you only make yourself look like
> the stereotypical loud ignorant Yank. And there's always the danger
that
> some people will take you seriously.


LOL!!! Best laugh I've had all day!!



So to get back onto the food thingy........

No breakfast, no brunch.

1430hrs on the balcony with nibblies...... and wine as *she* requested.

Found out my pooch *loves* marinated octopus........ but she didn't get
any of the leftover King Island Blue Brie.

Dinner was a Weber cooked chicken and veges to my own recipe.


Which I will divulge later....... couldn't be arsed now.

After this glass of wine, it's time for bed, methinks!!


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915