Well, not all in this post, but certainly over the next couple of days.

The food tastings in Sydney were many and varied....... not all good,
but not all bad.

As I was staying near Chinatown, it was natural to partake of a fair bit
of oriental fare. For the most part it was same-same at basically any
Oriental joint you go to anywhere in the western world.

One standout though was the Nine Dragons Chinese restaurant in Dixon St,
Haymarket, where we went for Yum Cha on the Friday. No Yum Cha carts in
sight, so we ordered our dishes off the Yum Cha menu and they were made
fresh for us.

We certainly had our seafood fix that day!!

There's also a little Chinese bakey down the other end of Dixon St,
(opposite Paddy's Market) inside the mall area........ absolutely bloody
delicious stuff they make, and they're about $1 cheaper per item than
other bakeries in the area, eg, egg custard tarts were $1.20 there, and
$2.30 in Barbies on Goulburn....... the coconut buns were worlds apart
as well. Barbies was a sweet bun with coconut icing, the little bakery's
was like a coconut swirl with the coconut mixed into the dough.


More to come.......... especially about the top of the range places like
Rockpool and Doyles on the Beach.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"As viscous as motor oil swirled in a swamp, redolent of burnt bell
peppers nested in by incontinent mice and a finish reminiscent of the
dregs of a stale can of Coca-Cola that someone has been using as an
ashtray. Not a bad drink, though."

Excerpt from "The Moose Turd Wine Tasting" by T. A. Nonymous

In article >,
"." > wrote:

> Well, not all in this post, but certainly over the next couple of days.
>
> The food tastings in Sydney were many and varied....... not all good,
> but not all bad.
>
> As I was staying near Chinatown, it was natural to partake of a fair bit
> of oriental fare. For the most part it was same-same at basically any
> Oriental joint you go to anywhere in the western world.
>
> One standout though was the Nine Dragons Chinese restaurant in Dixon St,
> Haymarket, where we went for Yum Cha on the Friday. No Yum Cha carts in
> sight, so we ordered our dishes off the Yum Cha menu and they were made
> fresh for us.
>
> We certainly had our seafood fix that day!!
>
> There's also a little Chinese bakey down the other end of Dixon St,
> (opposite Paddy's Market) inside the mall area........ absolutely bloody
> delicious stuff they make, and they're about $1 cheaper per item than
> other bakeries in the area, eg, egg custard tarts were $1.20 there, and
> $2.30 in Barbies on Goulburn....... the coconut buns were worlds apart
> as well. Barbies was a sweet bun with coconut icing, the little bakery's
> was like a coconut swirl with the coconut mixed into the dough.
>
>
> More to come.......... especially about the top of the range places like
> Rockpool and Doyles on the Beach.

I need to save up some $$$ and visit y'all one of these years. :-)
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

Omelet > wrote in
news
> In article >,
> "." > wrote:
>
>> Well, not all in this post, but certainly over the next couple of
>> days.
>>
>> The food tastings in Sydney were many and varied....... not all good,
>> but not all bad.
>>
>> As I was staying near Chinatown, it was natural to partake of a fair
>> bit of oriental fare. For the most part it was same-same at basically
>> any Oriental joint you go to anywhere in the western world.
>>
>> One standout though was the Nine Dragons Chinese restaurant in Dixon
>> St, Haymarket, where we went for Yum Cha on the Friday. No Yum Cha
>> carts in sight, so we ordered our dishes off the Yum Cha menu and
>> they were made fresh for us.
>>
>> We certainly had our seafood fix that day!!
>>
>> There's also a little Chinese bakey down the other end of Dixon St,
>> (opposite Paddy's Market) inside the mall area........ absolutely
>> bloody delicious stuff they make, and they're about $1 cheaper per
>> item than other bakeries in the area, eg, egg custard tarts were
>> $1.20 there, and $2.30 in Barbies on Goulburn....... the coconut buns
>> were worlds apart as well. Barbies was a sweet bun with coconut
>> icing, the little bakery's was like a coconut swirl with the coconut
>> mixed into the dough.
>>
>>
>> More to come.......... especially about the top of the range places
>> like Rockpool and Doyles on the Beach.
>
> I need to save up some $$$ and visit y'all one of these years. :-)



The guest room is always available for you :-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"As viscous as motor oil swirled in a swamp, redolent of burnt bell
peppers nested in by incontinent mice and a finish reminiscent of the
dregs of a stale can of Coca-Cola that someone has been using as an
ashtray. Not a bad drink, though."

Excerpt from "The Moose Turd Wine Tasting" by T. A. Nonymous

In article >,
"." > wrote:

> >> More to come.......... especially about the top of the range places
> >> like Rockpool and Doyles on the Beach.
> >
> > I need to save up some $$$ and visit y'all one of these years. :-)
>
>
>
> The guest room is always available for you :-)
>
>
> --
> Peter Lucas

<smooch> Thanks sweetie! I appreciate that. ;-D

I'd bring more salt and t-shirts. <g>
--
Peace! Om

Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>
*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

On 19/05/2010 2:17 PM, . wrote:

> As I was staying near Chinatown, it was natural to partake of a fair bit
> of oriental fare. For the most part it was same-same at basically any
> Oriental joint you go to anywhere in the western world.

So what did you think of the cow offal + wontan with boiled noodles
tossed in black soya sauce? Or did you have the soup version?

Geoff Lock <glock@home> wrote in :

> On 19/05/2010 2:17 PM, . wrote:
>
>> As I was staying near Chinatown, it was natural to partake of a fair bit
>> of oriental fare. For the most part it was same-same at basically any
>> Oriental joint you go to anywhere in the western world.
>
> So what did you think of the cow offal + wontan with boiled noodles
> tossed in black soya sauce? Or did you have the soup version?



I tried to stick to non-offal items, and nothing was 'tossed' in soy-sauce,
unless I dipped it myself.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

The Gunfighters Rule:
"Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one. Be polite.
Be professional. But,above all else,have a plan to kill everyone you meet."

On 21/05/2010 3:16 PM, . wrote:
> Geoff Lock<glock@home> wrote in :
>
>> On 19/05/2010 2:17 PM, . wrote:
>>
>>> As I was staying near Chinatown, it was natural to partake of a fair bit
>>> of oriental fare. For the most part it was same-same at basically any
>>> Oriental joint you go to anywhere in the western world.
>>
>> So what did you think of the cow offal + wontan with boiled noodles
>> tossed in black soya sauce? Or did you have the soup version?
>
>
>
> I tried to stick to non-offal items, and nothing was 'tossed' in soy-sauce,
> unless I dipped it myself.
>

Coward