Now, not that a restaurant would make a whole lot of money here if it only served typical Australian cuisine (which, funnily enough, I am at a loss to define).
ā¦butā¦
ā¦there does come a time in a young manās life when he craves the taste of a home-cooked meal (as Iām sure youāve all experienced) that he doesnāt have to home-cook himself, and that doesnāt cost him the entire weekās food budget. After having eaten [color=red]quite enough[/color] ruroufan, fast food, and exorbidantly priced āwesternā meals, I would just like to go somewhere (reasonably priced) and have a nice, filling, yet plain meal (like mama used to make ). Soā¦ with careful thought as to what might constitute Australian food in Taiwan, can anyone suggest a nice place to go?
Donāt know what would be considered traditional Australian these days ā last time I was in Oz (up and down the Sunshine Coast, visiting a lot of wineries) I had some of the best cuisine Iāve ever had in my life, and it was all described to me as Australian.
I think Oz has come a long way from the days of meat pies ā although, whatās the name of that fancy dept. store in Sydney that has a whole section devoted to nothing but pies and links? Mmmmmmmmmmm! David Smithās or something?
If you want to know about Oz culture, go no further than this
p(a)lace in Wooloomooloo called āHarryās Cafe de Wheelsā. Itās been around for 70 years; my dad went there as a kid, then introduced me to the dogās eye (meat pie) with dead horse (tomato sauce).
By the way, Sandman - Wineries on the Sunshine Coast? Thatās north of Brisvegas (Brisbane) where itās hotter than a dog on heatā¦ Are you sure, mate?
GODDAMMIT! ARE YOU CONTRADICTING ME? IāLL 'AVE YOU BANNED!
BANNED
, I TELL YOU!
I was staying with friends in a place called Tarree, north of Sydney and not far from (I think) Newcastle. The tourist signs said the area was called the Sunshine Coast. Isnāt north of Brisbane called the Gold Coast? Anyway, there were definitely lots of wineries and I couldnāt walk on my friendās lawn at night on account of there was a four-foot brown snake living under their house.
Since I am an Australian, Babou, living in Taiwan, Iām not so sure that a link to Harryās Pies in Kingās Cross will be so useful to me. But thanks anyway. Iāve been there; good after a big night out (or during, for that matter).
As for a ādogās eyeā with ādead horseāā¦ Iāve never heard of that in my life. And I think the common Australian word for a hot day is āscorcherā, or alternatively āas hot as [insert expletive here]ā. I know youāre Australian mate, but I think you play it up a bit too much :?
Sandman, the store with all the food is called David Jones. And yeah, youāre right, the Sunshine Coast is one of the most popular wine-drinking destinations: http://www.maroochytourism.com/wine.htm
The Sunshine Coast is about 2 hours drive north of Brisbane, and therefore not near Newcastle.
I think I may have phrased my original question badly. Where can I find a plain, uninteresting, meat-and-three-veg meal, with a beer on the side in Taiwan?
Ah well, so I wasnāt on the Sunshine Coastā¦ but there were definitely wineriesā¦ lots of themā¦ with the most wondrous food and as much free wine as you could stomach. If youāve never tried yabby bisque followed by pan-fried flatheads with mango white wine coulis, you havenāt lived. And a cafe that looked like a big giant sea-shell. And a place called Casino that had none. And lashings and lashings of wine. And BOAGāS. And there was sunshine. And a coast. And ants the size of mice that could chew your arm off. And all the roads are made of dirt except one. And everywhereās at least 3 hours drive away from anywhere else. I canāt wait to go back.
In answer to your question, though, try The Shannon, on Dunhua South Road, just south of the intersection with Nanjing E. Road next to Dan Ryanās.
[quote]As for a ādogās eyeā with ādead horseāā¦ Iāve never heard of that in my life.[/quote]Lazy, now come on mate, are you really an Aussie, or just an Austrian trying to be one of us. Seriously, youāre joking arenāt ya? Just to make some of you jealous, Iām heading back to Melbourne on Sunday for the wedding, are am endeavouring to eat as much chicken parma and chips, bangas and mash and dog eyes as I possibly can. Canāt wait.
Seriously, Lazy, youāve never heard of those terms (ādogās eyesā, ādead horseā, etc)? Well tie me down and call me Charlie, mate, Iām bushed as to where youāre from. Maybe youāve never lived out back of Burke, or gone troppoā¦
Now Iām not wanting to start a blue, mate, but in Brisneyland, without that type of vocab youād stand out like dogās balls on a babyās bum, fer cryin out loud.
Cāmon, itās just not cricket, to knock yer countrymen, is it?
Actually, yes it is. Ok, so that bloke Amos started itā¦
I was bloody edified until that larrikin came along. Chucked down more posts in a month than I could get in a yearā¦ and look at his farkin karma. I hope he dies and rots in hellā¦ Amos, what was that quote you gave from Paul Keating?
Hey, Lazy, Iām just takin the piss. I promise to buy you a round if I see you out one night - AND Iāll try my best to speak the Queenās English. Maybe we could meet at the āCairns Restaurantā, or something like that - I think itās Australian.
Babou, Paul said " hey Jim, Paul Keating here, just because you swallowed a f#$%#$ing dictionary when you were about 12 years old, doesnāt mean you can pour a bucket of shit over the rest of us" Roughly anyway. Iām just hanging a bit a shit, thereās no pouring on my part though. Cheers Amos. Btw, Iām always keen to share a few lies over a slab or two.
The area Sandman is referring to is the The Hunter Valley and yes there are some great wineries to be had up that wayā¦and lots of snakes. Thereās also lots of pot, which makes for a bad match in my experience.
Oh yeah, the weed! We got some killah stuff near a cool organic cafe in some hills that was supposed to be where Jimmy Blacksmith once lived. (The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith ā what was that story about?)
It was first a novel by Thomas Keneally (who also wrote āSchindlerās Listā)and then a film, which according to this site isā¦ ā(b)ased on a true incident, about a half-caste aborigine who rebels against the racism of the English settlers and murders several white women. He is killed, in turn, by white Australians.ā http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-0140036202-4
Hereās a link to the real life character both the film and book are based on, Jimmy Governor. Quite an interesting read.
Hereās a snippet:
"From Ned Kelly to Chopper Reed, certain rogues have indelibly captured the public imagination. Somewhere in the middle of these extremes lay the exploits of the
Sandman, apologies, it seems that you were right about the location of the Sunshine Coast. I thought you were just too pissed from all the red to realise that you were in the wrong state. I had no idea there was anotherā¦
HG, thanks for the tip about the restaurant. Iāll definitely go there when Iām in TaiZhong. But, it was Lazy who started the post, so maybe heāll want to knowā¦
Cheers,
Babou.
Ps: Lazy, mate, I agree that I might be āputting it onā a bit with the use of Aussie vernacular. However, itās a simple way of staying Australian in a society that automatically identifies oneself as American, simply due to the colour of oneās skin. Hopefully too, other Aussies will understand the lingo and enjoy reading it.
And, given that my Dryzabone got flogged last winter, and that I ran out of Vegemite last week, Iād say I need to retain every bit of cultural identificaation possible.
Taree north of the Hunter? Right, but we drove in a leisurely fashion from Sydney to Taree, with a diversion up the Hunter Valley along the way. I went to Lismore, yeah, but as I said, a lot of weed was involved, so Iām a little hazy. Par for the course for Lismore, so Iāve heard.
These posts are bringing back happy memories of a wonderful trip in a wonderful place, though.
HGC, many thanks for that information.
Babou, if I were to give a jar of Vegemite to Alien, would it eventually get to you?
). Soā¦ with careful thought as to what might constitute Australian food in Taiwan, can anyone suggest a nice place to go?
