Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-22 Thread Treena
Oh, that's just great. Now I'll have to hunt one down and try it ... - Original Message - From: "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 5:20 PM Subject: Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat > We a

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-22 Thread mapson
It still exists, on North Terrace, outside the Railway station most days. Not there 24hrs, but certainly regularly. Love, Light and Peace, - Peter Loveday Director of Development, eyeon Software That's the one I've been thinking of. I thought that it vanished. Must have been wrong (not the first

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-22 Thread Bob W
Hi, Thursday, April 22, 2004, 4:25:53 AM, shaun wrote: > As an archaeologist in Australia I travel about a bit in Aboriginal > communities, and from time to time have eaten some of the most disgusting > sounding things imaginable. > I have eaten Witchety Grubs (big thick grubs about the size of

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-21 Thread Peter Loveday
I saw a programme with the comedian Billy Connoly a few years ago where he extolled the virtues of a pie floater bought from a van on the waterfront of some big city in Oz (sorry, can't recall which one tho). The pie van was an icon in Adelaide (wow, we have been called a 'big city'!). AFAIK it va

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-21 Thread mapson
I saw a programme with the comedian Billy Connoly a few years ago where he extolled the virtues of a pie floater bought from a van on the waterfront of some big city in Oz (sorry, can't recall which one tho). Chris The pie van was an icon in Adelaide (wow, we have been called a 'big city'!). AFAI

RE: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-21 Thread shaun
As an archaeologist in Australia I travel about a bit in Aboriginal communities, and from time to time have eaten some of the most disgusting sounding things imaginable. I have eaten Witchety Grubs (big thick grubs about the size of a mans thumb - taste like almonds though), bats, kangaroo intesti

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-21 Thread graywolf
We americans invent junk food. It takes you guys to make it insane though. Now why not combine a couple of threads and deep fry some Moon Pies? GRIN. -- Peter Loveday wrote: Deep-fried Mars bars are a Scottish creation that escaped and are slowly making their way south into England and Wales. N

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-21 Thread Rob Studdert
On 21 Apr 2004 at 13:17, Chris Stoddart wrote: > I saw a programme with the comedian Billy Connoly a few years ago where he > extolled the virtues of a pie floater bought from a van on the waterfront > of some big city in Oz (sorry, can't recall which one tho). Yep, that's Harry's Cafe de Wheels

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-21 Thread Chris Stoddart
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Peter Loveday wrote: > The 'Pie Floater' is a pie, upside down, in pea soup, not mushy peas or > anything, but actual soup. And it soaks in to the crust, and of course you > have lots of sauce on it... delicious. Mmmm wonder if the pie vans > still on north tce this tim

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-20 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 00:25:25 -0500, Treena wrote: > Well, sure it is, but I haven't been able to get an RC in > years! And it's hard enough these days just to find the > dang Moon Pies! Well, here in Atlanta, Moon Pies are easy to come by. RC is tougher, but can be had if you search around a bi

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-20 Thread Treena
Well, sure it is, but I haven't been able to get an RC in years! And it's hard enough these days just to find the dang Moon Pies! - Original Message - From: "Doug Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 11:52 P

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-20 Thread Doug Franklin
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 23:01:06 -0500, Treena wrote: > ... when all I REALLY want is a Dr Pepper and a Moon Pie. Geez, girl, what'chew talkin' 'bout? It's a Moon Pie and an arrraa c (RC) cola! TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ

RE: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-20 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:36:22 +0930, mapson wrote: > At 08:58 AM 21/04/2004, you wrote: > >You've never lived until you have tried a South Australian 'Pie > >Floater'. > > I have happily lived in SA since 1987, never tried the floater and do not > intend to in the near (and more distant) future.

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-20 Thread Treena
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 6:28 PM Subject: RE: Disgusting things that Australians eat > You've never lived until you have tried a South Australian 'Pie > Floater'. This is a meat pie placed upside down in a plate of runny

Re: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-20 Thread Tanya Mayer Photography
cecream Chinese style. yumy!! tan. - Original Message - From: "Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 9:28 AM Subject: RE: Disgusting things that Australians eat > You've never lived until you have t

RE: Disgusting things that Australians eat

2004-04-20 Thread Shaun Canning
You've never lived until you have tried a South Australian 'Pie Floater'. This is a meat pie placed upside down in a plate of runny soupy peas and covered in tomato sauce (ketchup to the Yanks). It's a taste sensation. There for a while deep fried mars bars took off too. Never tried one, because