Edibles Down Under

TastyBeverage · 08-25-09, 10:29

I was in Australia on vacation this summer. One of my favorite activities when i'm traveling is to go to the market and compare the little (or big) differences between food abroad and food at home (USA). There was a great organic farmer's type of market just down the street from where i was staying where i often found wild collected mushrooms.

Also, they have very different generic flavors than we do. In the US, the most common generic soda flavors are lemon/lime, orange and grape. In Oz i couldn't find a grape or orange soda to save my life and the only lemon/lime i saw was sprite. Pineapple and passion fruit seem to be their most popular generic flavors, but lemon soda is king of the name brands.

Dr.Hallucination. · 08-25-09, 10:57

I love pineapple crush,we get it here too,mmmmmmmmmmmm.

TastyBeverage · 08-25-09, 11:00

One of my favorite sodas of all time is called Cactus cooler which is an orange and pineapple flavor. It only seems to be sold in the southwest though, i can almost never find it.

I wish i'd tried the pineapple crush now, lol.

hyphaenation · 08-25-09, 21:34

Slippery Jacks ... for $35 Aussie dollars a kilo !

Woop , woop , we get those things everywhere around here in the fall. I even once wrote a story about Suillis and a bear.

http://forums.mycotopia.net/wild-mus...arck-jack.html (The Tale Of The Bear & Tammarck Jack)

Happy 2000th post by the way Bev !

Sideshow · 08-26-09, 00:26

Great pics

I find the difference in culinary cultures interesting as well

dice · 08-26-09, 00:37

Saw a commercial today said something bout
wanna do something different this summer
How bout going to Australia?
Made me think of you Bev
Never been there but its def on the list for vacations b4 I die.
So hopefully sooner then later.

UnlearnEverything · 08-26-09, 18:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by TastyBeverage

One of my favorite sodas of all time is called Cactus cooler which is an orange and pineapple flavor. It only seems to be sold in the southwest though, i can almost never find it.

I wish i'd tried the pineapple crush now, lol.

OMG I LOVE CACTUS COOLER!! It tastes like melted "big stick" popsicles.

I haven't seen in a longggg time

TastyBeverage · 08-26-09, 22:29

Yay 2000!!!!

This is the second time though!

I really wish i'd tried those slippery jacks, but they were always kind of old and leathery looking. How do you cook them, hyph? There were some other mushrooms in the market but i forgot to take my camera with me a lot. I think i have some pics from last year's trip of some growing in the wild too, have to look for those.

Australia is a great place to visit! And live for that matter. The produce, meat and eggs are unbelievable. It made me realize how over hormone and chemical laden everything here really is unless you buy organic. The people are laid back and friendly, the cities are clean and metropolitan. Definitely get yourself down under at least once!

I wonder if they have cactus cooler?

SilvrHairDevil · 08-26-09, 23:35

I found they give me the runs unless I wipe the slippery off.

Use them like porcini. I have a lot of them dried and they make great mushroom stock.

I spent a month in Aus in 1980. The seafood was incredible. The wine industry was just getting started - I got bottles of wine in restaurants for about $2-3.

TastyBeverage · 08-27-09, 09:53

Heh, i've always poo poo'd australian tables wines (props if anyone knows where that quote is from

) and that opinion was actually enforced on my first trip there because my older relatives have horrible taste in wine. My brother and i actually snuck into the kitchen a couple of times and poured out our glasses.

However, this last trip i went wine tasting with a foodie who took us to some really good wineries and i actually brought a couple of bottles back to the states. We were in the Yarra Valley region and the wines there tend to be very earthy with a lot of licoricey, peppery tones. Good for some things, shitty for pinot noir which is my fav of the moment.

Leftover Salmon · 10-12-09, 00:46

Quote:

i've always poo poo'd australian tables wines

Monty Python's Flying Circus!!

Oz is definitely on my list of places to see fo sho.

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08-25-09, 10:29	#1 (permalink)
TastyBeverage thirsty for more Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,497	Edibles Down Under I was in Australia on vacation this summer. One of my favorite activities when i'm traveling is to go to the market and compare the little (or big) differences between food abroad and food at home (USA). There was a great organic farmer's type of market just down the street from where i was staying where i often found wild collected mushrooms. Also, they have very different generic flavors than we do. In the US, the most common generic soda flavors are lemon/lime, orange and grape. In Oz i couldn't find a grape or orange soda to save my life and the only lemon/lime i saw was sprite. Pineapple and passion fruit seem to be their most popular generic flavors, but lemon soda is king of the name brands. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Why do little blue men hit me with fish?

08-25-09, 10:57	#2 (permalink)
Dr.Hallucination. Chasing the Rabbit. Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,821	I love pineapple crush,we get it here too,mmmmmmmmmmmm. Attached Thumbnails __________________ The man who walk's through the door on the wall,Will never be quite the same,As the man who went out.

08-25-09, 11:00	#3 (permalink)
TastyBeverage thirsty for more Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,497	One of my favorite sodas of all time is called Cactus cooler which is an orange and pineapple flavor. It only seems to be sold in the southwest though, i can almost never find it. I wish i'd tried the pineapple crush now, lol. __________________ Why do little blue men hit me with fish?

08-25-09, 21:34	#4 (permalink)
hyphaenation Puck Teknician Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5,646	Slippery Jacks ... for $35 Aussie dollars a kilo ! Woop , woop , we get those things everywhere around here in the fall. I even once wrote a story about Suillis and a bear. http://forums.mycotopia.net/wild-mus...arck-jack.html (The Tale Of The Bear & Tammarck Jack) Happy 2000th post by the way Bev ! __________________ We're just flying by the seed of our plants.

08-26-09, 00:26	#5 (permalink)
Sideshow Freakishly Large Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 354	Great pics I find the difference in culinary cultures interesting as well __________________ Thank you, Mr. Mason

08-26-09, 00:37	#6 (permalink)
dice Jack of all trades. Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,762	Saw a commercial today said something bout wanna do something different this summer How bout going to Australia? Made me think of you Bev Never been there but its def on the list for vacations b4 I die. So hopefully sooner then later. __________________ When in doubt Pack another

08-26-09, 22:29	#8 (permalink)
TastyBeverage thirsty for more Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,497	Yay 2000!!!! This is the second time though! I really wish i'd tried those slippery jacks, but they were always kind of old and leathery looking. How do you cook them, hyph? There were some other mushrooms in the market but i forgot to take my camera with me a lot. I think i have some pics from last year's trip of some growing in the wild too, have to look for those. Australia is a great place to visit! And live for that matter. The produce, meat and eggs are unbelievable. It made me realize how over hormone and chemical laden everything here really is unless you buy organic. The people are laid back and friendly, the cities are clean and metropolitan. Definitely get yourself down under at least once! I wonder if they have cactus cooler? __________________ Why do little blue men hit me with fish?

08-26-09, 23:35	#9 (permalink)
SilvrHairDevil Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 553	Slippery Jacks I found they give me the runs unless I wipe the slippery off. Use them like porcini. I have a lot of them dried and they make great mushroom stock. I spent a month in Aus in 1980. The seafood was incredible. The wine industry was just getting started - I got bottles of wine in restaurants for about $2-3. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Fettuccini, linguini, martini, bikini - Vince

08-27-09, 09:53	#10 (permalink)
TastyBeverage thirsty for more Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,497	Heh, i've always poo poo'd australian tables wines (props if anyone knows where that quote is from ) and that opinion was actually enforced on my first trip there because my older relatives have horrible taste in wine. My brother and i actually snuck into the kitchen a couple of times and poured out our glasses. However, this last trip i went wine tasting with a foodie who took us to some really good wineries and i actually brought a couple of bottles back to the states. We were in the Yarra Valley region and the wines there tend to be very earthy with a lot of licoricey, peppery tones. Good for some things, shitty for pinot noir which is my fav of the moment. __________________ Why do little blue men hit me with fish?

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