What I ate today - the food thread

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Isn’t Thursday “Act like a Scotsman Day” ?

Fried Mars bars anyone??

 

[JessicaTam]

Chicken Chef, Blair Athol, ADL. I was told that this the best chips in Australia. And that these folks invented the chicken salt. Bought a small serve and I couldn’t finish the whole thing. Halfway thru, I got so full I had to takeaway the rest. One of the best chips I have had so far and the salt kept me going back into the bag for another chip.

Don’t have better pic - but it’s was a very generous portion for a small serve.

My boss now tells me that I’m now part of the group that’s had the best chips in Australia and I agree!

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I will give them a try one day, but the best chips in the known universe are from the Mungerannie Roadhouse on the Birdsville Track

 

[TheRealTMA]

Fried Mars bars anyone??

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[QF WP]

Lunch today with client at Southbank (the Brisbane version). We both love Japanese:

 

[Ade]

Dinner at The Meat and Wine Co, ADL CBD.

Entree: Bruschetta. Really loved this dish. The avocado base really lifted the dish.



Mains: Grilled Zucchini with lentils, cannellini beans, onion, feta yogurt, mushrooms etc. a good dish IMHO. The zucchini was cooked really well and had a nice herby taste. Personally, the dish could have a bit more kick? So halfway thru the dish, I asked for a side of fresh chilli to finish the dish. In hindsight, I should’ve asked for the chilli after the first bite. The conversation around the table was quite indulgent for me to realise to ask for chilli. Lucky that I got the chilli halfway thru though.



Dessert: Chocolate and Hazelnut Fondant with hazelnut praline gelato. The dessert was lovely. Will definitely order again. The cold gelato complement the warm fondant. The gelato was not overly sweet and went well with other components of the dish. A must try, IMHO.

 

[drron]

Tonight the IC Singapore lounge menu for the evening changed. And for the better.

Pictures of the buffet first. The pink stuff in this picture is duck Collette’s which was delicious.








Sardine puffs were nice with a little spice .


You served the soup yourself. Very tasty.




Fried rice.

Forgot a picture of the chicken stew but a little bland.

 

[Flyfrequently]

Dinner at The Meat and Wine Co, ADL CBD.

Dessert: Chocolate and Hazelnut Fondant with hazelnut praline gelato. The dessert was lovely. Will definitely order again. The cold gelato complement the warm fondant.

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Like the look of that dessert @Ade !

 

[Quickstatus]

Lucky that I got the chilli halfway

that is a dish with a side of red chilli. I hope you finished ALL the chilli....

 

[Flyfrequently]

Breakfast at Salted Egg Quincy Hotel Melbourne
Breakfast Burger for him


Soft poached eggs for me no pic, but here is their new Asian inspired menu

 

[Ade]

Like the look of that dessert @Ade !

Yes! and it tasted really good too. I'm glad I ordered it. I was leaning towards the Creme Brulee - but I have had CB before so wanted to try something different and Hazelnut is one of my favorites

that is a dish with a side of red chilli. I hope you finished ALL the chilli....

Ha ha yes, I finished ALL the chilli.

 

[Flyfrequently]

Just what we need to get through hours of our VCAT sessions today

South Melbourne dimmies for lunch

 

[Ade]

Breakfast at Salted Egg Quincy Hotel Melbourne
Breakfast Burger for him
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Soft poached eggs for me no pic, but here is their new Asian inspired menu
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The Pandan Waffles sound delish.

 

[Flyfrequently]

The Pandan Waffles sound delish.

That's what I'll try next time @Ade !

 

[Ade]

Dinner at Jasmine, Indian restaurant, Adelaide CBD.



Nice decor. A bit dimly lit to my liking, but most people would like this.

Very friendly hosts. Guess the Indian couple (Mr and Mrs Singh) were the owners of the place. Staff are alright, although some staff could be a bit more attentive, IMHO.

We had a look at the menu beforehand and made a list of dishes we would like to try. However after sitting at the table, the host gave a special menu and a “Feed Me” menu. Special menu had some chef specials. What caught all our eyes were the “Feed Me” which had a $65/person “Hungry” option or $78 (or so) “Starving” option. This Feed Me menu is a list of chef selected entrees and mains with bread and rice, 2 person minimum.

After a quick discussion around the table we all settled for the “Hunger” Feed Me menu. I was the only vego so I had to ask if they’d be able to serve me vego and the rest meat eaters. The host was more than happy. She was even happy to substitute one of the regular dishes with a vego dish from the Specials menu.

First offering was pappadums, followed by entrees. The vego options were veg pakora and grilled mushrooms. Meat options were grilled fish, pepper chicken and meat samosa. After finishing this course, a few in the table were intrigued by the Blue Cheese Naan. So we ordered 2 serves for the table. Personally, I like my blue cheese in a cheese platter with some wine, not in a naan bread. There were mixed reactions around the table for this dish. One of my colleagues recommended that I try the blue cheese naan with some mango chutney - it was alright, still didn’t convince me that it was a good idea. But taste is very subjective, so each to their own I guess






Onwards, next course were the first round of mains. Veg options were dhal curry, potato and cauliflower dry mix and eggplant gravy, served with a rather really underwhelming small and insignificant serve of rice. The plate had 4 spoonfuls of rice alongside some cabbage and peppers. For the amount of curry served, the amount of rice felt inadequate. The veg option also came with a serve of roti (2 nos) (Chappathi) as their naan bread has eggs in them. I asked for fresh chilli, was provided with a chilli paste.





I had used up all the rice and Chappathi even before half thr first round of curries were done. So I ordered 2 more Chappathis.


The meat curries were prawn curry, butter chicken, beef curry and potato and cauliflower (same as the vego option).

After a while, we had the second serve of main curries. This time the veg options were the special okra curry and palak panner (cottage cheese in a spinach gravy). The okra was really good. Worth being on the Specials menu. The paneer was really good, the gravy was a bit bitter to my liking. But it is expected to have a mild bitter profile (due to the green leaves used in the base gravy).




I was very full at this time and I didn’t notice what the second round of meat curries were. But everyone in the table seemed to enjoy their meals. Mango lassi were doing a few rounds in the table (as expected when dining in an Indian restaurant in Australia).

After the mains, we had to take a break and had some chats around the table. Some were sharing their life experiences and it was nice to know people outside of work and professional setting.

Then came the desserts. Now dessert, coffee/tea were not covered in the “Feed Me” menu. So we ordered desserts separately. Half the table turned down desserts as they were simply too full and didn’t want to eat. I thought I’d skip dessert too. I was later convinced to take part

The remaining half of the table went with Gulab Jamun served with Kulfi ice cream. The Jamun’s itself was really juicy and right amount of sweetness. The kulfi ice cream didn’t hold up it’s part of the dish, I thought. The ice cream was alright, but not as memorable as the Jamuns.



I’d definitely come back, but I’d limit myself to a few dishes next time.

 

[drron]

Dinner tonight at Terrace cafe HI Batam. Mrsdrron had the salmon which was reasonable and I had the Indian lamb curry which was tasty.




And a Bingtang of course.

 

[Ade]

Brekkie at The Barun, Sefton Park, ADL



Went for the veggie breakfast hold the eggs. The host offered to add an extra items without any extra charge. So went for an extra hash brown in the place of eggs. In hindsight should’ve asked for extra avocado or mushrooms. Really good breakfast. Loved the halloumi, avocado and mushrooms.

Meal was served in a wooden board - looks great and tasted great too. I’ll be back for more.



There’s waffles (Strawberry Dreams) on the menu - next time perhaps.

 

[OZDUCK]

A favourite Singapore breakfast. 2 X Kaya Toast and Egg Sets. S$8 in total including coffee/tea. Very filling. Changi Village Markets.

 

[Scash]

Was served this on an Aegean Air flight from Catania to Athens. Supposedly it’s a vegetable roll

 

[VPS]

Dinner at The Meat and Wine Co, ADL CBD.

Entree: Bruschetta. Really loved this dish. The avocado base really lifted the dish.

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Mains: Grilled Zucchini with lentils, cannellini beans, onion, feta yogurt, mushrooms etc. a good dish IMHO. The zucchini was cooked really well and had a nice herby taste. Personally, the dish could have a bit more kick? So halfway thru the dish, I asked for a side of fresh chilli to finish the dish. In hindsight, I should’ve asked for the chilli after the first bite. The conversation around the table was quite indulgent for me to realise to ask for chilli. Lucky that I got the chilli halfway thru though.

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Dessert: Chocolate and Hazelnut Fondant with hazelnut praline gelato. The dessert was lovely. Will definitely order again. The cold gelato complement the warm fondant. The gelato was not overly sweet and went well with other components of the dish. A must try, IMHO.

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I love the idea of a vegetarian going to the meat and wine co in Adelaide

 

[VPS]

Chicken Chef, Blair Athol, ADL. I was told that this the best chips in Australia. And that these folks invented the chicken salt. Bought a small serve and I couldn’t finish the whole thing. Halfway thru, I got so full I had to takeaway the rest. One of the best chips I have had so far and the salt kept me going back into the bag for another chip.

Don’t have better pic - but it’s was a very generous portion for a small serve.

My boss now tells me that I’m now part of the group that’s had the best chips in Australia and I agree!

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If you checked Wikipedia, it looks like chicken salt was invented in gala Gawler which is what I’ve always thought it was. Seasoned salt - Wikipedia.

Btw the Singh family were famous in Adelaide when they opened Jasmine which has been there forever. The Indian cricket team spends a lot of time there when they’re in Adelaide.