What I ate today - the food thread

[Captain Halliday]

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Breakfast the other morning. A small cafe in the suburbs (one of those created from a house that has been gutted out and remade to be a small restaurant).

This was on the menu as, "salmon rosti". Potato rösti, two poached eggs, hollandaise, fresh baby apinach, beetroot pickle and smoked salmon. As in, a piece of salmon that was smoked and pan fried, not the usual shaved smoked salmon slices.

Tasted excellent, but some may not appreciate the interpretation of a potato rösti. The usual one is a fairly flat cake similar to a pancake, which is fairly crispy with a bit of soft texture on the inside. These potato domes were crispy (or semi-hard, after they cooled) on the outside and soft on the inside, but the net texture is quite different to the Swiss food item.

Where is this @anat0l ?

Good breakfasts are hard to find in Brisbane, especially on our side of town.

 

[LionKing]

Leopard Coral Grouper and chicken for $65 with rice, veggies and soup!
My comfort food.

 

[n7of9]

Hubert in Sydney, they brought out the duck to show us before taking it back into the kitchen to carve it for serving :3

 

[markis10]

JL87 HND - CAN this morning

 

[LionKing]

Midday delight - Waghu Udon with mushrooms

 

[LionKing]

Mid week delight - Pork ribs with chicken feet on rice.

 

[drron]

Tonight’s meal included my first glass of red wine during this stay. Nothing exciting just a n n airline mini bottle.
My taste has changed completely. Stir fry, curries and stews don’t tempt me at all. Don’t like the taste. Instead I am liking salads and fresh sandwiches. 2 nights ago a Greek salad which I polisheded off.




A couple of the cooked dishes. I only eat a few spoonfuls.

 

[markis10]

Lunch in J on my 30min trip to Shenzhen by train

 

[SYD]

Fresh Bluff oysters in Bluff, NZ paired with a Central Otago Riesling.


According to the Kiwis, Bluff oysters are the best in the world. But as someone who’s had more dozens of oysters from around the world than I can remember, we decided to call their bluff and try them.

TBH, a bit chewy but nice flavour - as you’d hope for NZ$75 a doz. Even down the road, we had an earlier doz for NZ$59 from a hole in the wall place. Which is still pretty steep. Being wild oysters, there is a supply variability that probably confuses the notion of “best” oysters - especially when comparing with the only other readily available - Pacific Oysters (the Tofu of the bivalve world).

Anyway, they’re not as good as “Sydney” Rock oysters from either NSW South or North coasts.

For those who can’t stomach oysters, I’m surprised you read this far!

 

[TheRealTMA]

Fresh Bluff oysters in Bluff, NZ paired with a Central Otago Riesling.
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According to the Kiwis, Bluff oysters are the best in the world. But as someone who’s had more dozens of oysters from around the world than I can remember, we decided to call their bluff and try them.

TBH, a bit chewy but nice flavour - as you’d hope for NZ$75 a doz. Even down the road, we had an earlier doz for NZ$59 from a hole in the wall place. Which is still pretty steep. Being wild oysters, there is a supply variability that probably confuses the notion of “best” oysters - especially when comparing with the only other readily available - Pacific Oysters (the Tofu of the bivalve world).

Anyway, they’re not as good as “Sydney” Rock oysters from either NSW South or North coasts.

For those who can’t stomach oysters, I’m surprised you read this far!

There's some WA (albany) oysterd availabvle in BNE at the moment. I find them quite nice and better than Sydney Rocks or Coffin Bays. Moreton Bay oysters are loverly but impossible to find.