Category: Food
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Australian food and drink quiz
Think you know your long blacks from your babyccinos or your cheerios from your chiko rolls? Australian cuisine, as food critic John Newton once wrote, is a bit of a ‘mongrel’, incorporating British, Mediterranean, Asian and native Australian cooking styles and ingredients. The Australian National Dictionary 2e contains a multitude of food-related slang terms, many of…
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Channelling my inner Bean?
The final volume of the Centenary History of Australia and the Great War series is about to appear, bringing with it sensations of both satisfaction and relief. It’s always a relief when a lengthy project comes to fruition successfully and this one began in the planning and funding stages in 2007. It is immensely satisfying…
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Summer Sweets: Easy Icecream
I scream, you scream, we all scream for icecream! At step 03, you can add flavouring ingredients such as chopped mango, mashed banana or ground roasted coffee beans. Makes: 2 litres Prep time: 10 minutes + several hours freezing Special equipment: electric beaters, 2 litres capacity metal loaf tin Nutrition: good source of calcium; high…
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Summer Sweets: Pavlova
Adding vinegar and cream of tartar to the meringue mixture gives pavlova a crisp crust and marshmallow centre. A range of other ingredients can be used to decorate it, including kiwifruit, banana slices, berries and grated chocolate. Serves: 6 Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 75 – 90 minutes Special equipment: baking tray, baking paper,…
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The long and the short of it
In this article, reproduced from our latest issue of Ozwords, Julia Robinson investigates Aussie terms for Chinese wonton soup and Chinese noodle soup. Recently we received this query from a Victorian reader: ‘I am writing to ask about the term “short soup”, as in the Chinese wonton soup. Other non-Australian speakers of English are unaware…
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Wine Facts You Didn’t Know
Wine has been enjoyed as a delicacy by many people around the world. Through the various techniques in preparation, there are endless varieties of wine to suit the diverse preferences of wine lovers. Its timeless influence has seen it span from historical cultures to the modern day. Here are some interesting facts you didn’t know:…
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Films through the dessert lens
Sweets in films carry messages, bringing a key plot point, theme, or character into healthier view. Sweets elicit sympathy, expressing love, healing and togetherness, as well as heartbreak, sadness and sickness. Sugar is so facile in films that it can function as the stocky nectar that binds characters to each other or as a poison…
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Winter warmers: Doughnuts
Popular around the world, doughnuts are made from balls or rings of fried dough. They can be dusted with cinnamon and sugar, covered with icing, or filled with jam, cream or custard. Makes: 15 Prep time: 95 minutes Cook time: 10 – 15 minutes Special equipment: small saucepan or microwave, sieve, deep-frying pan, rolling pin,…