Thread: Back from Sydney, food pics and reviews.

In article <[email protected]>,
"." <[email protected]> wrote:

> Well, not all in this post, but certainly over the next couple of days.
>
> The food tastings in Sydney were many and varied....... not all good,
> but not all bad.
>
> As I was staying near Chinatown, it was natural to partake of a fair bit
> of oriental fare. For the most part it was same-same at basically any
> Oriental joint you go to anywhere in the western world.
>
> One standout though was the Nine Dragons Chinese restaurant in Dixon St,
> Haymarket, where we went for Yum Cha on the Friday. No Yum Cha carts in
> sight, so we ordered our dishes off the Yum Cha menu and they were made
> fresh for us.
>
> We certainly had our seafood fix that day!!
>
> There's also a little Chinese bakey down the other end of Dixon St,
> (opposite Paddy's Market) inside the mall area........ absolutely bloody
> delicious stuff they make, and they're about $1 cheaper per item than
> other bakeries in the area, eg, egg custard tarts were $1.20 there, and
> $2.30 in Barbies on Goulburn....... the coconut buns were worlds apart
> as well. Barbies was a sweet bun with coconut icing, the little bakery's
> was like a coconut swirl with the coconut mixed into the dough.
>
>
> More to come.......... especially about the top of the range places like
> Rockpool and Doyles on the Beach.

I need to save up some $$$ and visit y'all one of these years. :-)
--
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On Wed, 19 May 2010 04:17:37 GMT, "." <[email protected]> wrote:

>Well, not all in this post, but certainly over the next couple of days.
>
>The food tastings in Sydney were many and varied....... not all good,
>but not all bad.
>
>As I was staying near Chinatown, it was natural to partake of a fair bit
>of oriental fare. For the most part it was same-same at basically any
>Oriental joint you go to anywhere in the western world.
>
>One standout though was the Nine Dragons Chinese restaurant in Dixon St,
>Haymarket, where we went for Yum Cha on the Friday. No Yum Cha carts in
>sight, so we ordered our dishes off the Yum Cha menu and they were made
>fresh for us.

So the only difference between our Dim Sum and your Yum Cha is the tea
drinking. We'll have to talk to my wifes' friend who owns a Cantonese
resturant, and see if they have it here as well.

Omelet <[email protected]> wrote in
news[email protected]:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> "." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Well, not all in this post, but certainly over the next couple of
>> days.
>>
>> The food tastings in Sydney were many and varied....... not all good,
>> but not all bad.
>>
>> As I was staying near Chinatown, it was natural to partake of a fair
>> bit of oriental fare. For the most part it was same-same at basically
>> any Oriental joint you go to anywhere in the western world.
>>
>> One standout though was the Nine Dragons Chinese restaurant in Dixon
>> St, Haymarket, where we went for Yum Cha on the Friday. No Yum Cha
>> carts in sight, so we ordered our dishes off the Yum Cha menu and
>> they were made fresh for us.
>>
>> We certainly had our seafood fix that day!!
>>
>> There's also a little Chinese bakey down the other end of Dixon St,
>> (opposite Paddy's Market) inside the mall area........ absolutely
>> bloody delicious stuff they make, and they're about $1 cheaper per
>> item than other bakeries in the area, eg, egg custard tarts were
>> $1.20 there, and $2.30 in Barbies on Goulburn....... the coconut buns
>> were worlds apart as well. Barbies was a sweet bun with coconut
>> icing, the little bakery's was like a coconut swirl with the coconut
>> mixed into the dough.
>>
>>
>> More to come.......... especially about the top of the range places
>> like Rockpool and Doyles on the Beach.
>
> I need to save up some $$$ and visit y'all one of these years. :-)



The guest room is always available for you :-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

"As viscous as motor oil swirled in a swamp, redolent of burnt bell
peppers nested in by incontinent mice and a finish reminiscent of the
dregs of a stale can of Coca-Cola that someone has been using as an
ashtray. Not a bad drink, though."

Excerpt from "The Moose Turd Wine Tasting" by T. A. Nonymous

In article <[email protected]>,
"." <[email protected]> wrote:

> >> More to come.......... especially about the top of the range places
> >> like Rockpool and Doyles on the Beach.
> >
> > I need to save up some $$$ and visit y'all one of these years. :-)
>
>
>
> The guest room is always available for you :-)
>
>
> --
> Peter Lucas

<smooch> Thanks sweetie! I appreciate that. ;-D

I'd bring more salt and t-shirts. <g>
--
Peace! Om

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*Only Irish *coffee provides in a single glass all four *essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar *and fat. --Alex Levine

On 19/05/2010 2:17 PM, . wrote:

> As I was staying near Chinatown, it was natural to partake of a fair bit
> of oriental fare. For the most part it was same-same at basically any
> Oriental joint you go to anywhere in the western world.

So what did you think of the cow offal + wontan with boiled noodles
tossed in black soya sauce? Or did you have the soup version?

Geoff Lock <glock@home> wrote in news:4bf614ed$[email protected]:

> On 19/05/2010 2:17 PM, . wrote:
>
>> As I was staying near Chinatown, it was natural to partake of a fair bit
>> of oriental fare. For the most part it was same-same at basically any
>> Oriental joint you go to anywhere in the western world.
>
> So what did you think of the cow offal + wontan with boiled noodles
> tossed in black soya sauce? Or did you have the soup version?



I tried to stick to non-offal items, and nothing was 'tossed' in soy-sauce,
unless I dipped it myself.



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

The Gunfighters Rule:
"Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one. Be polite.
Be professional. But,above all else,have a plan to kill everyone you meet."

On 21/05/2010 3:16 PM, . wrote:
> Geoff Lock<glock@home> wrote in news:4bf614ed$[email protected]:
>
>> On 19/05/2010 2:17 PM, . wrote:
>>
>>> As I was staying near Chinatown, it was natural to partake of a fair bit
>>> of oriental fare. For the most part it was same-same at basically any
>>> Oriental joint you go to anywhere in the western world.
>>
>> So what did you think of the cow offal + wontan with boiled noodles
>> tossed in black soya sauce? Or did you have the soup version?
>
>
>
> I tried to stick to non-offal items, and nothing was 'tossed' in soy-sauce,
> unless I dipped it myself.
>

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