What I ate today - the food thread

[Scash]

Followed by Gochujang drumsticks!

 

[RB001]

From Ancak, Accor Plus friendly restaurant at Mercure Legian:

Roasted Vegetables - roasted zucchini, eggplant, button mushroom, watercress on toasted sourdough bread and nut tahini.
Also pictured, custom blend of fresh mango and pineapple juice.

Quite enjoyed this.

 

[Denali]

Home grown and home made jalapeño poppers.

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Because I avoid hot & spicy, Im guessing you deseeded them first and if yes, are they still spicey hot?

Looks yummy

 

[Scash]

Because I avoid hot & spicy, Im guessing you deseeded them first and if yes, are they still spicey hot?

Looks yummy

Yes I did deseed them first but they weren't overly spicy (in my opinion anyway). they were very yummy . This is the recipe I used Jalapeño poppers.

 

[Denali]

Today we will be eating home made tiger rolls, once they cool down

 

[RB001]

'Breakfast' at Café Kitsuné, Canggu Bali.
First hot coffee of the trip (long black), helped by the crispness of the air inside. Paired with a goat's cheese tart.
Followed by strawberry tart and vanilla ice cream.




Final day (in Bali) well and truly started.

 

[Flyfrequently]

At Boccata Novotel Airport Melbourne - shared calamari and prawn fritto


Pasta and Pizza

Herb chicken and green leaves



Finished off with Tiramisu and fior de latte soft serve
Accor + dining discount easily applied, would recommend if staying overnight.
All delicious!

 

[RB001]

From Daily Bread, Customs St or Galway St Auckland.
Breakfast and lunch (appropriately spaced!) for 2 reasons - firstly it's a low energy day, following a big one yesterday, and after enjoying breakfast there, it was a no-thought-required lunch.

Breakfast:
Sweetcorn toastie: cheese & habanero mustard on sourdough.


Lunch:
Wilted spinach & silverbeet, chilli, garlic, sunflower seed butter on sourdough.

Both appropriately demolished.

 

[RB001]

QF SYD Domestic Business Lounge

After arriving from the 6am AKL flight, crammed into the ground based Qantas sardine tin that is the glory of the transfer bus, and headed upstairs for a bite to eat between flights.

The new(ish) Avocado on toast. Reasonable quantities of the components, even the lemon wedge. Quite enjoyed that. With requisite strong long black.

 

[RB001]

Runway Restaurant/Bar, Rydges Gold Coast Airport.

Last night away after 2 weeks on the road, with a reason to celebrate; another unrelated reason tomorrow!

I had the vegetarian pizza (mini menu here so I don't have to type out the whole name)
Some for now, some for Ron.


Was quite alright, in my humble opinion.

 

[Flyfrequently]

Early dinner tonight at La Mesa in Peppers, Palm Cove
Shared the tiger prawns , sofrito, garlic, wine, and herbs- absolutely delicious

Barramundi tacos for me


Mr Flyfrequently went the black Angus steak with cassava chips - so tender and full of flavour


Shared the dark chocolate and chilli mousse with raspberry sorbet - had a kick but a very delicious dinner all round.

Accor Plus Dining discount applied
Hope to return before we leave.

 

[RB001]

Lunch at QF Dom Business Lounge, on arrival to celebrate my tiptoe back into Platinum.
I had the ciabatta, and said yes when asked if I wanted chips.




Flavour was quite alright, a bit messy if choosing the hands-on approach.

 

[Scash]

Early dinner tonight at La Mesa in Peppers, Palm Cove

Nu Nu (nunu.com.au) is worth a visit if you have time (breakfast, lunch or dinner). Not cheap but amazing food and location (although it has been a couple of years since I was there).

 

[Cossie]

Hmmm, seems you can't even buy tomato paste without it possibly being subject to PRC slave labour, sigh.

I normally buy Australian canned tomato, never the really cheap Italian ones. I do however like the Mutti brand, anyway the BBC has just published these articles. This is mainly about tomato puree and paste, do we even make those items here? More investigation required.

I do know that the workers in Italy, are quite often illegals and not exactly well looked after.
Must admit I'm staggered by the amount produced in china.

‘Italian’ purees likely to contain Chinese forced-labour tomatoes

Some products described as “Italian” appear to contain Chinese tomatoes, BBC investigation suggests.

www.bbc.com

Supermarkets 'putting profits above human rights', MP says

Supermarkets that appear to be selling products linked to slave labour in China have been criticised following a BBC investigation.

www.bbc.com

 

[VPS]

Hmmm, seems you can't even buy tomato paste without it possibly being subject to PRC slave labour, sigh.

I normally buy Australian canned tomato, never the really cheap Italian ones. I do however like the Mutti brand, anyway the BBC has just published these articles. This is mainly about tomato puree and paste, do we even make those items here? More investigation required.

I do know that the workers in Italy, are quite often illegals and not exactly well looked after.
Must admit I'm staggered by the amount produced in china.

‘Italian’ purees likely to contain Chinese forced-labour tomatoes

Some products described as “Italian” appear to contain Chinese tomatoes, BBC investigation suggests.

www.bbc.com

Supermarkets 'putting profits above human rights', MP says

Supermarkets that appear to be selling products linked to slave labour in China have been criticised following a BBC investigation.

www.bbc.com

That's been happening for years. I always try and buy Australian produced and canned and not home brands.

 

[RB001]

Hmmm, seems you can't even buy tomato paste without it possibly being subject to PRC slave labour, sigh.

I normally buy Australian canned tomato, never the really cheap Italian ones. I do however like the Mutti brand, anyway the BBC has just published these articles. This is mainly about tomato puree and paste, do we even make those items here? More investigation required.

Leggo's could have your puree/passata and paste needs covered. Based out of Echuca, pretty Aussie I'd say.
Personally, I do like their infused pastes - doesn't stop me adding more garlic/onion myself!

 

[Flyfrequently]

Nu Nu (nunu.com.au) is worth a visit if you have time (breakfast, lunch or dinner). Not cheap but amazing food and location (although it has been a couple of years since I was there).

Thanks @Scash not sure if we will have time as tomorrow is the Pilot's party - the family has all landed and we now have Teen grandson in tow, but appreciate the tip.

 

[drron]

Our pre trip lunner at Bocca our local Italian restaurant. Lovely food.
We shared marinated eggplant, carpaccio and calamari. All very good but we both felt the eggplant was the best.







I had a local beer and Mrsdrron a large glass of an Italian Pinot Grigio .


All up $100.

 

[drron]

Family Christmas lunch at Sydney Rowing Club.
I had the cold seafood platter for 1. Magnificent.


Fantastic oysters, QLD prawns and Tassie octopus.
A couple other dishes. Bursts pizza and fettuccine seafood.




Lovely place but jumping.

 

[drron]

This morning at the IC club, Double Bay the best Shatsuka eggs I have had.