What I ate today - the food thread

[Rugby]

Today’s lunch at Amano in AKL. Very good Italian. We started with chargrilled octopus and cucumber, followed by mains of cray fish tortellini and lamb with zucchini accompanied by a side of beans. Just delicious.

 

[Steady]

An off topic post....
Roast veggie wood fired oven pizza from last weekend.

 

[Cossie]

View attachment 116640 An off topic post....
Roast veggie wood fired oven pizza from last weekend.

Hmmmmm, that is one good looking pizza.

 

[kermatu]

Today’s lunch at Amano in AKL. Very good Italian. We started with chargrilled octopus and cucumber, followed by mains of cray fish tortellini and lamb with zucchini accompanied by a side of beans. Just delicious.

Have regularly stopped by their bakery to grab a savoury snack - but yet to eat at the restaurant. Will rectify that before too long!

 

[Oscarq]

Australia Day celebrated with twice cooked coriander/lime dressed lamb ribs accompanied by slaw with an asian dressing..very tasty

 

[Steady]

Hmmmmm, that is one good looking pizza.

Thanks - it was fully Home made and cooked in a wood fired oven I built - my current avatar.

 

[LadyC]

Back to my favorite lunch haunt

 

[TomVexille]

Oooh where is that @LadyC?

 

[LadyC]

Oooh where is that @LadyC?

A place called Laneway Greens in Flinders Lane. This was the cape grim beef with seasonal vegetables and a side of roasted eggplant. You won't get lunch for less than $15 but their meals are all quite healthy plus they try and source locally.

 

[TomVexille]

A place called Laneway Greens in Flinders Lane. This was the cape grim beef with seasonal vegetables and a side of roasted eggplant. You won't get lunch for less than $15 but their meals are all quite healthy plus they try and source locally.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind if I need lunch in the city ever (which doesn't happen often)

 

[boomy]

Tajima prime beef from Kansai region, Japan.


Not cheap but worth every penny. Hard to be impressed by Aussie beef after eating this Japanese culinary masterpiece.

 

[OZDUCK]

Since my retirement I have done most of the cooking at home, but yesterday we were having some friends over and my wife decided that she would go all out and make a Malaysian meal.

(You may note the "curry stains" on the linen tablecloth but these are "historic" ones which can't be removed without damaging it. This tablecloth is at least 80 years old and is embossed with the logo of the Straits Shipping Company (Singapore), 1890 - 1989, which used to run tramp cargo and pax ships around the S.E. Asian region. Older Perth locals will remember the "Centaur" which used to do the Perth - Singapore run. The Australian Hospital Ship AHS Centaur, torpedoed off Queensland in WW2 was also one of their vessels. My wife's family were associated with the company for about 70 years and we have a few artifacts from that association. )

Satay Chicken




Char Siu (Red) Chicken



Malaysian Beef Curry (Before the cinnamon quill, star anise etc have been removed)



"Special Fried Rice" - with dried Chinese sausage etc



Gado Gado Salad - with the peanut sauce next to it. The crushed peanut topping is just out of view.



Ready to serve



For desert we had some tinned Jackfruit & Toddy Palm. Plus Almond Bean Curd with Rose flavoured Agar Agar on top

 

[VPS]

Since my retirement I have done most of the cooking at home, but yesterday we were having some friends over and my wife decided that she would go all out and make a Malaysian meal.

(You may note the "curry stains" on the linen tablecloth but these are "historic" ones which can't be removed without damaging it. This tablecloth is at least 80 years old and is embossed with the logo of the Straits Shipping Company (Singapore), 1890 - 1989, which used to run tramp cargo and pax ships around the S.E. Asian region. Older Perth locals will remember the "Centaur" which used to do the Perth - Singapore run. The Australian Hospital Ship AHS Centaur, torpedoed off Queensland in WW2 was also one of their vessels. My wife's family were associated with the company for about 70 years and we have a few artifacts from that association. )

Ah - I sailed on the Centaur in 1982 on my way to Europe - just remembering about in another thread on why people wouldn't cruise

 

[amaroo]

Quick bite between meetings ... The Strand, Townsville

 

[RooFlyer]

Dinner in the Qantas lounge this evening, accompanied by a sparkling ( diet Coke).

Dieting is hell.

 

[mrs.dr.ron]

I equate that to eating Styrofoam

 

[Rugby]

Not good RooFlyer, not good at all.

 

[TomVexille]

@RooFlyer there's research suggesting that diet sodas actually cause more weight gain than the regular version

 

[RooFlyer]

@RooFlyer there's research suggesting that diet sodas actually cause more weight gain than the regular version

Yeah, I don't normally touch 'em, diet variety or not, but it had been a hot day walking about and I just needed the cold fizz

Soda water with a twist of lime is my usual beverage right now.

 

[amaroo]

Pretty tasty brekkie