New Zealand food

[davedel44]

Just read a reference to a beach takeaway selling burgers and snass.

What is snass?

Quick Internet search turns up definition as American  slang having nothing to do with food.

This is a legitimate inquiry, directed toward our New Zealand members.

Remember this is a gentleman's forum so play nice boys.

Dave
Galveston

[oldbike54]

 Dave , it is Burgers and SNAGS , snags are a type of sausage .

 Dusty

[davedel44]

Checked passage again definitely snass printed.  Sausages make sense though.

Thanks

Dave
Galveston

[oldbike54]

Checked passage again definitely snass printed.  Sausages make sense though.

Thanks

Dave
Galveston

 Probably another case of us Northern hemisphere dwellers trying to borrow from Southern hemisphere culture , the Aussies don't eat 'BLOOMIN ONIONS" or act like Paul what's his name either .

 Dusty

[Muzz]

The last snass I saw was when I was out hunting in the backblocks of the Boowhai. We all opened up; it sounded like WW111! The snass looked at us and spat the bullets straight back at us!!! Ya never want to mess with a snass. Sorry, no   

Seriously, I really think they do mean snaggs, which are sausages. Staple fare on a BBQ along with onions and WATTIES tomato sauce.
Steak, lamb chops and the odd meat pattie are all staple fare.

The world famous MUZZABURGER is also prepared (with great love and tenderness) on a barby.

[RANDM]

Close Dusty,
A snag is a sausage - of any type. : )

[beetle]

Watties sux.   

[Muzz]

Watties sux.   

Wash your mouth out!!!!!

[LowRyter]

your choice of lamb or mutton. 

[Muzz]

Lamb on the Barbie, mutton more slow roast.

[injundave]

Watties used to be great until it was taken over by an Aussie/Yank outfit that fondly believed Kiwis want to eat just like them (No, not McDonalds). Newsflash!!! We don't.

[lucky phil]

Watties used to be great until it was taken over by an Aussie/Yank outfit that fondly believed Kiwis want to eat just like them (No, not McDonalds). Newsflash!!! We don't.

Re acquainted myself with American food on a trip at the end of last year. Cheap food in the US is garbage, good food is expensive.
Fortunately they serve such large portions that my wife and I could split a meal and so eat good food without breaking the bank.
Oh, and the coffee is rubbish.
Ciao

[Dean Rose]

Re acquainted myself with American food on a trip at the end of last year. Cheap food in the US is garbage, good food is expensive.
Fortunately they serve such large portions that my wife and I could split a meal and so eat good food without breaking the bank.
Oh, and the coffee is rubbish.
Ciao

 :1:

Dean

[oldbike54]

 Yeah , like you Ozzies are famous for your food 

 Dusty

[beetle]

It's Aussies, Dusty! Get it right, mate.

[Dean Rose]

It's Aussies, Dusty! Get it right, mate.

You sure it's not Oddies.

Dean

[oldbike54]

It's Aussies, Dusty! Get it right, mate.

 Then why is the chant "Ozzie ozzie ozzie , oi oi oi" ? 

 Dusty

[beetle]

Oh fer fecks sake.

[Dean Rose]

Oh fer fecks sake.

 

Dean

[lucky phil]

Yeah , like you Ozzies are famous for your food 

 Dusty

We are actually.Famous for accepting and adopting cuisines from all over the world and enjoying them. If you want a great variety of quality food that's affordable for the average person then visit Melbourne. Oh and we have arguably the best coffee in the world including Italy, and when you look at the menu prices then that's whet you pay on the bill, plus a tip if you feel the the service was exceptional, its totally optional. You can leave the calculator and the accountant behind along with all the one cent pieces.
We are truly spoilt here for great food and coffee.
Ciao
 

[oldbike54]

We are actually, famous for accepting and adopting cuisines from all over the world and enjoying them. If you want a great variety of quality food that's affordable for the average person then visit Melbourne. Oh and we have arguably the best coffee in the world including Italy, and when you look at the menu prices then that's whet you pay on the bill, plus a tip if you feel the the service was exceptional. You can leave the calculator at home.
We are truly spoilt here for great food and coffee.
Ciao
 

 Not sure where you have been in America , but we are pretty famous for that also . Thai , Vietnamese , Greek , Mexican , Japanese , Chinese , even Bhutanese food is available here . We have good coffee also , it is our beer that is awful 

  Dusty

[Muzz]

It's Aussies, Dusty! Get it right, mate.

In NZ, it is Ozzie. Shortened to Oz when referring to the country.

In the Guzzi world, Pete is the Wizard of Oz.

[beetle]

  it is our beer that is awful 

I don't know about that. I've had some good beers from some of the micro breweries.

As for food, it depends what your talking about. Best Mexican food I've ever had was in the US (and I've not been to Mexico). Best BBQ - I'm talkin ribs and such - is definitely in the US.

[oldbike54]

I don't know about that. I've had some good beers from some of the micro breweries.

As for food, it depends what your talking about. Best Mexican food I've ever had was in the US (and I've not been to Mexico). Best BBQ - I'm talkin ribs and such - is definitely in the US.

 When Pete and his better half were here last , I suggested a Mexican restaurant near their motel . Pete seemed resistant , and Jude explained that Pete doesn't like Mexican food . I prevailed , and afterwards Pete said , "well mate , guess I had never really had Mexican food before"  Jude's eyes did get very wide when the server brought her first Margarita in a glass that would float a small boat , and even larger when the server set 3 plates of food in front of her  Of course she had a second Marg , and became quite animated 

 Dusty

[lucky phil]

Not sure where you have been in America , but we are pretty famous for that also . Thai , Vietnamese , Greek , Mexican , Japanese , Chinese , even Bhutanese food is available here . We have good coffee also , it is our beer that is awful 

  Dusty

The thing is all these different cuisines you have tend to get "Americanised", read added fat, sugar, and complexity. The Pizza is a classic example of a very simple thing that has been over enhanced to death. Australia has also followed suit pizza wise.
I must admit I had a very good Mexican meal in Mariposa. I'm so,so with Mexican but my wife is a fan. Which leads me back to the previous point about Americanisation of food.
A mate of mine recently visited Mexico where his brother lives and tells me that the "Taco" as we know it ( hard folded chip like thing) is not actually a traditional part of Mexican food but an American invention, anyone know if this is true?
Ciao   

[beetle]

Of course she had a second Marg , and became quite animated 

Tee hee!

[Kiwi Dave]

.... it is our beer that is awful 

  Dusty

California pale ales are some of the best in the world, IMHO.

Oz beers, well that's another story (except those starting with "James").

[ITSec]

A mate of mine recently visited Mexico where his brother lives and tells me that the "Taco" as we know it ( hard folded chip like thing) is not actually a traditional part of Mexican food but an American invention, anyone know if this is true?
Ciao

Hard tacos are hard to find in Mexico, and appear to be largely a Tex-Mex invention. Soft tacos are the norm, usually two rather small tortillas with a dollop of filling that can be held in one hand. The word 'taco' is actually most equivalent to 'snack' in English, originally.

One of the problems with Mexican food in the US, even in places with good Mexican food (like San Antonio, where I lived), is that it is overwhelmingly dominated by food from the northern Mexican states like Jalisco. My favorite Mexican food is from the southern states like Oaxaca, Yucatan, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, and Tobasco. They are all different from each other, and all very different from northern Mexico. In the south, refried beans are a sauce made from kidney beans that is poured over rice, instead of the lard-heavy thick pinto bean mush found in the north!

[lucky phil]

Hard tacos are hard to find in Mexico, and appear to be largely a Tex-Mex invention. Soft tacos are the norm, usually two rather small tortillas with a dollop of filling that can be held in one hand. The word 'taco' is actually most equivalent to 'snack' in English, originally.

One of the problems with Mexican food in the US, even in places with good Mexican food (like San Antonio, where I lived), is that it is overwhelmingly dominated by food from the northern Mexican states like Jalisco. My favorite Mexican food is from the southern states like Oaxaca, Yucatan, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, and Tobasco. They are all different from each other, and all very different from northern Mexico. In the south, refried beans are a sauce made from kidney beans that is poured over rice, instead of the lard-heavy thick pinto bean mush found in the north!

Yes that's pretty much what my friend was saying with regard to Taco origin and availability in Mexico.

I eat Mexican maybe 5 or 6 time a year but I'm not that convinced I'm getting the real thing, probably more the northern style further corrupted by us Aussies.
Thanks for the education.

Ciao

[oldbike54]

 Like anywhere , to get "authentic" , you don't go to a chain restaurant . In my locale there are numerous small eateries owned and operated by families that know what they are doing 
 
 Dusty