Feels so wrong, but tastes so right
Today we had a "welcome back" lunch for a guy in my team that I've never met before. We went to the Ironbark Cafe in Manuka, which is a very Australian restaurant. I order the "Australian Tastes plate" which was crocodile, kangaroo and emu (sorry veg*ans), served with a salad made out of Australian leaves and herbs. I had a wild bush lime lemonade, though I should have had the lilly pilly drink. So I basically ate the animals on our national coat of arms, which you can't do in many countries. It felt morally wrong, but it was reasonably tasty.
For the record, crocodile tastes like fish and chicken simultaneously. Kangaroo is like a very gamey steak. Emu is a lame version of kangaroo. The little steak strips came with kipfler potatoes which looked like sausages, but surprised the hell out of me by being, well, potatoes.
Oh, I forgot the best bit: for entree/starters I had this macadamia nut bread. They crush macadamia nuts into something on the shy side of paste, slather it on a half-piece of damper and roast it. Oh gawd. Delicious.
I would blame this outing for ruining my recent good eating (healthy soups for dinner, healthy sandwiches for lunch), but I think it was in trouble anyway after Danielle kept talking about creme brulee and I keep watching Gordon Ramsay for the food.
For the record, crocodile tastes like fish and chicken simultaneously. Kangaroo is like a very gamey steak. Emu is a lame version of kangaroo. The little steak strips came with kipfler potatoes which looked like sausages, but surprised the hell out of me by being, well, potatoes.
Oh, I forgot the best bit: for entree/starters I had this macadamia nut bread. They crush macadamia nuts into something on the shy side of paste, slather it on a half-piece of damper and roast it. Oh gawd. Delicious.
I would blame this outing for ruining my recent good eating (healthy soups for dinner, healthy sandwiches for lunch), but I think it was in trouble anyway after Danielle kept talking about creme brulee and I keep watching Gordon Ramsay for the food.