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March 14, 2006
Fete Food is always exciting.
We had been to the local country fair on Sunday. It was an event to be remembered as it was commemorating 100 years of the existence of our suburb after it was formed as a result of a land grant given to the local ranger for capturing a rogue who terrorised it. Now that the educational part is over let me get to the fun part of the fete, the food! There were quite a few goodie stalls as is a trademark of these country fairs. 'The Chilli Factory' was our first stop as we have tried the 'chilli' they offer and have become addicted. There are rows of sauce and jam jars which are rated on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the hottest. This time around we saw a 10+ too. We dare not try that one yet, but we managed to advance to the 7/10 'Apple & Chilli Chutney'. [I stir-fried some chicken fillets in that yesterday and they turned out to be sensational]. The last time we had been to one of these fairs, we had hesitantly sampled the 4/10 'Mango Chilli Relish' which is now one of our favourites. We stopped at a Nougat stall and after sampling a few different types, bought the 'Berry & Macadamia Nougat'. It has a lovely chewy texture and the aftertaste was really nice with a hint of sourness from the berries and some sweetness from the macadamias.
After a few more stops at the lolly and lemonade stands, we proceeded to have lunch. The'Himalayan' food was disappointing. There was nothing 'Himalayan' about it. There was the same old butter chicken and the same old savoury potatoes. The fried rice tasted neither Indian nor Chinese and was very bland too. The Dutch Pancake or 'Pannekoeken' as the stall read out in bright red more than redeemed itself. It was a truly brilliant concoction of these darling little round pancakes which were crisp on the outside and soft on the inside arranged neatly on a plate and topped with butterscotch sauce, strawberries and cream. Just too delicious for words. The Mango and Berry Sorbets we had later on not only beat the sweltering heat but left a cool, lingering taste in our mouth as we headed home with full bellies.
Posted by Gel at March 14, 2006 6:57 PM
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Congratulations on your wedding anniversary, Gel! Hope you both had a wonderful day, and many more of them to come.
love and God bless
Sandi
Shah Rukh Khna's first and forever#1 Aussie fan!
Posted by: Sandi at April 12, 2006 8:43 PM
