Well, before i write about all the other things that i am going to miss about home I have to at least talk about all the good Sydney food that I'm going to miss terribly. Being a incurable foodie i have been spoilt growing up in Sydney. Without being biast i have to say the variety of food and fresh produce that is available in the city is amongst the best i have come across. This is mostly thanks to the many migrants from around the world that have made this place home. I remember in my kindergarten class I had kids from 25 different countries, so each lunch box had something quite exotic in it.There are various areas in Sydney that serve authentic food from particular nations, the upside of ethnic ghetto living. So if i want to have authentic Turkish i head to the Turkish quarter, or yummy Vietnamese i head to a suburb where you feel like you are in Vietnam (well as far as the food is concerned). Here are some of my favorites...
- Malaysian : Laksa at 'Laksa King' - Laksa is a favourite noodle soup for sydney siders and is available at every food court. It is a spicy coconut milk based noodle soup with fragrant spices, can be quite hot.
- Turkish: 'Sofra' at Auburn. Makes the nicest Adana Kebabs - lamb kebabs marinated in spices, slow cooked over charcoal, served with turkish bread (close to the Indian Naan), onion and tomato salad with sumac(a middle eastern spice). Drink Ayran (Yogurt drink like lassi )with it.
- Vietnamese: Pho or Chicken noodle soup at Flemington or Cabramatta. A healthy option , and makes you feel better with warm clear chicken soup with noodles, mint, basil, fresh chillis and sprouts.
- Lebansese: Doner Kebab or Shewarma at every corner. Perfect for a late night meal, slow roasted chicken wrapped in lebanese bread with Toubouli salad (my favourite) and homous.
- Thai :Curries (red/green/yellow). Thai food has become pub food in Sydney. Being the most popular food here. Great option for vegetarians as they do veggie food well.
- Greek : Dolamades - marinated rice wraped in wine leaves, kalmatta olives, slow cooked lamb souvlaki.
- Italian : Wood fired pizzas and lasagna and Cappocino anywhere in Leichhardt or Five Dock..
- Chinese : Sydney's Chinatown .. some things i'm still too afraid to try but the sizzling plates are nice.
- Other : Crepes, meat pies, baked potatoes, nachos ..
Although i'm going to miss all this food i am quite excited about exploring Hyderabad and its food secrets. Have got myself the Times Food Guide to Hyderabad and will surely be checking out some places .. will post my thoughts on these.
Last few days here will be spent eating up all the stuff I'm going to miss ;)
4 comments:
This was quite a yummy post. Food apart, the one big reason I'd want to come visit Sydney is to watch a cricket match at the SCG. Or Australian Rules Football.
@mrsgollum
The SCG is really pretty ground and quite small so you are quite close to the action. I've applied for SCG membership, its a 10 year waiting list :( (i'm 6 years into it ;)...
Interesting that you call the SCG a 'small' ground. I assumed it was large by standards of an international ground. Of course, being in the ground and watching a match comes across as an amazing feeling, even on paper.
Congratulations on the 6 years down, 4 years to go thingy on the membership. It sounds like a Greencard sort of thingy - but I hope some of us lesser mortals can visit as guests on your membership.
@mrsgollum
Yeah its probably harder to get that membership than citizenship. Sure thing next time you are in Oz then you can have honorary membership to the SCG :)
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