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      Machka9 wrote: »
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      Here are some places that apparently have fish and chips ...

      https://www.zomato.com/buffalo/restaurants/fish-and-chips



      I have actually been to a couple of those places and their actual menus in the restaurant (or bar) say "Fish Fry" instead of "Fish and Chips".

      I am really enjoying this thread btw. Its cool to learn how different slang can be from area to area. :)
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      Bin = trash can
      Rubbish = trash
      Bollocks = rubbish
      Chav = white trash
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      "Pooch" gets me every time I see it here.

      To me a "pooch" is a dog! I'm pretty sure that what the people wanting to get rid of theirs are talking about is what I (UK based) might call a "paunch" or a muffin-top.
      I get what they're talking about but it still makes me smile every time I see it - just have images of a little dog stood next the person with that begging look on its face...
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      kathrynhoward84 wrote: »
      "Pooch" gets me every time I see it here.

      To me a "pooch" is a dog! I'm pretty sure that what the people wanting to get rid of theirs are talking about is what I (UK based) might call a "paunch" or a muffin-top.
      I get what they're talking about but it still makes me smile every time I see it - just have images of a little dog stood next the person with that begging look on its face...

      Haha, pooch sounds cuter than beer gut or food gut :lol:
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      KeithWhiteJr wrote: »
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      A fish Fry isn't usually an event here. Its usually a meal. It's battered and fried fish served with coleslaw and french fries, and sometimes a roll.

      EDIT: Here is what Wikipedia says about it...

      "In the United States, the dish is most commonly sold as "fish and chips", except in Upstate New York and Wisconsin and other parts of the Northeast and Upper Midwest, where this dish would be called a fish fry."

      Yes a Fish Fry is an event, Fried fish would be a dish.
    • Posts: 11,750 Member
      Machka9 wrote: »
      Another one is the Nanaimo Bar ... a staple in my diet when I lived in Canada. I've been known to eat them by the pan full.

      But I have also heard them called New York Slice.

      And here in Australia, the closest we get are Peppermint Slices or Caramel Slices, neither of which really captures the deliciousness of a Nanaimo Bar. OK, they don't even come close, but they kind of look like a flavoured Nanaimo Bar from a distance.

      http://www.foodnetwork.ca/shows/great-canadian-cookbook/blog/history-of-nanaimo-bars/


      And speaking of Caramel Slices, in Scotland, those are called Millionaire Bars and the Scottish makers of Millionaire Bars have got it. They know how to make the things. In fact Millionaire Bars are almost tied with Nanaimo Bars on my list of greatest slices and bars.

      I just wish Australia would figure out how to make these things. What they do produce looks tempting in the display of the bakery ... but they're dry rocks in comparison with a Canadian Nanaimo Bar and a Scottish Millionaire Bar.

      Well, maybe it's a good thing Australian baked goods are like that or I'd be tempted to eat a whole lot more of them! :grin:

      From looking up recipes, I can't think of a slice that is evenly remotely similar... Have you tried making them yourself?

      The best caramel slice I've had probably came from my highschool canteen. Good caramel/chocolate ratio, and really delicious base.
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      pebble4321 wrote: »
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      I think of Chicken Salt as being an Adelaide thing. As in when you get chips from the Chicken Shop (also an Adelaide thing) they will ask if you want chicken salt or regular salt. I haven't seen that anywhere else in Australia, but I guess i probably don't order chips much when I'm in Sydney or Melbourne or Brisbane. And not often at home in WA either.

      I used to get chicken salt on my fries in Toowoomba and Stanthorpe! So good!
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      Christine_72 wrote: »
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      Haha, pooch sounds cuter than beer gut or food gut :lol:

      Hmm, growing up "pooch" was the bulge behind, not the bulge at the front. Now I can see the chance of embarrassment if this word was used in foreign company.
    • Posts: 5,468 Member
      edited January 2017
      Christine_72 wrote: »
      Australian plug and power socket

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      I miss these sockets! Plugs don't fall out!

      Another thing to mention: Aussie power is 240v vs US/Canada is 120v.
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      cerise_noir wrote: »
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      I miss these sockets! Plugs don't fall out!

      Another thing to mention: Aussie power is 240v vs US/Canada is 120v.

      I never seen an American plug just fall out for the record.
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      Machka9 wrote: »
      Poutine ... incidentally, not pronounced quite as 'brightly' as it looks. Even I don't get it right and I'm Canadian, but it is something more like 'poot-an', I think.

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      Fish and Chips

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      Here in Quebec poutine is pronounced "poo-tsin" with poo pronounced like the pu in pull.
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      Chef_Barbell wrote: »
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      I never seen an American plug just fall out for the record.

      The house I'm in was built in the 40s and I find it is easy to knock plugs out of walls here (the 2 prong ones are), but yes, they need to be changed to 3 pronged outlets.
    • Posts: 4,796 Member
      Machka9 wrote: »
      Another one is the Nanaimo Bar ... a staple in my diet when I lived in Canada. I've been known to eat them by the pan full.
      [...]
      And speaking of Caramel Slices, in Scotland, those are called Millionaire Bars and the Scottish makers of Millionaire Bars have got it. They know how to make the things. In fact Millionaire Bars are almost tied with Nanaimo Bars on my list of greatest slices and bars.

      I looked up "millionaire bars" and, as I suspected, they're the same as what I've always called "millionaire's shortbread". Tasty! :)

      I love Nanaimo bars too, although I haven't had one since I started with MFP and have no clue how many calories would be in one! I've also never tried making my own, although that might be worth looking into!

      One of my favourite 'bars', if you can call it that (it's really a pastry), was the good old "cream slice" which also goes by the fancy name of mille-feuille. Impossible to eat without all the cream squidging out the sides so of course you had to lick that off... ;) Haven't had one of those for years either, although one of our supermarkets here does a fairly good one!

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      I'm pretty sure I'm more obsessed with food these days than I ever was before I started counting calories...
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      I love mille feuille!! I make those at my job all the time!
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      I'm curious how much you guys pay for phone and Internet plans across the pond.

      Mine:

      Phone- $40 per month for unlimited talk/text and 6GB

      Internet- $70 per month for 200GB
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      Phone- Far too much for 4 lines, a Wi-Fi hotspot and a tablet ($300ish a month)

      Internet is bundled with cable TV and home phone service and that's about $150 a month.
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      Oh i forgot about Cable (Foxtel), that's $60 a month for the basic channels + drama package . HBO/showcase/soho. I had to pay extra for the drama package, because and ironically and sneakily on their part, all my favourite shows are on those channels.

      The Exorcist
      Lucifer
      Wentworth
      Nashville
      SVU
      Chicago PD
      The Affair
      Big little lies (cant wait for that one)

    • Posts: 6,644 Member
      Christine_72 wrote: »
      Oh i forgot about Cable (Foxtel), that's $60 a month for the basic channels + drama package . HBO/showcase/soho. I had to pay extra for the drama package, because and ironically and sneakily on their part, all my favourite shows are on those channels.

      The Exorcist
      Lucifer
      Wentworth
      Nashville
      SVU
      Chicago PD
      The Affair
      Big little lies (cant wait for that one)

      I freaking LOVE Wentworth!!!
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      Chef_Barbell wrote: »
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      I freaking LOVE Wentworth!!!

      Me too! Are you up to date on the seasons over there? I don't want to wreck it if you havent seen the last episode of season 4 yet :sad:
    • Posts: 6,644 Member
      Christine_72 wrote: »
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      Me too! Are you up to date on the seasons over there? I don't want to wreck it if you havent seen the last episode of season 4 yet :sad:

      No we are still waiting for season 4 here in the states. I need to stream it online I can't wait for Netflix lol
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      Chef_Barbell wrote: »
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      No we are still waiting for season 4 here in the states. I need to stream it online I can't wait for Netflix lol

      I'm still in total shock and denial over how season 4 ended. You'll know what i mean when you watch it...

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      SueSueDio wrote: »
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      I looked up "millionaire bars" and, as I suspected, they're the same as what I've always called "millionaire's shortbread". Tasty! :)

      I love Nanaimo bars too, although I haven't had one since I started with MFP and have no clue how many calories would be in one! I've also never tried making my own, although that might be worth looking into!

      One of my favourite 'bars', if you can call it that (it's really a pastry), was the good old "cream slice" which also goes by the fancy name of mille-feuille. Impossible to eat without all the cream squidging out the sides so of course you had to lick that off... ;) Haven't had one of those for years either, although one of our supermarkets here does a fairly good one!

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      I'm pretty sure I'm more obsessed with food these days than I ever was before I started counting calories...

      OMG....Mille Feuille! <3

      I've made Nanaimo bars...they're pretty easy.
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      cerise_noir wrote: »
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      OMG....Mille Feuille! <3

      I've made Nanaimo bars...they're pretty easy.

      You'll have to post a link to a recipe ... the recipes I've looked at appear complicated and time consuming.
    • Posts: 4,796 Member
      On the subject of cakes... this type of iced bun (if MFP will allow me to type it) is known as a "sticky willy"...

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      And we also have this little gem... ;)

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      Okay, you can stop sniggering now...!
    • Posts: 36,255 Member
      In this recipe for Nanaimo bars (foodnetwork.ca/shows/great-canadian-cookbook/recipe/the-ultimate-nanaimo-bar/16810/), is "vanilla custard powder" the same as what I as a USAian would call "vanilla pudding mix", or something different?

      P.S. This recipe looks pretty easy to me, but that may be because I'm an old person accustomed to a world where cooking/baking from scratch was something regular people did regularly. ;)
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      jgnatca wrote: »
      https://goo.gl/images/ANb2M4

      Huh. AFAIK, I've literally never seen this. Not saying we don't have it here, mind you.
    • Posts: 11,750 Member
      SueSueDio wrote: »
      On the subject of cakes... this type of iced bun (if MFP will allow me to type it) is known as a "sticky willy"...

      pf6svaf8gjza.jpg


      And we also have this little gem... ;)

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      Okay, you can stop sniggering now...!

      I call the long buns with icing "finger buns". A sticky bun is similar, just round. Which is sometimes the same as a cinnamon scroll...
    • Posts: 26,102 Member
      SueSueDio wrote: »
      On the subject of cakes... this type of iced bun (if MFP will allow me to type it) is known as a "sticky willy"...

      pf6svaf8gjza.jpg


      And we also have this little gem... ;)

      f61p8p2tq6j1.jpg


      Okay, you can stop sniggering now...!

      The top ones look like hot dog buns which someone has iced.
    • Posts: 11,750 Member
      kgirlhart wrote: »
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      I'm definitely from the south, because I was expecting white gravy. The kind you'd put on chicken fried steak. Which has no chicken and isn't even fried like chicken, it's fried like steak, dipped in milk and eggs and flour and served with white gravy. I'm not sure if I think that poutine looks good or not, but I would try it

      I'm watching an American cooking/food program - they've just made chicken fried steak with white "gravy". The way they made the gravy was how I'd make what we call Bechamel Sauce...
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