Fish and Chips

Fish and chips has been a popular take away choice for many years now. It consists of beer battered fish or occasionally bread crumbed fish, usually barramundi or flathead. It is served with a wedge of lemon to be squeezed over the fish by the customer and thick chips on the side. Fish and Chip stores will offer more than just fish and chips. Usually they will have a range of other seafood also battered and ready to be deep fried on order or if you would like to opt for a healthier option, they may have fresh seafood platters on offer. Their menu may include fish cocktails, crumbed calamari rings or natural oysters.

Awarded the Best Fish And Chips (Sydney) from the Seafood Excellence Awards is Ocean Foods located on the corner of Lyons Rd and Gipps St Drummoyne. Their moist and delicious fish covered in a light yet crispy batter has awarded them with numerous awards which can be seen lined up across a shelf which is visible as you enter the store. Using the same recipe, this seafood outlet has been running for a strong 25 years now. Give it a go! Try their home made potato scallops or seafood platters, they didn't receive all of their trophies for nothing =]

Peking Duck

Peking Duck is a famous dish made in China. It is quite often served in many Chinese restaurants.


It is usually served in two courses.

First: The skin of the duck is served on a pancake with Hoisin sauce, cucumber and spring onion.

Second: The rest of the duck is then cooked and is either served in one of two ways. Firstly you can choose to eat the rest of the duck which is cooked with some vegetables in a piece of lettuce. The other way you can eat it is when the rest of the duck is cooked with a special type of noodles.

Mother Chu's Taiwanese Restaurant

It's funny you mention Mother Chu's Taiwanese Restaurant Iseeyachar as a few of us have been there before. I agree, the beef noodle soup is delicious! The beef noodle soup that they offer has a fantastic peppery broth with perfectly cooked noodles and a degree of chilliness customised to your own liking! I thought it was a perfect serving size, not too much and not too little =]

I spoke to the workers whilst I was there once and they told me they had been around for a long time now and are therefore able to offer an array of different foods. They offer over 200 items categorised as noodles, soups, rice, dessert and chef specialties and is therefore great for a light snack or a hearty meal. I have not yet been able to try all of the items on their menu (it's hard when all I want is the beef noodle soup) however, I have tried their sweet and sour pork (one of my favourite dishes) and it was not that great. I was fairly disappointed because the pork was slightly soggy so it did not have the crunch that i was looking for. Other dishes that I recommend for you to try are the savoury mince congee and the preserved vegetable omelette. Congee is a traditional soup made from boiling rice and water together and the omelette is made by frying egg and preserved vegetables together so if you aren't an adventurous eater, I would suggest you try the congee first as the preserved vegetable may not be for you.

Hope this helps!

Image source: http://ontheroofeatingcake.blogspot.com/2011/02/mother-chus-taiwanese-gourmet.html

Pancakes

A pancake is a thin, flat, round cake prepared from a batter, or dough in some cases, and cooked on a frying pan. Depending on the culture and the country, pancakes may be served at any time, with a variety of toppings such as jam, chocolate chips, fruit,or syrup.

Europe

In Europe its a common to made from flour, milk and eggs and they are thin and are usually served with a large amount of sweet or savory filling, ranging from fruit or ice cream, to seafood but in Brazil, usually served with meats.

UK

English pancakes have 3 key ingredients: plain flour, eggs, and milk. It may form some bubbles during cooking, which results in a pale pancake with dark spots where the bubbles were, but the pancake does not rise.

Pancake Day!

In Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland,New Zealand, and Australia (That's us!) , pancakes are traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday, which is also known as "Pancake Day" in Australia it is known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday.

Pancakes on The Rocks :)
One of the famous sightseen spot in Sydney; Pancakes on The Rocks!
They serve you a delicious pancakes as well as breakfast deals, pizza and ribs etc for 24/7 at The Rocks, Northmead, Darling Harbour and Campbelltown.
Check them out ;)

  

Image source; http://www.brokencountry.com/index.php/2010/02/23/ihop-free-pancake-day-for-charity/

http://www.europeancuisines.com/Great-Britain-Ireland-British-Irish-Pancake-Tuesday-Recipes

http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2008/02/pancake-fillings-of-the-future/

Macaroons!

A macaroon is similar to a small baked cake and come in many different flavours such as chocolate, strawberry and lemon or more exotic flavours such as pistachio and champagne. Macaroons are famous for their crisp shell and their soft interior. They consist of a sweet and creamy filling sandwiched between two delicate cookies. The best macaroons in Sydney can be found at:

•  The Lindt Cafe which has three locations around the city; George St, Darling Harbour and Martin Place. 

• Adriano Zumbo located at 296 Darling St Balmain.

Here is a selection of macaroons from the Lindt Cafe consisting of chocolate, strawberry, lime and ginger, pistachio, lemon and champagne:

and... from Adriano Zumbo we have chocolate, passion fruit, mandarin and mint:

Image source: http://www.chocolatesuze.com/2008/05/28/lindt-macarons-vs-adriano-zumbo-macarons

SiChuan Hot Food

There are many types of Chinese food, such as the Lu style, Xiang style, Chuan style. Each of these styles depend on the local culture or environment. Here I want to focus on the Chuan style, which the full name is called SiChuan. SiChuan is a province in the south-west of China. It is surrounded by many mountains, which makes the climate wet compared to other places in China. Because of the humidity hot food has become the first choice in Chuan syle.

In Chuan dishes, the first thing is to choose the materials: Pickled pepper, Special made beans. Second is chef's cutting skill, because Chuan food needs strictly different types of thickness about meat or vegetables. These factors might have an impact on the taste of the food. Third is the match of the 'material', which the strong material not usually with the weak material and so on. Fourth, is how to cook. There many ways to cook such as fried, leavened, explosion, steam, burning, simmer and boil. In Chuan dish, people focus on fried and this dish is very outstanding in China. People call Chuan style a dish of a cell, a hundred dishes a hundred tastes. Chuan is also very famous all over the world. In Sydney, you can find Chuan restaurants in Eastwood, Epping, Chastwood or China Town.

Steak!

Everybody enjoys eating a nice juicy steak! With so many variations of steak out there, how do you know which one to choose? Basically the different variations arise from the different parts of the cow's body in which it comes from. Different cuts will bring different textures and flavours. Some commonly ordered cuts are:

• Filet Mignon- This is typically the most tender cut of beef which comes from the tenderloin and therefore the most expensive by weight.

• Rib eye or scotch fillet- is a piece of steak taken from the rib section of a cow. It is composed of three different muscles that help add texture to the steak.
• Sirloin Steak- a cut from the hip of a cow. It tends to be quite moist and therefore reputing a higher price tag.

You will also be asked how you would like your steak cooked; raw, blue, rare, medium rare, medium, medium well done, well done or overcooked. Now lets try it!

• Hog's Breath  Cafe is great for a simple and quick fix of steakwith prices ranging from $30-$40.

• Steersons Steakhouse located near The Rocks offers gourmet steaks, however with a greater price tag.

Mamak ~Malaysian Cuisine~

Mamak is a popular restaurant in Sydney which specialises in Malaysian Cuisine. Malaysian food is heavily influenced by the use of spices and chilli. Examples of Malay food include:

Satay - Grilled meat on skewers
Nasi Goreng - Malaysian style fried rice
Roti - A type of bread roll
Teh Tarik - Hot tea beverage


There are two Mamak branches in Sydney:

Chatswood
Haymarket (Near the entrance of China Town)

Ramen

Ramen is a very popular dish in Japan. This dish is basically made up of boiled noodles served in different flavoured soup with many toppings. The taste of ramen is mainly dependant on its soup, and it requires lots of skills and training to make good ramen soup. Common toppings include bamboo shoots, boiled egg, dried seaweed, and many more.


The 4 main types of ramen are:

Shio Ramen (Salt Flavoured Soup)
Shoyu Ramen (Soya Sauce Flavoured Soup)
Miso Ramen (Miso Flavoured Soup)
Tonkotsu Ramen (Pork Bone Soup)


If you are in Sydney, I recommend some ramen in Chinatown (City):

Wagaya – 78 Harbour Street in Haymarket
Menya – 8 Quay Street in Haymarket

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