tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post1258465492808423451..comments2023-12-15T01:18:40.855+11:00Comments on Expat@Large: A Long Post on Toastexpat@largehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-48633968756599212732011-01-23T15:21:33.253+11:002011-01-23T15:21:33.253+11:00Can't find Vegemite? Do they make beer in the...Can't find Vegemite? Do they make beer in the Outer Hebrides or wherever you are (maybe not, maybe whiskey)? If so, just scrape the skunge off the bottom of the barrel - Vegemite!!expat@largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-62951469925807224522011-01-23T09:58:11.786+11:002011-01-23T09:58:11.786+11:00ROFLMFAO. I'll have to try Marmite. Can't...ROFLMFAO. I'll have to try Marmite. Can't find Vegemite here. I'd try Nutella but then we're back to that hazelnut tasting non-coffee drink.dibabearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160261542703053377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-23012233454159559522011-01-21T16:14:07.043+11:002011-01-21T16:14:07.043+11:00Secret ingredient - maybe Vegemite? Does wonders f...Secret ingredient - maybe Vegemite? Does wonders for gravy.expat@largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-89546952910186418162011-01-21T11:59:44.882+11:002011-01-21T11:59:44.882+11:00I only drink espresso if I'm hung over or have...I only drink espresso if I'm hung over or have a headache. Wait that was redundant.<br /><br />Wasn't really thinking about espresso. I make my morning poison that way, 8 to 10g of grounds shot through with high pressure water, around 150ml per cup as God and the Queen or at least Mussolini intended.<br /><br />Drip coffee always, or nearly always, gave me indigestion. The sole exception was when I worked for the Army and the ex-soldiers would make our morning pot o' rot. They would never tell me what the secret ingredient was either.<br /><br />I wish the whole espresso fad would blow over. What Starbucks peddles isn't coffee. What my cousin drinks (some black water concoction with overtones of hazelnut and elephant balls) isn't either.dibabearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160261542703053377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-42542473524962535162011-01-20T11:50:32.878+11:002011-01-20T11:50:32.878+11:00Dibear: espresso coffee is just a fad, and all the...Dibear: espresso coffee is just a fad, and all these angels on a the head of a pin details are so much wank. Nothing personal. It will pass, as must all things. Seriously. 20 years you would have raved of the joys of the percolater - which I DO really like. <br />Real problem with espresso, there's just not efuckingnough of it in the glass. Two/one sips and it's gone. How can you stretch 2 hours in a cafe writing your novel with that? Plus no-one out of Melbourne CBD or Carlton has a clue how to make a decent latte! <br />They give you a French press in The Excelsior, excellent, but you have to get the timing right! <br />If you choose the correctly ground mix (med coarse) for drip-filter the flavour is rich and nutty (OK not as nice as French press or percolator) and not lip-curling bitter like 97.4% of (bad) espressos.expat@largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-9023854556270337902011-01-20T11:08:41.824+11:002011-01-20T11:08:41.824+11:00Filtered coffee? Heathen. All coffee should be w...Filtered coffee? Heathen. All coffee should be water forced through grounds made from freshly ground Arabica at a pressure of 9 bar, minimum 12 preferred. The only exception to this is the French press where all of the subtle flavors of the bean are released in a joyful explosion. Filtered coffee is like putting toast on a plate and spreading margarine on it.<br /><br />Great dissertation, Phil. My current artery clogger on bread poison is Italian butter ("Beppino Occelli").dibabearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160261542703053377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-50508820687881606932011-01-11T12:38:13.978+11:002011-01-11T12:38:13.978+11:00All I have to add is that we have the same toaster...All I have to add is that we have the same toaster PhilLost in Melbournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03197275050826963568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-62795537895442781192011-01-11T02:51:12.600+11:002011-01-11T02:51:12.600+11:00We could have toast at the quiz tomorrow! No, don&...We could have toast at the quiz tomorrow! No, don't start me on the Boomerang and their "sourdough" toast.expat@largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-18774290514239516332011-01-10T20:52:24.825+11:002011-01-10T20:52:24.825+11:00I love toast with butter. When are you having a to...I love toast with butter. When are you having a toast party?Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09662469125563261773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-6675644813023370562011-01-06T17:19:03.137+11:002011-01-06T17:19:03.137+11:00REAL butter doesn't make the toast soggy. Onl...REAL butter doesn't make the toast soggy. Only, ugh, margarine does, when the oil soaks in and then the water comes out of the blend.<br /><br />(I actually use the Lurpak lo-salt blend of butter and oil as it is spreadable...)expat@largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01250623536121293636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-23992362113613402182011-01-06T17:14:48.355+11:002011-01-06T17:14:48.355+11:00Of course, the real trick is in having the toast ...Of course, the real trick is in having the toast warm enough that it hasn't turned into a paver, but not so warm that the butter melts totally and soggily into the toast!!<br /><br />Give Izzy a .... Kiss for me.<br /><br /><br />Peterockstar69https://www.blogger.com/profile/03070622649926776410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-44239307945329123392011-01-06T12:45:49.902+11:002011-01-06T12:45:49.902+11:00I think I need to cook some toast right now.
&quo...I think I need to cook some toast right now.<br /><br />"Everything tastes better with butter" - damn! I remember those commercials.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03100147959844300317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26717801.post-11504203119597010982011-01-06T09:29:13.149+11:002011-01-06T09:29:13.149+11:00damn, i've been doing it wrong, in fact, i did...damn, i've been doing it wrong, in fact, i did it incorrectly THIS VERY DAMN MORNING! i pour my coffee first while the toast is toasting and then i butter the bread on the plate! BUT, in all fairness and in full disclosure, it <i>was really damn good, sugar!</i> xoxoxoxsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.com