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Tried vegemite .... gleeech.
What's wrong with vegemite??? (spoken by a true blue Aussie)
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I've always assumed the fluffy, overflowing concoction created by combining "flavoured aerated water" (fizzy drink, soda pop - call it what you will) and a scoop of ice cream was globally known as a "Spider".
I have to agree with you on that one. Maybe it's just another of our Australianisms.
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...in Australia - have even given a Russian name to perhaps our most famous dish - Pavlova.
Now, them's fighting words!! I know hundreds of Kiwis who would happily form death squads to avenge any attempt by an Ocker to claim Pavlova as Australian, when all sentient hominids know that it was invented in NZ.
What about other famous Australian icons like Pharlap, Crowded House and Split Enz? Oh, and how could I forget Russel Crowe?
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All right, shame on all of you. Here I am, away for all of one week and we have people adding stuff to beer. Blasphemy I say. Where’s Shona when the sanctity of beer needs to be protected, harrumph.  . Marmite in Quebec doesn’t refer to a food but a big ole stew pot. One of those heavy, cast iron or stainless steel ones with a heavy lid. Oh Jo, I am so glad you posted the url to tell of the other meaning for pasties. I nearly choked on my coffee when the guys were talking about edible pasties. You could get arrested for that here  . And a bit of a mix of posts from this thread….apple pie à la mode = a hot piece of apple pie with a scoop of ice cream on top. HEAVENLY!!! Real ice cream though – none of that soft stuff - I don’t even think that stuff is a dairy product AT ALL. Well I’m off again. It’s nice to see so many new members. I’m looking forward to meeting you all. Everything should fall into place next week so I will be able to come back.
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Max declared, stoutly for such a little fella: when all sentient hominids know that it was invented in NZ
sentient ... hominid ... Australia ... Hmmm.
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stales wails: Vegemite is a yeast extract - urban mythology has it as a product of the spent yeast from the breweriesFor once, urban mythology isn't so wrong. I listened to a radio programme years ago which spent an absorbing 30 minutes discussing the origins of Vegemite (yum). It was apparently the result of an effort to find something constructive to do with the left-over yeasts from the brewing industry. Don't remember any claims being made that it is actually made from them now, though. And I'm not sure which side of the brewing process I prefer! 
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Oh, and how could I forget Russel Crowe?
Easily, as it happens. He thinks of himself as an Australian, so there's no hope for him! No, seriously, he does. So therefore, ipso facto, he is!
And, thinking about it, weren't two of the three members of Crowded House Australian? Could have that one wrong, just thought I'd read it somewhere. Given that Neil Finn isn't, it shouldn't be hard to guess which ones are ...
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>Marmite in Quebec doesn’t refer to a food but a big ole stew pot. One of those heavy, cast iron or stainless steel ones with a heavy lid.
>The same thing (eg Le Creuset) is sold here as a Marmitout.
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>Regarding fizzy drinks, there is, in NY and northwards, the egg cream, which contains neither egg nor cream, but is basically selzer or carbonated water and chocolate syrup.
I'm surprised about the chocolate.
I would have expected it to be like a Snowball - the Dutch drink Advocat (yellow semi solid stuff) and lemonade. You can add vodka but that would make it more sophisticated and my ancient aunts who used to drink it at Christmas were purists.
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>until I realized that "soft ice cream" meant soft serve
There used to be two ice cream vans which came down our road at weekends and during the holidays. One was solid, very white ice-cream made by a local company with Italian origins. It was lovely and in my teenage years was made all the better by the young Italian who served the ice cream with a wide smile.
The other company sold the nasty manufactured soft stuff which came out of a machine. We said it tasted like Brylcreme and was served by an "old git". I wonder how many areas they could drive through these days whilst sticking to the original name - Mr Whippy!
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