My son (lives in Oz) and his girlfriend (who is Aussie) are spending Christmas with me in England. I'll cook traditional turkey and pud but can you suggest a starter that's australian?
2007-09-04 14:07:08 · 11 answers · asked by Jackie B 2 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
She will love having a traditional feast no matter what you serve - but it's lovely that you plan to include something Australian in there :=)
A seafood cocktail or some prawns would be good as a starter, alternatively, something made with Aussie cheeses - How about cheese & sage damper?
http://www.joycesfinecooking.com/Ethnic/cheese_sage_damper.htm or a Goats cheese souffle
http://www.miettas.com.au/food_wine_recipes/recipes/chefs_recipes/alexander/soufflealexander95.html
Prawn & Scallop skewers
http://www.fooddownunder.com/cgi-bin/recipe.cgi?r=12362
2007-09-04 14:33:43 · answer #1 · answered by Kella G 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Traditional Australian Christmas Dinners are about the same as an English one. As people have said, seafood is very high on the list - and many people like tohave a bbq (though this may be a bit cold for your guys. I've had some years where we haven't had any hot food except potatoes and some other vegies, it was all cold meats, fresh sea food and LOTS of tropical fruit.
Starters in our family we'll that's lollies or dried fruit and nuts so I reckon a plate of fruit would be good. Why not do a pavlova to go with the pudding. I always do the alternative dessert in my family whether it be a fruit platter or an icecream pudding or something.
2007-09-04 20:13:06 · answer #2 · answered by purplebuggy 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christmas in Australia is in the middle of summer and very hot. A lot people do have a traditional Chrismas similar to what you're having, but a very Aussie tradition is to have prawns and seafood, but I think that's mainly because it's so hot! I think your sons girlfriend will enjoy a winter Christmas and all the traditions that go with it. Your son may have already told her all about it so she might be looking forward to a traditional English Christmas!
2007-09-06 13:13:54 · answer #3 · answered by * tj * 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most aussies come form an british background so christmas dinner is pretty much the same, it's just the meat is sometimes cooked on the BBQ and there is a lot more beer drinking and sitting in the sun. I've always had the same food as i did in england. A lot of Aussies like their seafood though.
2007-09-04 16:12:05 · answer #4 · answered by Evening 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Seafood at Christmas is very Australian. I like to toss some green prawns in a wok with chopped garlic, ginger and chilli and then serve with a pesto mayonnaise (make an aioli, add a couple of handfulls of basil and blend til smooth and deliciosly green). If you want less mess, peel the prawns before cooking them.
2007-09-04 17:41:38 · answer #5 · answered by tentofield 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A prawn coctail always goes down well on Xmas. It's basically just individual servings of prawns and seafood sauce on a bed of lettuce. Not surprisingly (given that it's summer), Aussies have salads with their meal as well as a traditional roast or BBQ.
2007-09-04 14:17:57 · answer #6 · answered by nj h 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We do spend yule on the coastline. i've got have been given the tent airing interior the outdoor as I form! My mom lives on an island so we take the youngsters, camp on the coastline down the line, drink lots and many beer. devour lots of prawns and crab, have a pre-cooked turkey chilly on yule day with extra seafood and salad. slightly nap, then grab extra beers and flow travelling to work out what persons on the island have been doing for the day. Then head decrease back to the mainland after Boxing Day and do the rounds interior the warmth with childrens that have been residing on candy canes for 3 days.... i could like to adventure a "white yule", yet confident, seashores and BBQs are surprisingly effortless right here... prawns (shrimp) and beer are continually a ought to. LOL, purely examine Elizabeth's answer... i think of maximum persons had that precise formative years!!
2016-12-16 11:36:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can not think of a traditional starter but we usually have chicken and champagne for breakie,or just include some seafood as part of Xmas day.The only other thing is sunshine you may have to hire a sun bed,just kidding i am sure she will love having a cold Christmas.i know i miss it.
2007-09-04 20:11:26 · answer #8 · answered by Yes No Sometimes! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes... We mostly do Turkey, BBQ, Cold meats, Cold seafoods. Really what you do doesn't matter which she might be more interesting trying out your cooking, different taste..
Good Luck :)
2007-09-04 14:14:29 · answer #9 · answered by blue_sassy007 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we always start with prawns mid morning. we unwrap the paper and sit there and shell them and dip them in cocktail sauce and eat, no dishes to clean up and its yummy. for Xmas dinner we have roast pork with crackling and apple sauce, roast chicken, leg ham, roast potato's, roast pumpkin and all the vegie's and finally steamed pudding with brandy sauce.
2007-09-06 01:58:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋