The Friends of Mrs Finbar's Camelia Bush

[finbar]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
Do you have any idea just how many dairy cows we have here?!

So? Do you know how many kangaroos we have? Do we spread kangaroo all over everything we eat?

[The Mad Monk]

You don't?

[finbar]

Next?

[The Mad Monk]

Some cultures tend to put garlic in everything, others like chilis, still others tend to drench everything in vinegar.

We like cheese.

[Alexander's Horse]

For some reason I see images of Sneak walking around in the privacy of his own home with a piece of processed cheese for a skull cap.

[Hydey]

better post those pictures of the bloody plant Horse before this thread gets all spammmmmmmed up

[finbar]

Originally posted by Hydey
spammmmmm

Sneak'll have his with cheese, thanks.

[Hydey]

Actually Spam and cheese sandwiches are pretty good.

[finbar]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
Some cultures tend to put garlic in everything, others like chilis, still others tend to drench everything in vinegar.

We like cheese.

Sorry, Mr Monk - I wouldn't be presumptuous enough to call you Mad after such a brief acquaintanceship - but no country or region anywhere in the world overwhelms their cuisine with any single ingredient to the extent that you mob smite everything with cheese.

[The Mad Monk]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse


Not as many as we and New Zealand do. In fact you and Sneak are probably eating New Zealand processed cheese all the time without knowing it.

So...what do you do with your surplus dairy?

[The Mad Monk]

Originally posted by finbar


Sorry, Mr Monk - I wouldn't be presumptuous enough to call you Mad after such a brief acquaintanceship - but no country or region anywhere in the world overwhelms their cuisine with any single ingredient to the extent that you mob smite everything with cheese.

In all seriousness, I don't think we are so completely overwhelmed by cheese. In fast food, certainly, but that is a category of its own. New England is cream heavy, but I don't think its cheese heavy. Southern cooking is not dairy-heavy, nor is Californian. Midwestern tends to be pretty cheesy, but there you have the heart of our dairy country. That leaves Southwestern, which is also fairly cheesy, mainly due to Mexican influence I would say.

[Alexander's Horse]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk


So...what do you do with your surplus dairy?

*horse weeps*

[ravagon]

Originally posted by finbar

Sorry, Mr Monk - I wouldn't be presumptuous enough to call you Mad after such a brief acquaintanceship - but no country or region anywhere in the world overwhelms their cuisine with any single ingredient to the extent that you mob smite everything with cheese.

While it may be alarmingly prevalent in US culture, such a reputation pales in comparison to the universally feared - "Toss one on the barbie, er, mate!" - that so dominates your stereotypical Australian cuisine.


Aus and NZ combined had (A few years ago - it may have changed a little recently) of the order of 30 head of cattle/sheep per head of population - roughly on par with the US in absolute numbers but on a per capita basis there's just no comparison.

Do you know how many kangaroos we have? Do we spread kangaroo all over everything we eat?

Well, actually I was in the supermarket the other day and ...

[finbar]

Originally posted by ravagon
the universally feared - "Toss one on the barbie, er, mate!" - that so dominates your stereotypical Australian cuisine.

You really need to get out more.

[finbar]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
In all seriousness, I don't think we are so completely overwhelmed by cheese. In fast food, certainly, but that is a category of its own. New England is cream heavy, but I don't think its cheese heavy. Southern cooking is not dairy-heavy, nor is Californian. Midwestern tends to be pretty cheesy, but there you have the heart of our dairy country. That leaves Southwestern, which is also fairly cheesy, mainly due to Mexican influence I would say.

Well, in your nation's interest, you'd better kill SuperSneak, because he's leading us to believe that cheese is a compulsory item in every American dish, regardless. Of course, it might be that he's talking about his own preference. In which case, you might like to contact the appropriate national authority and let them know that a new, rather unique Culinary Region has emerged.