Aussies aren't into meat!

[ElwoodBlues1]

EB I was once in a bistro in Adelaide where the waiter/owner, whoever he was, (Fawlty-esque wanker imo), refused to serve one of our group a well done steak. Caused a bit of a kerfuffle and we ended up having to leave and find somewhere else to eat. Still have a laugh when I think about that.  )

Your family cooking story reminded me of the very rare culinary talents of my ex and dearly departed mother in law who could cook anything you threw at her down to the same consistency and bland flavour. I don't laugh much when I remember some of meals we had at her table.

Cookie..South Australia is where I have had some of my worst culinary moments as well. ...waited one and half hours at a restaurant called Fanny's(yep the name should have warned me) for a piece of Flounder only to be told they didnt have any, all the other guests in our group had finished their main course when my now piece of new fish (Whiting) arrived....it was of the packet variety and I calmly(well calmly for me) sent it back, ordered desert and a coffee and on the way back to the motel had a serve of fish and chips from the local fish and chippery. The clown running the restaurant was a Basil F type and accused me of ruining his system, in the kitchen by returning his packet fish... :o
My aunt who is now 90 and still living in Adelaide used to serve us Lambs Fry everytime we visited...swimming in grease and usually tasting like a pair of rubber thongs that had been out in the sun for a while..... )
Going to Victor Harbour in a couple of weeks for some rec leave so hoping the food is of better quality......