Kangaroo Meat?!?

First, I would like say that I've got myself an "idea guy" for the blog (thanks Andy!) who has submitted questions and blog topics that will be used for upcoming blogs. So, if you have any complaints on blog content, it's not my fault.

Anyway, now that we have been here for two weeks I think I can officially comment on the food here. We have done regular food shopping which has proven to be a little difficult. The Cole's (love the name!) that we go to doesn't have signs telling you what is down each aisle so you have to go down every single one. To make it even more time consuming food items don't seem to be organized the same as they are in the US. You would think that the pasta and pasta sauce would be in the same aisle...nope! Or the toilet paper and paper towels...nope! Chicken broth and soup...nope! You get it. One major bonus, there is a liquor store in the food store (more on the liquor selection in another blog).

We've tried different kinds of chicken and it's just not same texture. It seems as though it is full of fat. I thought chicken was a lean meat, hmmmm. And it's also very expensive. Lamb, on the other hand, is pretty reasonably priced so that is next on the list to try. I bought a small roast and after I figure out the oven we'll be in business.
Yes, they do have kangaroo meat and lots of it but I have yet to buy it. My main issue with it is that it is right next to the chilled dog and cat food. If I was in the US I would assume that it was on par with the likes of dog food but here, it could be more similar to filet, who knows.

We've been out to eat a couple of times and all pretty successful. We went out for some Malaysian food which was delicious but I'm not sure how authentic. I walked through Chinatown yesterday and there are quite a few Pho places so that's on the upcoming list. There is a very large Asian population here (many of which were born here and thus have Australian accents which was a surprising mix for us) so I am hoping for some good Pho. We've had Nando's, a fast food chain from the UK which was kind of like Boston Market, yum!

For those of you that count calories or even just look at the calories on packages, you would have to do some serious conversions as it's in Kilojoules. It makes eating TimTams (chocolate covered biscuits aka cookies) much easier.

Food thing I miss the most so far...brewed coffee. Tea just doesn't do it for me and all this espresso is making me jittery. The shop downstairs makes a killer latte so that is my compromise but at $3 a pop it gets pricey.