💕 Happy Tay Tay Day 💕
i have a rice crackers problem
Not enough dip?
no, just eating too many
Tinned fish/preserved seafood enjoyers of this thread, what’s your favourite place (not colesworth) to get the goods?
Getting the fancy stuff in Australia is tough, and costs far too much. You really need to order online honestly. You can go to various markets and most will have a spot to buy from, but yeh you’ll pay too much 🤷♂️
The Aldi smoked rainbow trout fillets are very nice. I’m not so fond of the truffle oil infused trout fillets, but the plain ones are lovely. I like their plain sardines in oil but these sell out fast. I don’t like the sardies with horrid gloopy sauces that Aldi sells. If I want a gloopy sauce, I’ll make it myself.
Preston market fishmongers have nice smoked cod fillets (not entirely sure it’s really cod but definitely smoked) and I use these quite a lot. I would assume Vic market likewise would have a good range.
Most mediterranean grocers have baccala which is basically baconised white fish. Needs to be soaked to remove excessive salt but once soaked is nice in stirfries and fish pies etc. and just magic in an omelette or a rich tomato/garlic based fish stew (bouillabaise). Nice for pizza topping too.
I do get colesworth plain sardines in oil when I can’t find any at Aldi - they are the cheapest. Also colesworth can be relied on for tinned crab meat (when I can’t be bothered sourcing, cooking and picking fresh crab).
Most IGAs have John West stuff, including kippers, and sometimes other brands. Prices are higher but there’s usually a good range.
NQR occasionally has tinned fish both plain and fancy and this is a good source for stocking up the larder when they have stock in.
If stocking up, I’d start with NQR, and then Preston market, and then Aldi, and then IGA and then, and only then, colesworth.
Thanks for the rec. Probably should’ve worded my post better, was more looking for fancy schmancy stuff.
I’m making up a little gift for someone.
Noice! Myer used to sell cute little tins of WA sardies packed with a sprig of lemon myrtle in the tin - super delicious. Maybe Myer or DJs have something similar in their gormet food hall.
Why not colesworth?
I only ever buy Sirena tuna and guess where I get them from?
Was looking for more fancy schmancy stuff.
I know someone who can help you. @Force_majeure123@aussie.zone it’s your time to shine mate.
Unfortunately not much help. Gotta just order online
This place is like an oasis from the utter shittiness of other social media
I am personally responsible for at least 37% of the goodness here.
Others may disagree
Of course. We are the champions, my friend.
Dobranoc
Omw home 😬🍺🍺😴😩
Ooooo someone is dying under stale tram lights, methinks lol stay safe
Now safe in bed 💕 work tomorrow is a maybe
Interesting doco about prehistoric whales.
What is your favourite Nessie theory?
i believe it is an immortal confused aquatic brontosaurus
Does it have a lair with lasers?
Drunken Scot sees something coming out the pub. Thereafter publicity stunt.
Naw. Can we at least run to a drunken publicity stunt where somebody has no pants?
As I watch these lion dancers doing their thing, I can’t help but wonder: What’s the connection with China and Lions in the first place? Were Chinese importing lions from Africa thousands of years ago? Any why are Lions the symbol of England for that matter?
I’d have thought Tigers would have been a lot closer to China, at the very least.
wikipedia said a Han dynasty emperor got gifted a lion
Lions for England is an accretion of earlier arms of bits of land they owned at some point. Eg. Aquitaine. it’s built up the same way the ‘Union Jack’ is = St. Patrick, George & Andrew.
There’s a good post on askhistorians about the England bit.
there would have been lions in Central Asia
I’m SO sick of this Taylor Swift talk. Nothing against her, I like some of her stuff. But this “will she become president” and “OMG she’s landed in Melbourne” is just so tedious. You know who else is here? The Blink 182 boys! But there’s no need to bang on about it. Do people really not have anything else to talk about?
I’m more interested in hearing peoples thoughts on a their last coffee than I am their thoughts on a celebrity.
My last coffee was about 4 hours ago. Large cappuccino, extra strong, lite milk, no sugar. I didn’t have to wait for a machine because there’s TWO there. Paid by card. Anything else you want to know?
Legit anything beyond whos consuming like 20 of melbournes top 25 tracks on apple music right now.
And nobody has mentioned the humidity in days??
We’re all about the heat in Perth. I think yesterday was our 5th >40° degree day for February. Sunday is forecast to be our 6th.
No humidity to speak of, at least.Storm sucked up all the weather talk and deployed it at force between Caulfield and Westall. Or at least that’s Metro’s story.
Staff meeting the other day got derailed by her. I’ve heard of the woman but honestly couldn’t name a single song. Am old?
I too don’t know a single song, not even a song title
Careful now the swifties keep lists of the people who make these sorts of comments.
I’m confident I can remember the lyrics to “You belong with me” so I assume I’m safe from the purge.
Monkey’s paw granted. Taylor Swift will now talk about Melbourne’s coffee.
Taylor Swift will now talk about Melbourne’s coffee.
If she gets some places to lift their game I’m all for it.
Thats gotta be the worst thing about touring. Do you send an advanced scout to check out good coffee places for you? Or do you just take a punt each time you go to a new city.
From my experiences finding coffee in the USA, she’ll love Melbourne. Honestly, the calibre of the coffee there is appalling.
09:00 - Small strong cap. $4.50
9.5/10
Also have acquired 2x tix for The Swizzzz
09:00 - Small strong cap. $4.50
Not a bad price!
What’s the difference between the hype of U2 OR Madonna touring back in the day, or even the Beatles or the Stones. Just a modern take.
Social media i suspect. People feel like they have a connection with celebs these days. Its… disturbing. Especially the was some of them cultivate it.
It comes to taste probably. The artists you listed were quite unique and groundbreaking for their time. TS is a run of the mill pop singer that’s not really different in a sea of other pop stars.
theres nothing wrong with pop per say. i mean I certainly dont understand todays pop, but if you go fish out my ipod that hasnt been updated in 10 years I’m prepared to bet it has tons of 90’s-00’s pop. It just feels a lot like you know how little kids can ONLY talk about the thing they love and are so excited about? That, but with teenagers/20 somethings it becomes a bit more tedious. I’m not hear to shame other peoples interests, theres a special place in hell for folks who do that. But I also don’t run around pretending I’m captain of the enterprise or telling everyone how Dune Pt1 was a cinematic masterpiece either.
When WrestleMania came to Toronto in the early 90s and the main event was Hulk Hogan vs Ultimate warrior, it was front page news in all the papers.
The hype leading up to it lasted months. Even people that didn’t care for wrestling knew of it.
This swift thing feels the same.
also don’t run around pretending I’m captain of the enterprise or telling everyone how Dune Pt1 was a cinematic masterpiece either. …
Bahahaha. Snorted out my beer at that.
I expect it’s because you’re in the same city she’s in. The level of Taylor Swift noise in Perth is quite manageable. We know she’s in Australia, and we know she’s not coming to Perth. There’s probably more noise about Pink who is coming to town in a couple of weeks.
I hear you dude. She’s some weird bastion of white feminism, so I have to hear about her all over the place.
Billionaires aren’t your friends people.
https://aussie.zone/comment/6659142 Pet kibble continued: If it’s getting baked hard and being extra dry, some people pre-soak their pet food to soften it.
Interesting. The reason I give him dry in the morning is because it’s easier on the eyes and nose but if adding water means he enjoys it more I will just have to suck that up.
Word of caution: That can allow bacteria and mould on the surface of the kibble to grow so either make sure it’s eaten immediately and remove the food if it isn’t, or try to avoid soaking.
Heading into the office because I’m meeting Microsoft at 12. Anybody got anything they want me to tell Microsoft?
Feedback:
Azure Data Explorer is really impressive. It’s expensive as hell, but somehow cheaper than Oracle (which I’m sure is their whole model). Kudos for Kusto.How come they can make an advanced operating system, but can’t make a shoe that doesn’t smell.
Fix intune compliance sync. Legit, why is intune complaining a firewall isnt enabled on an endpoint, yet the endpoint says firewall is enabled? Its dumb AF. Also next time I log a ticket for Defender email filtering being rubbish, dont tell me its a “machine learning” issue. Defender sucks!
bring back XP
As someone who disinfected so many XP machines: please dont.
Ok I had to post this here after seeing it on the other site. For anyone who has wondered how they do the VFX for live sports broadcasts - ads on the field that seem to follow the camera around perfectly, on-screen graphics following players around, calculation of ball trajectories - this is a fantastic 11 minute video. You gotta check it out, I don’t even care for sports and was mesmerised!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkWWcjeL_zM
Tech is wild though. I cannot believe they managed to render an entire NHL game into Toy Story settings/characters - including the freaking commentators - LIVE, with only TWENTY seconds delay from the live broadcast.
I gotta head into Richmond in a couple hours to get the car, then drive to the corner of the city near the Royal Melbourne to pick everyone up around 4pm, then hightail it out to the 'Rat.
Google Maps keeps directing me to the hellish Westgate and the inevitable shitshow with the newly flipped m80 intersection. Would it not be easier to take Ballarat Rd, or even Dynon Rd -> Princes Hwy? 🤔
At that time of day I’d definitely avoid the Westgate. I reckon the other options are better choices
Looky what I found. I thought I’d try it tonight when my standards are pretty low.
Oh man! I remember my mum giving my sibling and I the cheeseburger version when we were in a tight spot, and the single biggest thing I remember is the texture being both rock hard and soggy.
Yes!😂 I tried one of those as an adult and kept thinking is this even food?
Struggle sandwiches come frozen now? Damn
That thing cost me $5.50 so it at least better not give me diarrhoea.
I used to get these fresh(ish) burritos from Costco. Very lava flow inducing.
My assumption is, this will be similar.
Oh dear. I’ll give ya all the details tomorrow morning. 👍
Awesome, but don’t, yeah?
I’m guessing no pictures of the crime scene either. Righto.
Assumed correctly
Are they frozen?
I’ve always wondered about stuff like that though 175g seems fairly small.
Let us know how it goes!
I’ve been watching Babylon Berlin lately. Binging it so I can power through before it leaves Netflix.
The band from the fictional nightclub in the show released music for real (as the Moka Esti Orchestra) and it’s…actually legit as hell
Incredible show. The final series wasn’t released on netflix. I sailed the high seas to find it.
Went to a gig last night and it seems that young pomms are back in droves (you can tell by the accents and number of fades). Was packed. Normally the place is empty on a thurs.
Extremely popular music in the UK (drum and bass) but the scene here has sort of been struggling after the rona (for the smaller gigs). Hopefully it gives promoters a bit more confidence throwing smaller cheaper gigs and difference is made up with drink sales.
Also $15 a pint is ouch.
Where can I find more info about dnb gigs in Melbourne? I honestly have no idea.
For me it’s normally on fb.
There’s one at section 8 on Sunday :)
