anya4oz

Just opened a pack of Anzac biscuits and noticed the label: apparently they emanate from 'Emu Bottom Homestead'. Not only that, but the picture on the packet appears to show a bloke mooning while wrestling with an indeterminate object that might be an emu!

Blimey!

Anya.

(Actually, it reminded me of the brand of yoghurt in the US called 'Fruit on the Bottom' that my son always used to giggle at.)

Bordy

Coon Cheese was the one I laughed at when I moved to Oz, I thought no way would they get away with that in Birmingham.

Peter

Do you have Coon cheese in your fridge yet? You're not an Aussie unless you have Coon cheese in your fridge.

Can you recite the Vegemite song yet?

Bix

Reminds me of a gift a salesman brought to me after travelling in Thailand a few years ago.

It was a legit tube of toothpaste called "Darkie" and on the box was a blackman dressed with top hat and tails.

Wonder if they still do that one.

Centurix

Coon is actually the factory owners last name. They have a great cheese factory on the south coast of NSW, well worth a visit. There's two towns worth visiting, Bega and Eden. Great cheese.

wombat42

A few years ago an Aboriginal group threatened to take them them court if they did'nt change their name, but they failed,
and its still called Coon cheese.

RichS

we actually have some "Tasty Coon" in our fridge.

The other day in a sandwich shop a punter asked the owner what the cheese was in his sandwiches and he said "tasty". As opposed to what ?

I'm going to differ with the previous poster and say by and large aussie cheese is pants in comparison with a european equivalent, and frankly none of it stacks up to a good french cheese.

Peter

Agreed. Australian cheese is nothing special.

Timber Floor Au

like this ?

anya4oz

Sure is! What IS that man doing? And why is he doing it bare-assed? And do the Australian SPCA know what he's up to?

Jolly nice biscuits, though (and I'm not much of a biscuit eater).

Anya.

anya4oz

Ooooooh, not so. And we are *fussy* cheese eaters (lived in the desert cheese-wise during all the time in the US!).

On a recent visit to Melbourne my waistline took a severe bashing from consumption of the following:

Tassie blue (in round blue/white packet) - excellent.
'Extra sharp' (in red shiny packet - not sure of brand) was equiv to UK farmhouse cheddar & also very good.

In our exp, Safeways have good cheese counters, and bigger Safeways have very good ones.

Believe me, the 2 important food things we checked out asap in Oz were:

Can you get good coffee?
Can you get good cheese?

Yes to both. So that's OK then

Anya.

Bordy

And how did the Aussie Wines go down with that cheese ???

Simone

My guess is that they're shearing sheap.
Not sure why they look naked though, tight pants?

anya4oz

Very well! Of especial note was the Mornington Diamond Valley Pinot Noir (recommended by the waiter in a S Yarra restaurant).

Anya.

anya4oz

Oooooh, don't mention men in tight pants this time in the morning, Simone - not good for my blood pressure

Anya.