carolinephillips

You have been going to the wrong bbqs then. Our meat is tender and moist, we don't often have flies, and mozzies are repelled by citronella and aeroguard. Mind you we don't tend to eat outside in the evening either. We tend to have a late lunch.

I'm happy to let my OH do the man thing- I don't touch the bbq, not even to clean it. It is his baby, he deals with it. I get a meal where I don't have to cook!

quiltman

Same here in the Philippines.
We have at least one hot "English" meal a day - pork chops, steak, kebabs,roasts, chicken etc with mash and veg.

We also eat more rice here as spuds are relatively expensive plus Asian style meals. A lot more fruit as well.

Do miss proper English veg such as sprouts, cauli, cabbage etc. you can get most veg here but it is definitely not the same quality.

you will soon sort out what suits you and your family and with a barbie as others have said, the macho in the man takes over!

Just because its hot outside does not mean all salads so sorry, you will still spend time slaving over a hot stove!

asher

PRAWNS!
we eat lots more buy them raw and barbecue them with garlic mayonnaise or lime dip. Sunday roast is cooked on the barbie its too hot to have an oven on indoors.

yes we eat more salad but we also eat more thai, indian and stir fries. In winter we eat shepherds pie, stew etc.

Pollyana

I'm with you, I suppose someone buys those plastic bags full of soggy looking salad from Coles and lobs them at their family to eat, but personally I can't see why one wouldn't eat much the same diet as in the UK - I ate casseroles and stews there, still do here!

rasen78

Eat pretty much the same here as in the UK. More salad though. Our staple foods are

spag bol
chilli
fajitas/burritos
chops
steak
curry
Pies

Don't do roasts as often as I used to but often that's because we have too much on.

BBQ 2 or 3 times a week - not done a proper roast in the BBQ yet but have been planning on doing the beer can chicken at some point.

Tr1boy

I'm amazed how I ever migrated in 1989, I mean how on earth did we do it without the internet

Beoz

In the UK I used to BBQ in the darkest depths of winter. Neighbours thought it was bizarre. I enjoyed the fresh air.

Dorothy

Yeah, wee used to BBQ in winter in Canada too. Our BBQ was on the deck under cover, so out of the snow.

It's currently 35* at our house and I've got a small lamb roast in the oven.

Beoz

Wow. We have a lot in common. I just had a lamb roast too..

Kapri

Most of our meals over summer have been done on the BBQ.
Prawns, steak and chicken with capsicum pepper, courgette (or Zucchini as it called here ) tomato, mushroom, onion, sweet potato, cucumber and corn on the cob

We eat outside every evening, in the under cover entertaining area.

whatsnext

Then you are doing it the wrong way...we have never had 'dried out' food from the BBQ, in fact we have never had juicier meat and yummier veggies any other way, and we actually never had any of those fancy hooded bbq's...just the cheap and open ones. I agree that some people's results can be a disgrace , where the meat (usually chicken or snags) just burn...perhaps more attention to the job at hand rather than the drinks with their buddies... lol

cresta57

Yup roast Lamb & veggies for us as well [with proper mint sauce]. A mere 22°C here at the moment with a nice cool 6 knot breeze blowing through the house. Just finished it actually as I had to go to fire training tonight.

BadgeIsBack

You can eat whatever you like. (In fact, most people would claim you might be limited as there is less choice in the supermarkets - less processed food in packets - you can buy it - but there is less choice.)

You might find that Thai is more popular than Indian..

that people eat seafood and relish it in a way they might not in the UK...

(I've never met a local who hated seafood and pulling it to bits)

In the winter months down south people also eat hearty warming foods - they observe Christmas in July and might eat a 'baked' meal...(a roast).

There are various local stuff (not just the cliches like Lamingtons and Pavs) : sweets (lollies) you will get on to and forget it never used to exist.

I'm not big on BBQs as social fillers...for me it's a quick and easy way to eat meat of an evening.

chris955

Our diet hasnt changed much at all, we find we eat more local food here but as far as the type of food its the same. We dont eat seafood here or over there, I love fish but you can keep most of the rest. Mmm Haddock

Molly Coddle

Mmmmm like the sound of Beer Can Chicken! Looking forward to trying that one!



So have you not managed to grow any lemons at all then?