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Don't know if I fancy koala sausages myself;)

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A 'proudly Australian company' (smaller writing on the label) :lol:

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Sure to smell of pee! :ohmy:

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The little Butchers shop in Canungra (Queensland) had the most tasty big pork sausages........far nicer even than the ones from 'The Meat Locker' on Papas Way in Nerang (exit 71a M1, Queensland).....and they are somewhat yummy......so a big thumbs up to Canungra Butchers :thumbsup:

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I refer you to post 15 where I said pretty much the same- except they are not the same as UK ones, having less herbs.
Why is it that a lot of Australian stuff has milder flavours? Is it because they have wimpy tastebuds, or have the Brits ruined theirs with an overpreponderence of salt and takeaway rubbish so now can't taste anything unless it burns the roof of your mouth off?

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I bought a South African boerewors sausage made by the great British sausage company who are proudly Australian :blink: from Woolies purely out of intrigue - I won't repeat the experience!

Best ones around the Sunshine Coast so far for me are Mick's Meat Barn pre-war sausages - thick and meaty - very good, as are his pure pork ones. I've got a stash in the freezer.

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Personally I think they have wimpy tastebuds. I remember my ex being stunned by what he saw as strong flavours of stuff like pickled onions or horseradish, which to me were just mild. His tastebuds just couldn't cope, same with some people at work, give them a Monster Munch (one, not a packet!) and they are silent for half an hour with stunned tastebuds!!

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It seems to be the case.
Was in Woolies the other day and a rep was offering samples of chocolate. Aero and I can't remember the other one had been redeveloped for Australian tastes she told me, as the current ones on the market were too ''chocolateley'', like English chocolate. She said the new stuff was milder. So mild it was like a blob of fat and sugar :thumbdown:

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Talking of which, my in laws have the most bland palate, ever. It's like they're stuck in a time warp, circa 1946, where rationing still exitsts, 'herbs' are considered exotic (I shit you not), let alone 'spices'. Boiled squash............how revolting is that? I think they represent a lot of Anglo Saxon Aussies of a certain age-god fearing, bland of palate, staunchly monarchist.
Thank f#€k the Italians and Greeks arrived!

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I remember introducing my Aussie husband to garlic, which he'd not had before - at the age of 40. He got addicted to garlic mushrooms, swore he'd never tasted garlic before though, and his mum had never even heard of it! She alos claimed she had never had mushrooms though....:confused:

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There is a British butcher in Cooroy Qld, and strangely enough comes from our old village in Nottingham! I don't eat sausages but the meat eaters in my family do and they rated his pork and cumberland sausages very very highly. Husband reckoned the pork pie from there was the best he had tasted here and his gammon was quite something, I think dry cured by him and melt in the mouth!!! Making any one hungry? Definitely recommend him.

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WHY are all these bloody places in QLD?:frown:

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Do they live here?:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_S...ew_South_Wales

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Nah, Geelong.
But that description of Bland is, well, pretty bland really, isn't it?

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Amen to that... Plenty of spicy food around these parts.. I know plenty of Aussies like your In Laws though. There are a fair few English people like it too though... I know my Parents and brother and Sister wont touch Spicy food. In fact my Younger brother 10 years my Junior... still does old fashioned English things like keeping his beer in the Cupboard rather than fridge and eats baked beans at least 5 times a week... and with every roast.