It’s Australian for coffeeMuch to most coffee snobs surprise, flat white coffees are an Australian invention. But it seems the lil Aussie milk coffee that could has finally hit the Big Apple.
Food
Political snippets: No surprises in New Hampshire
Richard Farmer’s chunky bits include: US orange juice with a special new ingredient (fungicide), Mitt Romney’s “no surprises here” victory in New Hampshire and gloomy news for job seekers.
Keane’s guide to the year in political garbage
Will 2012 see an improvement in the quality of public debate? Don’t count on it.
Media briefs: Big Harto honour guard … Leveson latest … SMH defo case …
John Hartigan finishes up as News Limited CEO today, 41 years after he started at Rupert Murdoch’s Australian empire. Staff are preparing to stand to attention with a final salute …
Foraging to understand Noma, the world’s best restaurant
Most of the food at Noma — declared the top restaurant in the world for two years running — comes from wild native food foraged locally. Jane Kramer heads to Denmark to indulge in eating and foraging.
Daily Proposition: Try a Spanish red via the Barossa
Siento Tempranillo, from a grape variety originally from Spain, is now going gangbusters in the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. The smooth, velvety drop works great with a fishy pasta.
From Fast Food Nation to Food Stamp Nation
A whopping 46 million Americans receive food stamps, an increase of 74% since 2007. But it’s not just the unemployed, many who are employed don’t earn enough from their basic jobs to afford food.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: US debt: Americans have only themselves to blame
Crikey readers have their say.
A clover coffee what? The definitive guide to being a bean snob
A cup of joe doesn’t just mean lattes and cappuccinos. Ed Charles outlines the coffee terminology of all the hipster cool coffee trends popping up in urban cafes.
Business Council of where?
Some of our “Australian” industry bodies don’t quite live up to their titles, write Bernard Keane and Crikey intern Iona Salter.
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How to rock ‘n’ roll like a true HKer
If you want to travel like a local in Hong Kong, just sit back and listen. When a Hong Konger talks about Hong Kong, food comes first. Chris Lau gives the best foodie tips, from Japanese sushi to mango sago dessert.
Daily Proposition: Afghani food, a world away from war
It’s a country we mainly hear about in bleak ABC news crosses to Sally Sara. But Afghani food in Australia is a wondrous world away from roadside bombs and terror groups, says Crikey intern Esther Ooi.
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Prison food vs cafeteria food
Thanks to Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, we’re aware that cafeteria food in US schools aren’t the most nutritious meals. But how do they compare when slopped alongside prison food?
Daily Proposition: Make brownies, not war
My family has refined this brownie recipe since, many soggy Victorian Easters ago, mum found it in a 1960s American children’s cookbook, explains Crikey intern Laura Griffin.
travel Markets, mandarins and figuring out the seasons: a (food) tour of Europe
A year travelling around Europe meany months of glorious food experiences on a budget. Jean McBain recalls picking out the freshest eggplant and melon at Italian markets and battling the supermarkets in Britain.
Daily Proposition: A hearty and portable Vietnamese snack
Banh Mi — a simple construction of a baguette, pate, mayonaise, picked carrots, coriander and grilled pork — is a giant of the Vietnamese culinary scene. It’s a hearty and portable snack, says Mike Stuchberry.
A.A. Gill: Dine at the worst restaurant in the world
There’s one little bistro in Paris that inspires English businessman to whisper sweet nothings about the fine French cuisine. But A. A. Gill found a restaurant with lazy waiters, overcooked broiled kidneys and very little charm.
Daily Proposition: Go ‘ethnic’, mate
Throw that “Cheap Eats” guide aside! Close the browser on that pretentious food blog! “Ethnic clubs” — you know, the ones usually tucked away amidst the side streets of an assuming working class suburb — are a great night out, says Mike Stuchbery.
Daily Proposition: Barbecue like a Korean
The Koreans, a hardworking, resourceful people, have brought us many wonderful things. None more so than their finger-licking barbecues, says Mike Stuchbery.
World food prices at record high
Global food prices have reached a record high point according to figures released overnight by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation. The FAO’s Food Price Index of 55 commodities reached 215 in December (the average from 2002-2004 = 100), reports Richard Farmer.
travel Chicken hearts for dinner
It looks like beef, but when you don’t speak the language and can’t read the menu, the food can be a bit of a mystery. Rebecca Arnold takes a nibble on some chicken hearts and makes some new friends in Hiroshima, Japan.
Behind the scenes of the food policy turf wars
Health policy consultant Margo Saunders has been investigating some of the background to the announcement this week of an industry-dominated group to advise on the development of a national food plan. Some bureaucratic food fights are underway…
language Pavlovian response
It’s official. The great Aussie meringue dessert we know as a Pavlova, actually originated in New Zealand. But passions aside, none of this is really news. That’s been in the New Zealand Oxford dictionary for 13 years already, notes Piers Kelly.
Making (and eating) Ramona Koval’s Bubba Sponge
The Book Show’s Ramona Koval offered W H Chong the recipe for her Bubba’s Birthday Sponge. He carefully followed her instructions and, with sticky hands, took photographs of the process.
How to eat camel
Not overly successful Australian explorer Peter Warburton and his party became stranded at the Oakover River and were reduced to eating their camels one by one. Bob Gosford goes through his old camel recipes.
