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Dinner Tonight: The Aussie Burger

Oh dear lord. No no no! Aussies *do not* substitute. Goodness me next you'll be telling us to eat a vegetarian meat pie!

Right then. Your beetroot must be sliced canned beetroot preferably from Golden Circle. It'll be something like this. For some reason my usual US based Aussie products site doesn't have them in stock.
I think bacon is optional but it should be a good sized piece of middle bacon. Not those weeny strips like leather. The egg is a must and then just lettuce and tomato. BBQ sauce like this

if you want the Kiwi experience use Watties Tomato Sauce and add a pineapple ring.

I'm a Kiwi but live is Aus. If I'm sending stuff to my mates I use Simply Australian to order my stuff.

And editors if you're reading this please please please do a piece on Vegemite and Tim Tams - but not at the same time! Now lets talk Tim Tam Slams shall we? :)

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Cook the Book: 'Crescent City Cooking'


Oh god. Where to start?! I visited NO in 2002 and I still remember the food and cook it with love.

I totally love the comfort of red beans and rice. Nice and smokey flavour with some good andouille sausage in there. I sit down with a bowl and it's seconds or thirds for me.

Beignet of course as well and wonderful gumbo are also on the list. Beautiful catfish po'boys.

Ok I'm booking my ticket back...

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Cook the Book: 'Dolce Italiano, Desserts From the Babbo Kitchen'


It has to be a tie between Panna Cotta or Cannoli. Both are just so damn good and the search for the perfect one is both long and pleasurable.

Of course I've not found the perfect example of each yet so I guess I'll have to keep looking :)

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Dinner Tonight: The Aussie Burger

Definately tinned beetroot on a burger. Messy and delicious. Hold the egg for this Aussie though please. And avocado and mayonnaise? I don't think so. Where's the sliced tomato & lettuce? Where's the tomato sauce?

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Dinner Tonight: The Aussie Burger

Yeah gmerall, I want to know what happened to Vegemite in the US. I have not seen if for at least a year. I stopped buying sliced bread, because what's the point?

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Dinner Tonight: The Aussie Burger

I realize avocado is not used on the "genuine article" but I need to say that the use of mayo anywhere in proximity to avocado is just wrong, wrong, wrong. Otherwise, this looks pretty interesting. I love beets.

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Dinner Tonight: The Aussie Burger

Yes, tinned beetroot it is, and the same here in New Zealand. When we put pineapple on it, however, it's called a Hawaiian Burger, and it'll often have a bit of ham in it as well. Those beets you have look kind of pale too - our tinned ones are dark dark red, and stain everything you drop them on.

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Cook the Book: 'Crescent City Cooking'

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Cook the Book: 'Crescent City Cooking'

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Cook the Book: 'Crescent City Cooking'

shrimp po'boy!

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Cook the Book: 'Crescent City Cooking'

Gumbo-I love a spicy gumbo with lots of okra.

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Cook the Book: 'Crescent City Cooking'

Red Beans and rice. No.... Crawfish Etouffee. Wait, wait, no... Jambalaya, made with crawdads, andouille or chaurice, chicken thighs, smoked pork, and gator!

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Cook the Book: 'Crescent City Cooking'

beignets.....ohhh...love them so much! And I'm not sure if this counts but I heart Hubig's pies soooo much.