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Editor's note: Sorry for getting this up so late in the day. But if you still happen to be stuck behind a computer, there is plenty of time left to show your love for Australia!
This isn’t the latest personals ad from Shanghai’s Craiglist, but a call to all Shanghai resident Aussie cobber digger mates to celebrate Australia Day. January 26th signifies an important date in Australia’s history. For most Australians, it represents an opportunity to fire-up the barbie, to sink a couple of tinnies, and to roll an arm over in the backyard for a bit of tip and run. For the Australian mob in Shanghai, there are a couple of ways to celebrate the day. Shanghaiist’s venue of choice will be the Eager Beaver which is hosting an Australia Day Booze Up from 4pm this arvo replete with meat pies, Coopers’ Sparkling Ale and barbequed snags. Let’s just hope they’ve got TripleJ’s Hottest 100 songs of 2006 streaming in via Auntie!
The weekly Friday mixer hosted by The Australian Business Connections at the Radisson Xingguo Plaza will also have a strong holiday flavour today, and is always worth turning up for the grog and tucker on offer.
Ironically, The California Club at Park97 is also hosting an Australia Day event, but they’re serving Fosters, which no self-respecting Australian would ever admit to drinking, so you’re unlikely to find us there.
Should you bump into a jovial bunch of Aussies today - be warned. Excessive reference to the infamous knifey-spoony episode, or use of the term Down Under will not be tolerated. Otherwise you’ll be on the sharp end of a right booting.
The unofficial Australia Day celebrations start at 4pm today at the Eager Beaver (28 Yueyang Lu, near Dongping Lu). 岳阳路8号（东平路). Telephone: 6474-3216
Australian Business Connections Australia Day Drinks is hosted at the Tavern Bar, Radisson Plaza Xing Guo Hotel (78 Xing Guo Lu near the corner of Huashan Lu) from 6pm today. Free entry for ABC members, non-members entry is RMB30. You can find more information about this event via the AustCham Shanghai events directory.
Australia Day at Park 97 California Club is hosted by the California Club at Park 97 (2a Gao Lan Road, Fuxing Park) from 9pm tonight. Free entry. Learn more about this event at the AustCham Shanghai events directory.
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This picture (obviously) reminds me of the two years I studied in Australia. The food culture in Australia is really special. They rank among the best and the worst in the world when it comes to cuisine (does that sound at all like China to anyone?). I don't remember how many times I snagged a 3 day old meat pie from the ubiquitous convenient store hot-ovens on the way home from an Aussie bender. It hardly even resembles an edible commodity. Bloody cat-food in shitty pastrie (with tomato sauce not ketchup).
Aussie's have been terribly misrepresented when it comes to barbeques too. Aussie's don't know shit about bbq. The standard is a massive hotplate over coal or propane (makes no difference when you're using a hotplate). I've never seen a bottle of cooking oil next to a North American bbq. I've always been mistified by this. Ask any Aussie and you'll get the same lame excuse ('you can fry an egg on it at the same time' WTF???).
Ironically, some of the most gourmet meals I've ever had are in middle-of-nowhere small town Australia. It's incredible. Next to the roaring trade gas station day-old heatlamped catfood is the trade in extreme gourmet cuisine.
Coffee in Australia? They must be one of the foremost coffee appreciating nations in the world. You want a decent cup of coffe forget about Switzerland or Italy, go to Australia. Even at the crappiest little cafe you can get a world class espresso to rival Switzerland or Italy.
Just make sure to stay away from the meatpies.
if Australia had a dick, buhaoyise would suck it!
"Ketchup"? Please explain.