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I'm your other neighbour here in Vermont. I've been here a year now and although it took me awhile to feel at home and I missed New Zealand and Australia, I love it.
Where do you get vegemite?
Yesterday I was on Route 1 on my way to Boston and I saw a Pommy store called Amanda's Union Jack. I had this inner sense that I would find vegemite.. and I was right! It was expensive (5.99) for the small jar but I'd pay that for shipping from an online catalog. Sadly it was the ONE aussie product they carried... I was hoping for Tim Tams.
Amanda's Union Jack
134 Newbury St
Rte 1 South
Peabody, MA 01960
978 535 6256
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I thought they did grow bananas in Australia....actually I think there are banana plantations in NE NSW and in north Queensland.
Of course they do...the Big Banana wasn't just for show (I've been there, btw)! Banana plantations just around the Big banana too. Anyway, I think CC was talking about a particular kind of banana I've never tried...Not sure what MB was referring to.
Of course they do...the Big Banana wasn't just for show (I've been there, btw)! Banana plantations just around the Big banana too. Anyway, I think CC was talking about a particular kind of banana I've never tried...Not sure what MB was referring to.
Its a plantain. Long, firm green as seen on left. Not the regular yellow bananas from queensland.
These are for frying and are not sweet.
No there aren't enough people from the caribbean/latin america to justify growing a crop.
I thought plaintain bananas are also a common food in parts of tropical Asia too.
(like in the Phillipines )
*I believe if it was common knowledge what plantains tasted like, it would be quite lucrative to grow them in Australia. I'd be willing to pay up to double the price of regular bananas for some good plantains for example (supply and demand reasons) but they should be able to grow just as easily as regular bananas.
Its a plantain. Long, firm green as seen on left. Not the regular yellow bananas from queensland.
These are for frying and are not sweet.
Actually, when ripe the plantain will also have its skin go yellow,
but yes, there's a subtle difference in shape for plantain bananas,
and they usually are larger than common bananas.
I beg to differ...
Perhaps you've never had them, or had ripe ones cooked. Properly prepared, they are semi-sweet,
similar tasting to sweet potatoes only a little sweeter,
and at the same time they have a "tartness" about them reminicent of acidic apples.
But yes,
no one eats plantain bananas uncooked,
just like most people wouldn't want to eat a potato raw.
Actually, when ripe the plantain will also have its skin go yellow,
but yes, there's a subtle difference in shape for plantain bananas,
and they usually are larger than common bananas.
I beg to differ...
Perhaps you've never had them, or had ripe ones cooked. Properly prepared, they are semi-sweet,
similar tasting to sweet potatoes only a little sweeter,
and at the same time they have a "tartness" about them reminicent of acidic apples.
But yes,
no one eats plantain bananas uncooked,
just like most people wouldn't want to eat a potato raw.
are you talking about maduros? i do not like them sweet, you can't have them sweet when you are making mofongo
and ripe plantains go brownish black not yellow..
as far as SE asia i would not know.. I just know how to use them from South American and Carribean..
On the left is uncooked plantain,
and the fried plantain (banana) is on the right.
Yum, yum, yum...
*Notice how plantain bananas still have seeds in the middle.
Most common bananas have been bred to remove the seeds...
I don't know why though, I barely notice the seeds in the plantain;
they're harder to notice than poppy-seeds.
are you talking about maduros? i do not like them sweet, you can't have them sweet when you are making mofongo
and ripe plantains go brownish black not yellow..
as far as SE asia i would not know.. I just know how to use them from South American and Carribean..
sorry for the off topic..
back to Quality of Life in Australia..
I never heard of maduros.
What are they?
Well if you want to get technical,
most of this plantains skin was brown,
but it was like large brown spots and patches under a yellow background when it was ripe.
(when before it ripened, it had a solid, somewhat darkish green skin)
*Many varieties of plantain too, perhaps some never do get any yellow...
I checked out Aus as well. Unfortunately, as retirees you'd have to deposit half a million ($500,000) US into an Australian bank account just to get through the door. And that stays on deposit. You have to prove sufficient funds to live on on top of that. If you're lucky enough to find a job you might be able to get around this provision.
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Here's a pic of some home cooking...
