I lived in Canberra until I was 7, then immigrated to Los Angeles. I was an Australian citizen until I was 21, but decided to give it up for US citizenship due to being culturally American by that point. I have fond memories of life in Canberra. Both countries have been good to my family.
Still have yet to try a Luke Nguyen recipe (I have a horrible addiction to cookbook buying and then I'm way too slow to go through the recipes.) But I like his show. Not sure how much you would enjoy Vietnamese food, the fish sauce aspect can be offputting to untried palates. My husband, who's Italian-American is hugely weary of it. I keep telling him his ancestors based their cuisine on it (the Roman/Greek garum) like mine, but no dice. Vietnamese cuisine is very fresh tasting and well-balanced, though.
Glad to know we have so much in common! Cooking is such a pleasure! I feel such a sense of pride and accomplishment when producing an elegantly complex meal for friends and family.
No, I'm afraid the only Australians I know are the expats living in Los Angeles. I went to Melba Primary School - I guess its called Mt. Rogers now. Don't know if you're familiar with the Melba area
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I love cooking too. I have been considering buying the Luke Nguyen book for awhile.
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Still have yet to try a Luke Nguyen recipe (I have a horrible addiction to cookbook buying and then I'm way too slow to go through the recipes.) But I like his show. Not sure how much you would enjoy Vietnamese food, the fish sauce aspect can be offputting to untried palates. My husband, who's Italian-American is hugely weary of it. I keep telling him his ancestors based their cuisine on it (the Roman/Greek garum) like mine, but no dice. Vietnamese cuisine is very fresh tasting and well-balanced, though.
Glad to know we have so much in common! Cooking is such a pleasure! I feel such a sense of pride and accomplishment when producing an elegantly complex meal for friends and family.
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