Comments | meaganspooner: On kangaroos, markets, and Tim Tams.

meaganspooner

On kangaroos, markets, and Tim Tams.

Jul 03, 2010 08:50

It occurred to me this morning that while I've been talking endlessly about writing, my WIP, the publishing world, etc., I haven't actually blogged yet about living in Australia, which is probably one of the more interesting things I could talk about. So here goes ( Read more... )

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animewave July 3 2010, 07:58:28 UTC

I think it would be the oddest thing in the world if timtams had peanut butter in them (it seems I'm too attached to the original). Lol, I didn't notice that most people I know travel a fair bit, it just seems natural here. I've always wanted to visit Melbourne, my sister calls it the arts capital when she's comparing it with Sydney. Though, I've yet to taste kangaroo meat but I remember a camp leader joking they were serving some to us in primary school.

meaganspooner July 7 2010, 06:36:57 UTC

I've noticed that a lot of the locals give me funny looks when I mention combining Tim Tams and peanut butter. But I mean, they have caramel, raspberry, etc... why not? :P

calbraith1 July 3 2010, 18:04:22 UTC

Great to hear you're having a good (and productive) time! And happy birthday to you in two days!!

meaganspooner July 7 2010, 06:37:07 UTC

Thanks, Buck!

angelwingsbaka July 4 2010, 03:14:58 UTC

Poor poor Kangaroos T_T

meaganspooner July 7 2010, 06:37:56 UTC

The way I've had it explained to me is that kangaroos here are kind of like the deer on the east coast in the U.S. -- they're so overpopulated that they're like pests, and actually hurting the overall population because of overcrowding. So I don't feel so bad about eating them. >_>

lishwrite July 5 2010, 07:19:40 UTC

It all sounds so lovely. Happy Birthday! (and this is Lisa here, btw)

meaganspooner July 7 2010, 06:38:27 UTC

Aww yay, Lisa! <3 Thank you for the birthday wishes, and everything! So great to hear from you. :D

Tim Tams and Kangaroo Tails ext_238628 July 7 2010, 02:06:02 UTC

Hey, South Australian here. I didn't realize that we travelled so much though I did suspect that Americans didn't. It's really rare to meet an American tourist. I just thought they preferred bigger cities or countries with more history or more exotic climates or something.

Also, I adore Tim Tams. You had a Tim Tam Slam yet? That's where you nibble off two opposing corners (such as top right, bottom left) and then suck up milo / hot chocolate (even coffee) up through the Tim Tam like a straw. When you can no longer suck up the drink, you then eat the half-melted biscuit. A peanut butter-flavored one would also be awesome.

As for kangaroo meat, yick!

Re: Tim Tams and Kangaroo Tails meaganspooner July 7 2010, 06:41:08 UTC

I HAVE HAD A TIM TAM SLAM. THEY ARE AWESOME.

Okay. I will stop shouting.

It may well be that you guys don't travel comparatively that much--it may just be that Americans don't travel, so it seems like you guys do it a lot by comparison. Australia's the only other country besides America that I've spent more than a few weeks in, so it might be that some of the things I find unique about Australia actually apply to a large percentage of the world... just different from the U.S.

In the U.S. we have cookies sold by Girl Scout troops, one variety of which is called Tagalongs--they're sort of biscuit on the bottom, topped with peanut butter, and then the whole thing dipped in chocolate. That is rather what I imagine a peanut butter Tim Tam would taste like... <3