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A Culinary Peculiarity in Oz
« on: Feb 17th, 2007, 5:37pm » |
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Perhaps one of our Antipodean friends could enlighten me.
I was listening to the radio in the car this morning, and a segment came on discussing things people consume in Oz. Vegemite, and etc.
One of the items mentioned was a popular flavor of Life Savers that we don't have here--musk. The flavor has been compared to licking women's stick deoderant.
Is this really true? Do Australians really have musk-flavored Life Savers?
I know they have sparkling Shiraz--which must be a acquired taste, because I wasn't able to acquire it when I tasted it.
(I like Aussie beer, though.)
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Re: A Culinary Peculiarity in Oz
« Reply #2 on: Feb 17th, 2007, 6:07pm » |
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Re: A Culinary Peculiarity in Oz
« Reply #3 on: Feb 17th, 2007, 6:42pm » |
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Sorry George, cant help you there, I dont eat neither, nor do I drink beer or wine .. 
I have a lot of koala soft toys though, would you like to know more about them ?  
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Re: A Culinary Peculiarity in Oz
« Reply #4 on: Feb 17th, 2007, 6:55pm » |
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Musk flavored lifesavers....Bleugh. Sounded like a con on the level with Pet Rocks and Mood Rings.
Unreal. WTF were they thinking about?  
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Re: A Culinary Peculiarity in Oz
« Reply #5 on: Feb 17th, 2007, 7:13pm » |
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Now if we were talking about Cherry Ripe, I would pay good money to get my hands on a few of those!
Oh - and Cadbury Crunchie bars! Canada, the UK, and Oz has them but we can't get them . . . .
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Re: A Culinary Peculiarity in Oz
« Reply #7 on: Feb 17th, 2007, 8:26pm » |
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on Feb 17th, 2007, 7:13pm, Mosaicwench wrote:Now if we were talking about Cherry Ripe, I would pay good money to get my hands on a few of those!
Oh - and Cadbury Crunchie bars! Canada, the UK, and Oz has them but we can't get them . . . .
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PM me your addy and I will have a box shipped to you 
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Re: A Culinary Peculiarity in Oz
« Reply #8 on: Feb 17th, 2007, 8:34pm » |
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Don't know about musk flavored Life Savers but in Lebanon you can buy chewing gum that tastes like juniper berries. Gin flavored chewing gum...who woulda thunk
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Re: A Culinary Peculiarity in Oz
« Reply #9 on: Feb 17th, 2007, 11:51pm » |
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I love Musk Lifesavers.
You can also get Musk Sticks which are a soft lolly.
Also you used to be able to get false teeth shaped lollies of which the pink part was musk flavoured.
All very yummy.
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Re: A Culinary Peculiarity in Oz
« Reply #10 on: Feb 18th, 2007, 8:32pm » |
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Guaranteed to put hairs on your chest -
http://australian-food.com/lollies/life_savers.html
And I haven't eaten Vegemite since this morning, even though it's now owned by an American company.
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Re: A Culinary Peculiarity in Oz
« Reply #11 on: Feb 18th, 2007, 8:39pm » |
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And I haven't eaten Vegemite since this morning, even though it's now owned by an American company. |
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I like marmite better! Vegemite isn't as vicious as marmite is LOL
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Re: A Culinary Peculiarity in Oz
« Reply #12 on: Feb 19th, 2007, 12:21pm » |
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I've never heard of musk flavored Life Savers. Sounds terrible.
A few nights ago on the Discovery Channel program How It's Made was Jelly Bellys. They have (had) vomit flavor and ear wax flavor.
Mmmmm...yummy 
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Re: A Culinary Peculiarity in Oz
« Reply #13 on: Feb 19th, 2007, 12:56pm » |
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The one thing that always come to mind when thinking about Oz and their foods, spirits, is the hamburgers I had when I was lucky enough to visit Perth and Brisbane. The bread tasted sweeter than what we get here in the U.S., are your buns made of sweet bread?
Anyone for some fumunda cheese??
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Re: A Culinary Peculiarity in Oz
« Reply #14 on: Feb 19th, 2007, 1:46pm » |
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on Feb 19th, 2007, 12:21pm, BobG wrote:I've never heard of musk flavored Life Savers. Sounds terrible.
A few nights ago on the Discovery Channel program How It's Made was Jelly Bellys. They have (had) vomit flavor and ear wax flavor.
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They are the producer of the Famed "Berty Botts Every Flavor Beans." of Harry Potter Fame.
It's only fitting they made those as well, along with the grass flavor, and dirt flavor ones.
My favorite Jelly Belly's is the buttered popcorn and Root Beer float....when I eat them that is. I seldom eat candy.
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