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Hello everyone,
In line with this week’s topic, here is a short article to introduce some common Australian sweets and highlight associated and related idioms. Dig in!
Australian sweets
While Australia is a multicultural country with foods from all over the world, we do have some delicious snacks and sweets which are special to the “sunburnt country”. (Note: Many of these foods are shared with our New Zealand cousins too!)
- ANZAC Cookies – A sweet biscuit made using rolled oats, flour, sugar, butter (or margarine), golden syrup, baking soda and boiling water. A recipe is here https://www.recipetineats.com/anzac-biscuits-golden-oatmeal-cookies/
- Pavlova - a meringue-based cake with a crisp crust and soft, light inside. See here for more information https://www.recipetineats.com/pavlova-recipe/
- Minties - hard white, chewy, rectangular and mint-flavoured, which on chewing become so sticky that they are notorious for causing dental fillings to come out! See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minties
I wouldn’t be doing ourselves justice, if I didn’t take this chance to showcase the richness and playfulness of the English language by pointing out some food related idioms!
- To be a tough cookie = to be strong physically and mentally
- To be as nutty as a fruitcake = to be crazy. (Note: Australians also say “to be a few sangas (sandwiches) short of a picnic” or “a few beers short of a six pack” for a crazy person)
- To be a piece of cake = to be easy to do (ie. a task)
Catch you ‘round like a rissole!
Cheers.
Tim Ar.
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