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Old 01-10-2007, 07:01 PM
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THanks Don, but I was back for two weeks just a couple weeks back, and got my fix of local-made brats and ate plenty of cheese and good ol' corn fed beef. I did miss the meat pies and local pizza here, tho....

Here, the cheddar-like cheese is termed tasty. Sharp cheddar is extra tasty. When I enquired at the deli counter for some "sharp cheddar" I got a blank look at first (altho sharp is also a descriptive term here, but the young person didn't quite know that). Finally she realized I was (at the time) Oz-impaired, and asked me very nicely "Would you like some tasty cheese or extra tasty?"

I didn't quite know what to say....I mean, who is going to say "No, no tasty cheese...Do you have any fetid cheese?" to a question like that?

But I soon found that extra tasty is Aussie for sharp cheddar.

No, thanks Don, I'm okay for now. Still luxuriating in the fabulously varied ethnic food offerings of Melbourne. It's amazing, I am eating my way thru this town.

Haven't quite gotten the cohones to try kangaroo meat yet, tho...

scott

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Originally Posted by dwyman View Post
Thanks for the advice all.

So Scott, do you want me to bring you a couple pounds of good old Wisconsin Cheddar and some Brats?
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