Food for thought (or more accurately, food thoughts and inspirations)

[Themanbun]

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Had an absolutely putrid one down on the peninsula a few months back. Tasted like they made it with Parmesan cheese.

 

[SonofSamsquanch]

The bakery in drouin next to the post office does the passionfruit vanilla slices perfectly. Wife's been going to the physio near it and grabs a couple occasionally for after dinner.

Delicious.

The Timboon bakery used to do the pink icing version like I posted above. They went OK. They did cream buns as well back in the day. Cream buns are alright but you can’t beat a snot block.

I hope old SpiderBurton22 can tell us if the bakery is any good down there these days. It’s been a while since I was down that way - last time i was there I got my picture in the paper (and it was nothing to do with horses).

 

[SonofSamsquanch]

How about this.

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Now as obvious as it is, the person who invented that is an outright genius!

 

[Lomas]

Had an absolutely putrid one down on the peninsula a few months back. Tasted like they made it with Parmesan cheese.

I can imagine you would have been almost in tears from that. I know I would. On a drive, buy a bit of a treat and that's what you end up with. Bastards.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Delicious.

The Timboon bakery used to do the pink icing version like I posted above. They went OK. They did cream buns as well back in the day. Cream buns are alright but you can’t beat a snot block.

I hope old SpiderBurton22 can tell us if the bakery is any good down there these days. It’s been a while since I was down that way - last time i was there I got my picture in the paper (and it was nothing to do with horses).

Timboon bakery is ok, the Cobden one is better.

Timboon do better pies though.

 

[Luke72]

jeb spierdalaj to kurwa!

I should’ve guessed you were fluent in Pole

 

[Hojuman]

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Had a vanilla slice in Ross Tasmania recently. Could have gladly gone to heaven after eating.

 

[ferball]

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The top bit used to be nice.

 

[SonofSamsquanch]

Timboon bakery is ok, the Cobden one is better.

Timboon do better pies though.

The old dog’s eye - With or without dead horse. Round, oval, square or rectangle. Which are best? Today’s discussion.

 

[ferball]

Had a vanilla slice in Ross Tasmania recently. Could have gladly gone to heaven after eating.

Jeeze. Imagine how cold it would have been there last night.

 

[ferball]

The old dog’s eye - With or without dead horse. Round, oval, square or rectangle. Which are best? Today’s discussion.

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Crooked Mick's pies are best whatever shape they are.

 

[gokangas]

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OK - I do consider myself quite an expert on snot blocks. Its a simple science.
My golden rules:
No coloured icing - must be white, not negotiable
Nothing else in the icing such as passionfruit
No coconut on icing - if so the makers bakers licence should automatically be revoked for life
Must be able to be eaten with one hand - if you need a cake fork its not a vanilla slice
Custard must be on the solid side - if it squeezes out the side when bitten, massive fail

Simple.

 

[Snake_Baker]

The old dog’s eye - With or without dead horse. Round, oval, square or rectangle. Which are best? Today’s discussion.

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Rutherglen Bakery.

It's almost worth driving there to get one.

Trust me.

 

[gokangas]

The old dog’s eye - With or without dead horse. Round, oval, square or rectangle. Which are best? Today’s discussion.

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I love a four n twenty at the footy - seem to take on a different taste, but buy them elsewhere and they are rarely as good. I'm a fan of square pies as they are easier to eat, but shape matters much less than taste. Had a lot of great pies - the pies at Segefredos in Heathcote are sensational and owned by a great North Melbourne man. Try one if you are passing through (that's all you would normally do in Heathcote, pass through).

 

[Themanbun]

I can imagine you would have been almost in tears from that. I know I would. On a drive, buy a bit of a treat and that's what you end up with. Bastards.

It was absolutely devastating. Was hanging for one as well, and it put me off them for months.

 

[koshari]

how about fresh scallops quickly done in a hot cast iron skillet in a dash of butter and sweet chilli sauce. just enough to gove them a bit of a caramalised coating but still near natural in the midldle.

 

[Hojuman]

Rutherglen Bakery.

It's almost worth driving there to get one.

Trust me.

Riddell's Creek used do a nice garlicky sausage roll.

Added note. Had a home made pate at Malmsbury

 

[gokangas]

Hojuman - managed to find the satay you mentioned at the Asian Supermarket on Broadway Reservoir. If you like Indonesian food that is their specialty. Worth checking out. I will try the satay tonight and let you know what it is like.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

The old dog’s eye - With or without dead horse. Round, oval, square or rectangle. Which are best? Today’s discussion.

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Clarkes pies from Mortlake. Best in the South West. They do round and square, I prefer square, sauce optional.

 

[Hojuman]

Hojuman - managed to find the satay you mentioned at the Asian Supermarket on Broadway Reservoir. If you like Indonesian food that is their specialty. Worth checking out. I will try the satay tonight and let you know what it is like.

Think it'll be the one you were looking for
If you get into town Laguna Indo supermarket Russell st. side of Q.V. centre near Officeworks. Just shimmy up the stairs. They literally got it all.

 

[Nate7]

Bourke's Bakery (think that's the spelling) up around the Kilmore region.

Bakery in Holbrook - everyone stops here!

 

[koshari]

Bourke's Bakery (think that's the spelling) up around the Kilmore region.

Bakery in Holbrook - everyone stops here!

Holbrook on the map now with the submarine

 

[CharlieMortdecai]

Rutherglen Bakery.

It's almost worth driving there to get one.

Trust me.

They are good. Avoid on a Saturday though, queue for 30 minutes to find out they're all out of whatever you want.
I think the best I've ever had was at Pinjarra bakery. It's a difficult thing though, these places get a reputation, owners sell at a profit and suddenly the pies aren't what they were. For a long time Robertson pie shop in the southern Highlands was said to be the best in the country, but many have said they are no longer that good.

 

[Hojuman]

Viet bloke makes award winning pies up Kyneton way l think. Fish or scallop.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Viet bloke makes award winning pies up Kyneton way l think. Fish or scallop.

Apollo Bay bakery does a beautiful curried scallop pie. $12 though.