I ate this meal at the end of 5 days of bushwalking AKA backpacking.

The chips and “butter fish” are accompanied by a wedge of lemon, some tartare sauce and a sprinkling of chicken salt. Also a deep fried dim sim, a calamari ring, and a battered scallop.

Including a drink (ginger beer?), it cost AUD$16.80.

  • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    7 hours ago

    Those chips look divine… I missed out on having fish and chips at Sydney Harbour unfortunately; had plenty of good meat pies and ginger beer, though.

  • Pumpkin Escobar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    18 hours ago

    Best fish and chips I ever had, Phillip Island near Melbourne. Australia knows their fish and chips. And their burgers. And their coffee. Australia’s just awesome.

    • Aesecakes@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      3·
      17 hours ago

      If it’s the one near the San Remo bridge, I’ve been there and agree. However, the best fish and chips I’ve had was on the west coast of Scotland. Australia wins hands down with coffee, though.

      • lazynooblet@lazysoci.alEnglish
        4·
        13 hours ago

        I think both are correct

        https://grammarist.com/usage/tartar-or-tartare/

        • Tartar sauce is right
        • Tartare can describe a type of fish meal AND was a French version of what we now can tartar sauce.

        And you know restaurants like to make their menus as “ye olde” as possible with over the top descriptions. So referring to a century old sauce is within norms for that craziness.

        • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          8 hours ago

          I think of “tartare” as minced raw steak with minced chives, capers, Worcestershire and raw egg.

          “Sauce tartare” (sōse tarTAR) I would allow, as being French. Served avec poisson-et-frîtes.

          But I think Tartare Sauce is just misspelling. Unless it’s some kind of regional Aussie thing?

          EDIT: Wikipedia says Commonwealth countries often use “tartare” so I’ll relent. Must be my US bigotry.

    • Aesecakes@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      2·
      12 hours ago

      Thanks for saying. The photos you’ve posted on your account are much better than mine, I must say. 😊

  • hit_the_rails@reddthat.comEnglish
    6·
    19 hours ago

    You just helped me decide what to have for dinner on this miserable cold wet day. source: Am South Australian

  • bitofarambler@crazypeople.onlineEnglish
    5·
    19 hours ago

    that looks crazy good, especially after 5 days of backpacking.

    were you backpacking in rural areas around your home or did you go a national park or something?

    I used to backpack a lot, but never got around to it while I was in Australia.

        • Aesecakes@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
          3·
          18 hours ago

          If you want to disappear down a rabbit hole, search for “Goin’ Feral” on Youtube.

          • bitofarambler@crazypeople.onlineEnglish
            2·
            18 hours ago

            yeah, looks interesting for sure.

            I really enjoy backpacking and walking and I’m interested in seeing the Australian outback through the eyes of a walker.

            actually, I think the second to the last podcast I put out was about walking specifically as a wonderful mode of travel.

            thanks for the recommendation.

        • Aesecakes@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
          1·
          18 hours ago

          I could only do that section, unfortunately. It’s definitely on the list to go north and walk the Flinders Ranges part, though.

    • Aesecakes@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
      2·
      13 hours ago

      The non-chips could have been taken out of the fryer a little sooner. However they were all completely good.