Sydney Street Food - Part 3
More Sydney Street Food that I've tried during other visits to Sydney, Australia, continuing from Part 1, and Part 2.
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| Strawberry Watermelon Cake |
This list includes dishes not listed in Sydney Street Food - Part 1, and Part 2. While cuisine is mostly Australian, there are also influences from British and Chinese cuisines.
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The Beer Byron Bay Lager is an easy-drinking lager, brewed by the Byron Bay Brewery in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. It has a light straw golden colour, with aromas and tastes of wheat, lime, grapefruit, and hops. The body is thin, light, and watery, with mild fruity sour sweet tangy bitter flavour. Great on a hot summer day, but goes flat quickly.
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| Beer Byron Bay Lager |
The Beer Guinness Draught is a dark Irish dry stout, named after Arthur Guinness, and is brewed by Diageo PLC in Dublin, Ireland. Among the most famous beers worldwide, this has a deep, dark black brown colour, with a creamy white foam head. The aroma and taste is similar, consisting of smoked malts, roasted coffee beans, faint caramel, and barley. The body is rich, velvety smooth, almost creamy, with a bitter sweet grainy flavour.
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| Beer Guinness Draught |
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| Beer Guinness Draught |
The Beer James Squire 150 Lashes is a pale ale, brewed by the Pacific Beverages Pty. Ltd. in Bayswater, Victoria, Australia. It has a cloudy straw orange colour, with aromas and tastes of malted wheat, grapefruit, passionfruit, and pine leaves. The body is light, dry, and crisp, with fruity sour sweet tangy zesty flavour, with a short finish.
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| Beer James Squire 150 Lashes |
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| Beer James Squire 150 Lashes |
The Burger Beef is a common street snack, sold by casual kiosks, cafes, and restaurants. While quality of beef tends to differ from place to place, it usually features a tender grilled minced beef patty, sandwiched between 2 fluffy soft burger buns, with crisp lettuce, juicy tomato, creamy mayonnaise, and thick tomato ketchup or sharp yellow mustard rounding it out. Bite in, and you get the fresh vegetal sweet notes of the vegetables, followed by the meaty savoury salty smoky flavours of the beef. Sometimes, sliced cheddar cheese may be added.
A common Australian style burger is the Burger With The Lot. This loaded Australian Burger will appeal to those who love toppings, a 'mile-high' tower with fluffy soft burger buns stacked with a wobbly fried sunny side up egg, chewy steaky bacon, soft cheddar cheese, a juicy pineapple ring, tender sliced beetroot, crisp iceburg lettuce, juicy tomato, crunchy red onions, tender juicy minced beef patty, crunchy dill pickles, and a medley of sauces including tomato ketchup and yellow mustard. Usually larger than one's mouth, this has complex layering of meaty vegetal savoury salty sweet sour tangy earthy spice eggy cheesy flavour.
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| Burger With The Lot |
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| Burger With The Lot |
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| Burger With The Lot |
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The Cocktail Coconut Margarita features a blend of 1800 coconut infused blanco tequila, triple sec orange liqueur, and lime juice, rimmed with desiccated coconut and dressed with edible flowers. With a thick creamy grainy texture that's similar to a milkshake, this carries robust floral earthy fruity sour boozy sweet spice flavour.
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| Cocktail Coconut Margarita |
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| Cocktail Coconut Margarita |
The Cocktail Pandan Coconut features a blend of white rum hand infused with pandan / screwpine leaf essence, vodka, coconut liqueur, sugar syrup, and pandan kaya / screwpine leaf coconut egg jam, garnished with red adzuki beans, soy bean milk, and desiccated coconut. With a thick creamy smooth texture, this carries strong floral earthy boozy sweet flavour.
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| Cocktail Pandan Coconut |
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| Cocktail Pandan Coconut |
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| Cocktail Pandan Coconut |
The Greek Horiatiki Salad, also known simply as Greek Salad or Horiatiki Salad, features a medley of fresh vegetables and a simple dressing. While the type of vegetables may vary, the salad generally comprises some or all of the following sliced ingredients, such as cucumbers, tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, red onions, kalamata olives, bell peppers / capsicum, salt, oregano, olive oil, and feta cheese. Some variations also include lettuce, capers, red radishes, anchovies, sardines, lemon juice, lime juice, balsamic vinegar, rocket leaves / arugula, or dill. This has crisp juicy crunchy soft textures, with bright vegetal sour sweet earthy bitter spice savoury salty herbal flavours.
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| Greek Horiatiki Salad |
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| Greek Horiatiki Salad |
The luxurious Grilled Lobster With Garlic Butter features a whole fresh lobster, grilled and halved, dressed with a garlic butter and parsley gravy. The lobster is springy, juicy, succulent, with fresh sweet savoury salty spice herbal buttery flavour.
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| Grilled Lobster With Garlic Butter |
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| Grilled Lobster With Garlic Butter |
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| Grilled Lobster With Garlic Butter |
The popular American snack of Hot Dog Classic here tends to feature a large, meaty juicy pork or beef bratwurst sausage, with deep savoury salty meaty flavour, sandwiched in a fluffy soft bread roll that has a delicate bready grainy sweet flavour. The sausage may sometimes have additional herbs or spices. It will always be topped with at least 2 or more of the following condiments; namely tomato ketchup, mild American mustard, chopped caramelised red / white onions, American sweet pickled relish / gherkins, lettuce, sliced cucumbers, sliced tomatoes, mayonnaise, or cheddar cheese / nacho cheese.
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| Hot Dog |
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| Hot Dog |
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| Hot Dog |
The Malatang has gained prominence and popularity in recent years. It's a large bowl filled with fresh and processed ingredients that diners select from a chilled open display, then boiled and served in a robust spiced soup / broth. Ingredients vary widely, with all manner of vegetables, meat, seafood, and others. There's also a variety of soups / broths available, though the default is the eponymous Malatang, which is a soup / broth that is spiced with Sichuan / Szechuan peppercorns and chili peppers, resulting in a thin numbing texture that carries sharp savoury salty sweet spice herbal flavour with a distinct fragrance.
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| Malatang |
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| Malatang |
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| Malatang |
The Orange Juice is extracted from fresh oranges, thin with fruity zesty tangy sweet sour flavour, and may either be served clear, or cloudy with orange pulp included. The health value of orange juice is debatable, as it has a high concentration of vitamin C, but also a high concentration of simple sugars.
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| Orange Juice |
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| Orange Juice |
The Prawn Toast, also known as Shrimp Toast, is a Chinese Cantonese dim sum appetizer, featuring minced shrimp / prawn paste layered on white bread, then baked or deep-fried. Typically garnished with white sesame seeds, black sesame seeds, and parsley, this snack has crisp crunchy soft texture, with enticing smoky sweet savoury salty spice bready nutty flavour.
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| Prawn Toast |
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| Prawn Toast |
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| Prawn Toast |
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The Pork And Prawn Wanton Dumplings With Black Vinegar And Chili Oil, also known as Hong You Chao Shou (红油抄手), is a traditional Chinese Mandarin appetizer, featuring minced pork, shrimp / prawns, green onions or spring onions, and optionally water chestnuts, wrapped in all-purpose flour wanton dumplings wrappers, boiled and served in a thin yet punchy gravy of water, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, black vinegar, white sugar, white pepper, chili oil, spring onions, and sesame oil. The dumplings are named for their folded corners, resembling a person folding their arms in cold weather, and have a juicy springy tender texture, picking up the gravy with its savoury sour salty sweet herbal spicy nutty flavour.
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| Pork And Prawn Wanton Dumplings With Black Vinegar And Chili Oil |
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| Pork And Prawn Wanton Dumplings With Black Vinegar And Chili Oil |
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| Pork And Prawn Wanton Dumplings With Black Vinegar And Chili Oil |
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| Pork And Prawn Wanton Dumplings With Black Vinegar And Chili Oil |
The Sashimi Kingfish features thickly sliced raw sashimi-grade Australian kingfish. This has a slightly firm tender texture, with mild sweet savoury flavour.
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| Sashimi Kingfish |
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| Sashimi Kingfish |
The Sashimi Salmon Fish features thickly sliced raw sashimi-grade Australian salmon fish loin. This has a soft tender texture, with bright sweet savoury fishy flavour.
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| Sashimi Salmon Fish |
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| Sashimi Salmon Fish |
The Sashimi Tuna Fish features thickly sliced raw sashimi-grade Australian bluefin tuna fish loin. This has a firm springy texture, with mellow savoury sweet fishy flavour.
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| Sashimi Tuna Fish |
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| Sashimi Tuna Fish |
The Sashimi Scallop features clean-tasting, sashimi-grade scallops in their shell. Has a springy bouncy texture with gentle sweet savoury salty flavour.
The Marinated Wakame Seaweed features strands of crunchy silky wakame seaweed marinated in rice vinegar, mirin rice wine, sesame oil, and light soy sauce. This results in a vegetal earthy sour sweet briny salty flavour, with a touch of nutty aroma. Has a refreshing feel to it.
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| Sashimi Scallop, Marinated Wakame Seaweed |
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| Sashimi Scallop, Marinated Wakame Seaweed |
The Sashimi Sea Urchin features luxurious mounds of creamy soft horse **** sea urchin, bursting with delightfully briny sweet salty flavour.
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| Sashimi Sea Urchin |
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| Sashimi Sea Urchin |
The Seafood Platter is a medley of fresh seafood, served raw, grilled or barbecued, steamed, boiled, deep-fried, or pan-fried. The crunchy juicy Baked Tiger Prawn carries sweet savoury flavour. The bouncy chewy Battered Salt & Pepper Calamari Squid carries sweet salty savoury spice flavour. The tender springy Barbecued Baby Octopus has smoky sweet salty savoury flavour. The firm bouncy Pan-Seared Scallop has smoky sweet savoury clean-tasting flavour. The flaky soft Grilled Gemfish carries sweet savoury flavour. The juicy succulent Fresh Sydney Rock Oyster has briny salty sweet flavour. The chunky soft Baked Blue Swimmer Crab is easily deshelled, carrying sweet savoury salty flavour.
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| Seafood Platter |
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| Baked Tiger Prawn |
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| Battered Salt & Pepper Calamari Squid |
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| Barbecued Baby Octopus |
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| Pan-Seared Scallop |
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| Grilled Gemfish |
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| Grilled Gemfish |
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| Fresh Sydney Rock Oyster |
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| Baked Blue Swimmer Crab |
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| Seafood Platter |
The Steamed Yuzu Butter Scallops feature large fresh scallops in their shell, simple steamed along with yuzu infused butter, minced garlic, light soy sauce, and mung bean cellophane noodles. This has a tender juicy bouncy slippery texture, with bright zesty tangy sour salty savoury sweet spice flavour.
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| Steamed Yuzu Butter Scallops |
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| Steamed Yuzu Butter Scallops |
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| Steamed Yuzu Butter Scallops |
An iconic Chinese stir-fry, the Stir-Fried Beef With Onions & Bell Peppers consists of sliced beef rubbed with cornstarch and baking soda. The cut of beef used is usually inexpensive, such as chuck, flank, flap, or sirloin. It's then stir-fried with red onions, bell peppers / capsicum, garlic, and black beans, in a gravy of light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, white sugar, black pepper, oyster sauce, Shaoxing rice wine, and sesame oil. The beef is tender with meaty savoury salty spice flavour, the red onions are soft and caramelised with vegetal sweet notes, while the bell peppers / capsicum is crunchy with vegetal sweet sour spice flavour.
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| Stir-Fried Beef With Onions & Bell Peppers |
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| Stir-Fried Beef With Onions & Bell Peppers |
Fresh, light, fragrant, and insta-famous, the Strawberry Watermelon Cake is said to be "the world's most instagrammed cake". This halal dessert cake features 2 layers of almond dacquoise (almond infused buttercream sandwiched between squares of crushed almond), rose scented cream, and a sliced of watermelon, topped with sliced strawberries, chopped pistachios, and edible dried rose petals. It has a fragrant floral aroma, with creamy soft crisp juicy crunchy firm texture, carrying bright floral fruity milky sweet nutty flavour. Incredibly pretty, and incredibly tasty.
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| Strawberry Watermelon Cake |
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| Strawberry Watermelon Cake |
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| Strawberry Watermelon Cake |
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