Thanksgiving, Aussie Style

(by hunter)



Since the Australians don't see fit to celebrate all of the U.S. national holidays, we were forced to improvise.

First, we informed Tom and Ania that we were throwing a Thanksgiving feast... at their house. Second, we got some turkey chops. Third, we marinated some Skippy (roo). We were going Traditional this year, it seems.

I tried to find an actual turkey, or failing that an emu, but all I could find was turkey lunch meat, and these mysterious turkey chops. No, I didn't know turkeys had chops either. They were about the same size, thickness, and appearance of a pork chop. We're thinking: Jurrasic turkeys.

Short of having a turkey to roast in the oven, we did the next best thing - threw everything on the barbie. Turns out BBQ'd turkey chops are quite delicious. The roo went over well too, as well as the grilled sweet potatoes.

Tom and Ania decided to up the ante by producing a massive platter of kebabs, as well as sausages, potatoes, and salad. Another friend Julia brought a beautiful fruit tart which easily eclipsed our meager desert offering of random Chinatown pastries - but we ate them as well.



Also in contrast to the average American Thanksgiving this meal was eaten outside in the courtyard. And since we are currently 16-19 hours ahead, we were well stuffed, plenty Thankful, and blissfully sleeping by about the time the States were waking up to baste their birds.



Happy Thanksgiving all!
(wish we could have all been together)