Australia Day

Australian Day is next Thursday the 26th January

How to celebrate Australia Day

If you are in Adelaide you can go to Adelaide Oval to watch Australia play Pakistan in a 50 Over One Day Cricket International

However I think we should focus on what food and beverage and activities we could enjoy

Breakfast [not before 9]

Bacon, Eggs, Tomatoes and Mushroom [for a modern touch add avocado]served on toast [select your favourite bread type and add real butter] with Orange Juice and a cup of tea [coffee if you must]

Morning Tea

This is the right time for a strong coffee as you clean the Barbeque ready ready for the days celebration you can supplement this with a Lamington or buttered finger bun

Lunch [becomes Dinner and Supper]

Whilst we have all become Weber experts a traditional Aussie Day Barbeque is on the grill.

Firstly Clean the Barbeque and open a stubby of your favourite beer [330ml-375ml bottles or cans if you are Victorian]

Prepare a very large platter of Salami, Prosciutto/Jamon, Olives, Sun Dried Tomatoes, Smoked Salmon, Harris Smoked Trout Pate, Pate, Assorted Dips and Crusty Bread

The meat will comprise of

• Sausages - many and varied types
• Chevapchichi [?evapi (pronounced [t??v?ǎ?pi]) or ?evap?i?i (formal diminutive, [t??v?ǎpt?it?i], ?евапчи?и)
• Shaslicks or Kebabs - Chicken and Prawn marinated in either Thai chilli or Honey and Soy
• Rissoles or Hamburgers hand made from real mince meat with plenty of onions in the mince
• Lamb Chops - preferably Loin or Chump
• Steak is optional but generally is rump in smaller pieces
• Rosella Tomato and Barbeque Sauce

Non meat accompaniments

• Onions - cooked in Olive oil
• Sliced or Diced Potatoes - cooked in Olive Oil with Garlic and Italian Herbs
• Fried Eggs
• Green Salad - Iceberg Lettuce, tomatoes, diced cheddar cheese, red capsicum, cucumbers, avocado, radishes, with french Salad Dressing
• Coleslaw
• Crusty Bread with real butter

Beverages

• Beer - see above
• Australian Sparkling White - Janz, Chandon, Arras
• Australian Sparkling Red - Rockford
• Australian Riesling - Pewsey Vale, Penna Lane, Clos Clare, McGuigan Shortlist, Seppelt Drumborg, Grosset Polish Hill, Steingarten, Freycinet
• Australian Chardonnay - Petaluma, Shaw and Smith M3, Tarrawarra, Voyager Estate, Leeuwin Art Series, Pierro, Giaconda
• Australian Sauvignon Blanc - Shaw and Smith
• Australian Rose - Turkey Flat, La Linea
• Australian Pinot - Ashton Hills, Murdoch Hill, Main Ridge, Bass Philip
• Australian GSM - John Duvall Plexus, St Hugo
• Australian Shiraz - Rockfords, Penfolds, Yalumba, McGuigan Handmade, Orlando Lawson, Coriole, Ulithorne, Jim Barry, Tim Adams
• The Great Aussie Red Blend - Yalumba Signature and Penfolds Bin 389

Then Cheese

Australian Cheese - Cheddar, Matured, Brie, Camenbert, Blue served with quince paste, dried apricots and Jatz Crackers [Chocolate is allowed]

Australian Cabernet Sauvignon - Bowen Estate, Wynns, Balnaves, Moss Wood, Cullen, Mount Mary

With Cheese

To finish a great day the choice is a Cleaning Ale or Sparkling White

AND

yes - drink plenty of water - still or sparkling

Physical Activity -

Play lots a great Aussie Rock and Roll - AC/DC, Easybeats, Masters Apprentices, INXS, The Angels, Hoodoo Gurus, Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, Australian Crawl etc etc and Dance Hard/Sing Loud

Allowable topics of Discussion

• Aussie Rules Football/Rugby/League/Soccer
• Cricket
• Fast Cars
• Boats
• Holidays
• New Toys/Tools/Appliances
• Beer, Wine and Spirits
• Mobile Technology only allowed to check Sports Scores, whereabouts of Children
• Google may be used to settle debates

Banned Topics

• Politics
• Work
• Dissertations on Wonder Children
• Anything is usually posted on Facebook/Snapchat/Instagram

The Theme Song

https://www.angelfire.com/celeb2/johnvincent/backyardbarbie.mp3

So

Avagrateday mates