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This site features food of all kinds, not just rawfish. Dozens of recipes with step by step photos are archived in the 'recipes' category. Restaurants, food shows, awards ceremonies, celebrity chefs and wineries are featured in 'reviews'. Nutritional info and obscure ingredients are in 'food facts'. Interesting Gold Coast 'news', 'entertainment' and special events are also included, as well as 'sport' such as ASP surfing, National surf life saving comps, and the Gold Coast Titans. Gold Coast 'wildlife' promotes the green behind the gold. Click my picture to see my profile and credentials or click 'Rawfish' to return to the homepage.

Floods Wash Out Gold Coast Soccer Match

January 27th 2012 09:02

A-League soccer flood water Skilled Park

Tonights’ scheduled A-League match between Gold Coast United and the Central Coast Mariners at Skilled Park was cancelled an hour before kick-off due to days of torrential rain across South East Queensland.

With a brief respite in the rain yesterday, it was hoped the game would proceed. Skilled Park has a state of the art drainage system which has kept the playing surface usable, in spite of water filling the carparks and lapping the stadium itself,

With the Bureau of Meteorology predicting more rain, the risk was deemed too great and the game was called off.
The GCU versus Mariners game will be rescheduled at a later date and possibly a different venue.

Central Coast Mariners currently top the ladder, eleven points clear of their nearest rival, Brisbane Roar.

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“Eat Australian on Australia Day” Campaign

January 25th 2012 08:23

Australian Farmers made in Australia labelling

The Australian Greens encourage all Australians to support our farmers by putting Australian food and beverages on the table during Australia Day celebrations, Acting Australian Greens Leader, Senator Christine Milne said today.

“The “Eat Australian on Australia Day” campaign is a great initiative supporting our primary producers and showcasing the best of the food, wines, beers and soft drinks grown and processed in Australia. I urge all Australians to get behind it” she said

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What Food Is That - British Red Leicester Cheese

December 13th 2011 00:34

British Red Leicester cheese traditional cheddar

Red Leicester cheese is a firm, slightly crumbly cheese with a deep orange colour and a mild flavour, similar to cheddar. It is an ideal table cheese, served at room temperature and the vivid colour is striking on a cheese platter. Red Leicester also melts well and is a suitable substitute for cheddar in cookery and is ideal for Welsh rarebit.

Traditional British Red Leicester cheese maker

Developed in the British County of Leicestershire, (pronounced ‘Lestershire’) in the 1750’s, it was originally called Leicestershire Cheese. The colouring, derived from South American annatto seeds, was used to differentiate it from the cheese of neighbouring counties such as Gloucester

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Rugby Sevens World Series Held At Gold Coast

November 27th 2011 04:41

Australian rugby sevens captain scores try

Australian Sevens Captain Ed Jenkins Scores

Round one of the HSBC Rugby Sevens World Series was held at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast this weekend attracting around 30,000 spectators from far and wide. On Friday four pools of four international teams slugged it out to top their pool and make the finals on day two of the competition.

Rugby sevens differs from rugby union in that there are only seven players per side and the game consists of two ten minute halves. It makes for an action packed game with plenty of tries and few stoppages

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The Origins Of Traditional Halloween Food

October 31st 2011 00:57

Halloween pumpkin jack o lantern carving

Halloween began as an Irish, Celtic and Scottish tradition celebrating harvest time at the end of summer. During the eighth century the Catholic Church designated the first day of November as 'All Saints Day ('All Hallows') - a day of commemoration for those Saints that did not have a specific day of remembrance. The night before was known as 'All Hallows Eve' which, over time, became known as Halloween.

The traditional Halloween cake in Ireland is the barnbrack cake which is a fruit bread. Other traditional foods included colcannon, a meal of potato, kale and onion. Coins were wrapped in baking paper and placed in the food for children to find and keep

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Australian Native Wildlife – Kookaburra

October 28th 2011 02:18

Australian native wildlife laughing kookaburra kingfisher

The call of the kookaburra, which sounds like raucous laughter, is synonymous with the Australian bush. The Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaguineae) inhabits eastern Australia from Cape York to south eastern South Australia, and has been introduced to Tasmania and Western Australia.

Kookaburras are from the kingfisher family, and are the world’s largest Kingfisher. They mainly prey on terrestrial creatures such as insects, small mammals, frogs, snakes and lizards. It is not unusual to see one perched in a tree with a small snake in its beak, whacking it against a branch to kill it

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Simple Brazilian Pitanga Recipe

October 27th 2011 01:47

The following is a simple recipe for a birthday cake using pitangas, a common South American fruit. Pitangas are also known as Surinam cherries and can be substituted for regular cherries in recipes.

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What Food Is That? – Pitangas

October 15th 2011 11:29

Brazilian native indigenous food fruit pitanga

The Pitanga tree (Eugenia uniflora) is indigenous to the tropical South American countries of Brazil, Surinam, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela. It is a large shrub or small tree with glossy green leaves. New leaves are coppery red.

Twice a year Pitangas bear small white flowers which grow into green buds of the immature fruit. In the southern hemisphere, the plants bloom in September and fruits ripen in October; with a second bloom in January

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Authentic Homemade Pizza Bases Recipe

October 14th 2011 02:10

If you find that pizzas from pizzerias are too greasy, or you like a particular combination of toppings, why not make your own pizzas at home? Not only are they always piping hot, but it is cheaper too, after the initial investment in a bag of flour, a packet of yeast, a pepperoni, a jar of anchovies etc.
The pizza dough takes time to rise so I make the dough in the afternoon and by dinner time it is ready to roll out and top with yummy ingredients.
‘Bread improver’ contains secret ingredients known only to bakers. It is not an essential ingredient but it does make yeast dough rise better

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Murasaki Japanese Teppanyaki Restaurant In Broadbeach

August 25th 2011 05:09

Japanese teppanyaki barbeque chef leaping flames

Murasaki Japanese Restaurant in Broadbeach is much more than just sushi. It is a Japanese teppanyaki restaurant, with indoor and outdoor tables and counter seating, where the flash of leaping flames offers a warm welcome on chilly nights.

onion volcano erupting flames Japan restaurant

The food is cooked at the teppanyaki station with all the flair and showmanship of a magician, as the chef juggles the utensils and condiments, catching the salt shaker in his hat and creating a volcano from onion rings with flames shooting from the top

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