EXOTIC FOODS IN SYDNEY

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 24, 28 July 1934, Page 19

EXOTIC FOODS IN SYDNEY

;; bd -merely a sign of., more ;:£roijjer6us timesy oV of a! jaded palate,: ;'■ but it is -an outstanding fact that exotic ideliqacipa'-Ston^ith^'"'!fpu.r_:cprijejs':'.q!f-''the earth are now .finding a.refidysale in Sydney, writes."The. Post's" Sydney '.coirespb-ndjßnt.rii-iiHiose.'' pfe'aple ■; \vho .are sanxioufc tcMlsaniple'■the -unusual in the \jvay of foods jare quite prepared, too, •Jto pay fancy: prices./. People who,nbtjio s'long ago regarded French..'tastes as^.be-

• :ing "rather queer" may /now'tie' seen. tinsi-..';of .■ snails /and .• frogs '. •^■$ eS%i- ~ThPidemand.for. snail's, has . be.ea; . pf; ; tha-surprising ;^^ures-'of^vHsit —might-be called -the latest- f oea-faS.- #6r • ,others., a goose/stands.tied, ■up ~.in a Fr|nch^ farmyard, uiitil rits/ liyer igiowS large' and 'fat ,i(patc :de "foie griisj;. a , sturgeon yields up 'to Russian fishermenr.at Astrakhan. its ,hope .of parenthood (-caviare is 'sturgeon's- roe);., and . pigSTake from:tho.damp French earth that rarest delicacy, the truffle. '•" Though, it may be. a.n expensive hobby, it is possible for ,one to "eat . his; way round-the world" in Sydney.

Starting with a • jar of mixed hors d'oeuvres, including Spanish olives stuffed with pimento, and anchovies, one could proceed to a dish of German kussler, which is loin ..of pork cured in spice 'and brandy, and ;' then, snioked. That might be garnished with tinned French; artichokes and genuine Brussels sprouts: /Those who would prefer an entree of fish'could have lcillos fish or the spratJike sprottes from .Latvia, a-small steak of the finest of all red salmon, that comes from Siberia, tender, herring rocs'from England, or Macassar fish. ; ' '-..•■. ■■■;. ■ ..-" . , '"

_■ Pumpernickel, (black: l}#o.ad) is: procurable in many shops in the city, along with several varieties of imported-'.Gor-man wurst (sausage), and the Italian spiced sausages called salami and zervalette.- This "League of Nations" feasting could be topped off with-a cup of that special coffee imported: in vacuum boxes from America to retain its freshness, and for which a number of people in Sydney are prepared to pay as high as. 5s 6d Ib. : :.-•