adolf said..

Used to have them as a kid. Not to everyone's pallet.

Last time I had them was several years ago at the Twin Towns RSL. I think they were on a pensioner menu. Hardly ever see them on any restaurant menu's.

Does anyone know where I can get this delicious dish served to me in Melbourne CBD?

I'd prefer them on toast and willing to pay up to $15

Onya Anthony Bourdain.

kiteboy dave said..

Oh, the muppet police man picked up that I spell palate wong?

It's not that hard! cook it yourself.

Egg wash and crumb the brains, shallow fry in a mixture of veg oil and butter.

It's not popular so you'll likely only find it in the classic "old" restaurants, maybe The Waiters?

Waiters Club is probably as close as I could get to getting some crumbed brains down this neck of the woods. Melbourne is so posh. Yep, probably will have to make it myself.

On a similar vein. I'm into slow cooking. I've built myself a fire pit with a rack where I slow cook big hunks of meat on the latent heat for several hours, the meat sits well above the fire, about where you can stick your hand for thirty seconds. Every half hour I turn it and baste it. I built it after I saw similar contraptions in the U.S. The taste of the meat that comes out of my texan bbq is absolutely incredible. It just falls off the bone and the flavour is like nothing else. Seems to work really well with cheap cuts of meat - pork belly, ribs etc.

One of my next challenges for my bbq, is to get a whole suckling pig, maybe about 10 - 15kg build a spit to contain it, so the legs and other bits don't fall off during the process, and then cook it with an apple in it's mouth over my fire pit for 4 - 6 hours.

I'm thinking maybe an Asian butcher may sell me one of these little beasts, possibly in Springvale or Richmond. Anyone done this before?

slammin said..

Oh yeah, forgot to say, just because somethings not on the menu doesn't mean it can't be done.

BUT FOR $15 YOU"RE DREAMING, what do you want a set of jousting sticks with that?

I think it was on the menu at Twin Towns RSL for under $10 - probably still is.

adolf said..
One of my next challenges with this bbq, is to get a suckling pig, maybe about 10 - 15kg build a spit to contain it, so the legs and other bits don't fall off during the process, and then cook it with an apple in it's mouth over my fire pit for 4 - 6 hours.

It may be easier to just order a lechon perhaps? My Filipino colleagues order one practically every weekend, in fact they are eating one right now. Comes pre-roasted to perfection, and I believe the price is pretty good. But for the ultimate barbeque - try making asado - whole cow, upright, crucified, cooked on bonfire, a few metres away:

d1 said..
It may be easier to just order a lechon perhaps? My Filipino colleagues order one practically every weekend, in fact they are eating one right now. Comes pre-roasted to perfection, and I believe the price is pretty good.

Was just reading up on lechon, never heard of it before. Apparently it's one of Anthony Bourdain's favourites. That's exactly what I'd love to get for a celebration I'm planning.

Oh here we go: Order from Apolo's Lechon (03) 9357 1141
melbournekitchentales.blogspot.com/2009/05/lechon-and-anthony-bourdain.html

adolf said..

Waiters Club is probably as close as I could get to getting some crumbed brains down this neck of the woods. Melbourne is so posh. Yep, probably will have to make it myself.

On a similar vein. I'm into slow cooking. I've built myself a fire pit with a rack where I slow cook big hunks of meat on the latent heat for several hours, the meat sits well above the fire, about where you can stick your hand for thirty seconds. Every half hour I turn it and baste it. I built it after I saw similar contraptions in the U.S. The taste of the meat that comes out of my texan bbq is absolutely incredible. It just falls off the bone and the flavour is like nothing else. Seems to work really well with cheap cuts of meat - pork belly, ribs etc.

One of my next challenges for my bbq, is to get a whole suckling pig, maybe about 10 - 15kg build a spit to contain it, so the legs and other bits don't fall off during the process, and then cook it with an apple in it's mouth over my fire pit for 4 - 6 hours.

I'm thinking maybe an Asian butcher may sell me one of these little beasts, possibly in Springvale or Richmond. Anyone done this before?

use the net to search for piggeries Ollie .... that's the way to go for whole pigs when I do my Italian snags .... comingvery soon come to speak of it

Limoncello

Are you inviting the big seabreeze posters to your 50th? 62 Mac, Pup, DJ, Mark, PR (There's a spare seat now cause Doggie's been axed)? What about the Admins?

Probably best to put them all on the same table because they'll have to be catered for in a different way to the rest.

Elroy Jetson said..

Are you inviting the big seabreeze posters to your 50th? 62 Mac, Pup, DJ, Mark, PR (There's a spare seat now cause Doggie's been axed)? What about the Admins?

Probably best to put them all on the same table because they'll have to be catered for in a different way to the rest.

You are well ahead of me there. But I guess I have to start thinking about venues, seating arangements and invites. A hungi or an asado would be the ultimate and tie in well with my theme, but it's impractical in my backyard.




However, I think you are right in thinking that I should set out a special seabreeze table. The seabreeze table can have the same access to Limoncello, Lechon and Sheep Brains as everyone else.

Obviously, admins and muppet spelling police will not be invited, except for maybe Galah. I think it would make other S'breezers very uncomfortable with admins swanning around, waiting for any opportunity to exert their unnatural authority.

I was going to theme the party as a zombie party, I reckon that would be fun. But I'm not sure how I could tie it all together, may have to give this aspect a bit more thought.

The good news is that food and drink menu is almost set.

You gotta invite the important seabreeze guys. BTW That's Laurie at the front. Galah's there somewhere.



I was thinking you'll need to seat them at a table (a round one) full of computers, phones (with special leather cases) and pads with a direct connection to seabreeze (what did you think they were gonna do?).

Definitely go with the Hangi though. Don't change your mind on that too! Zina's cool with it.

Just send Fly around to one of your neighbours and Petermac to the other. Get them talking to your neighbours about 911, fluoride or Chemtrails and that will go all night.

They will be surrounded by circular reasoning and your neighbours won't have any time to call up the Ranger. Too easy my friend...

F%$k yeah. There will be people everywhere, your neighbourhood will hate you. It's gonna be a night to remember alright!!!

Just so you know beforehand, I'm not talking to Tracy Grimshaw afterwards.

What's happened to doggie?

FlySurfer said..

What's happened to doggie?

You have being trying to convince the rest of us on Heavy weather that we should look deeper into popular events that have happened or are happening in our world.

Things have happened right in front of your nose and you're none the wiser.

Took your eye off the ball.