• JackFrostNCola@aussie.zone
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    3 days ago

    What the fuck.
    Have never heard anyone call lunch anything other than that, unless it is a tradie who might say ‘smoko’ for lunch or a 15 minute snack break.

    Aussie terms for meals:
    Breakfast/brekkie
    Morning tea/smoko*
    Lunch (or brunch if its ~9-11am)
    Afternoon tea/arvo tea*
    Dinner/Tea
    Dessert/Sweets*

    *morning/arvo tea are primarily for social sit downs and would be like biscuits/scones and a cup of tea/coffee (having a cuppa with friends/family, small meetings with clients, retirees with nothing better to do)

    • dessert/sweets is if your having something after dinner, like some pie/crumble with ice cream, pancakes, etc)

    Also ‘entree’ is a small course before the main meal in dinner, the USA confused the fuck out of me when i visited.

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      2 days ago

      Apparently, your entrées are our appetizers :)

      My Aussie friend mainly had problems with remembering our egg doneness “sunny side up” and “over easy”, i’m unsure of what her proper terms were for it.

      • JackFrostNCola@aussie.zone
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        19 hours ago

        Yes, an entree is also known as an appetiser, as per the definition of the word ;)

        We would say sunny side up here too, but we would probably more commonly just say ‘flipped’.
        And i order myne “cooked through” or “flipped and crucified”, because i really prefer theres no runny yolk unless its mi goreng or over steak tartare.