Outback's aren't in any way Outback.
Most of the menu is American stuff renamed to sound Aussie. Most of it isn't aussie food anyway.
I've been researching Outback steakhouses for awhile now as I'm trying to get back to U.S. for awhile and am trying to get work there so I thought this might be a place to look being an authentic aussie. i even have the Akubra
Oxnard in LA particularly as this is the closest one to my friends where I will be staying.

As far as Fosters....well its so crap we don't even drink it. Thats why we export it to you guys. When I was in U.S. year before last I only drank Heiny's. U.S. beer was like rooting in a canoe. (Fucking close to water)

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ddgonzal when you refer to Beers do you mean like in bent axel bobs signature?
If so Bob is basically saying he drinks beer but not just one beer, Bob drinks beers - meaning he drinks many beers in a row.

lol what a pisser it sounds so cheesie do thay serve ya grub in a kangaroo suit lol when i hear #### like this i wonder if these ppl are trying to take the piss or realy thing we are like that it kinda upsets me that ppl do take the piss cause we realy are a great nation* probly sounds like i got my head up my arse* * note thats arse not ass* anyways i never even heard of a shrimp untill that toss got on tv lol fosters was kinda big in the 80,s no one touches it now theres my rant if ya need lessions on speaken ocker just ask :)

Nothing like the twelvie club teaching people around the world about each others cultures...gee the world is getting smaller.
This club should be a unit in high school or uni in regards to teaching people the facts of life!!

I guess the chais froys may be how you pronounce cheese fries if you are from Central Queensland...But Fries is not an Aussie word ..they should be cheese chips.

I was once shocked.. When I was once in Duluth MN, I asked for a steak and chips..I got crisps..what's all that about..Is that a meal?? OH man! Good thing I had plenty of beers to wash it all down.

Yeah I agree. I live in Sydney, and always have. We are less Australian than most. I think the global Aussie stereotype comes from Central Queensland or the Northern Territory. I'm reasonably happy having them as the Aussie Stereotype.

There's an Outback Steakhouse out near Parklea Markets in western Sydney. I've seen a few of the Outback Steakhouses around San Francisco. I'll have to go there again this April for work. Then I'll try out the Aussie version when I get back.

As an aside, I personally think McDonalds tastes much better in Australia. The US ones are too greasy. I think it comes out of the cheese and the beef. I've tasted Maccas in maybe 8 different Countries...

Shrimp on the barby..It's so "un-Australian" We call them prawns! It should be Prawns on the Barby (Which is of course short for Barbeque)

So if you want to improve your Australian..Try and watch the movie "The Castle" and catch up on some Home and Away or Neighbours...I'm not sure that they play in the USA though.

I also think that Sydney is the most international place in the world for food! We have the best of everything..except possibly Mexican food...You can't beat some places in Southern California....I've just eaten my dinner...Why am I hungry again!!!

Chris

you all are funny!!!

I used to work with a woman who grew up down under (Perth if I remember correctly)
she has about the same comments that you all do.
as far as the "shrimp on the barbie" thing, I think I need to look her up and ask her for a real deffinition, being as she still lives here in the states.

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I think you mean "prawns"... and they're beaut on the barbie mate!

And yeah, I can't remember ever seeing anyone holding a Fosters... like everyone else said, it's marketed well overseas - that's all. My local beer of choice is Tooheys OLD, followed by VB. But there is a disturbing trend towards 'premium' designer beers at the moment.

I heard that Fosters is actually marketed as an upmarket import beer over there. Here it is just considered cheap and nasty.

On that big beer thing...have you heard of the Darwin Stubby? Its a 2 litre stubby

By the way. Does anyone actually put shrimp on the barbie?? I think its waste!!

Yeah, fosters isn't as big over here as they make it out to be from what I have seen on TV/movies etc...
We also don't have those really big cans of fosters that you guys seem to think we all drink.

Chees Fries? Have no idea what they are. But they sound about as Australian as Bill Clinton.

From my research I have concluded that there are two types of Australian accent.

Australian Accent
And American/Australian Accent.

American Australian Accent is what all americans do when they try australian. Kinda half english cockney and canadian accent or something...

And when you guys say "Aussie"
It comes out as "Uss-ey"
When it is more like "Ozzie"
Oh yeah and while I am at it.
Emus.
They are emus.
Not E-Moos
Say "Eem - U-s"

That is all for now...

Yeah, it is cheese fries. There used to a be an advertisement where they taught how to "speak australian", but as you can see us americans couldn't get it right ... haha.

I knew you guys would know your beers. The current Fosters marketing line is "Australian for Beer", which made me suspicious.

Outback has a corny menu with items like "Grilled Shrimp On The Barbie" and "Kookaburra Wings", etc. I expect these are marketing names, doubt if any are real. Anyways, the food is good. They even have a Hummer H1 parked out front with kangaroos and things painted on it.

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