In Reply to: Splash bakery Sanur posted by Richard Rambutan on Wednesday, 5. March 2008 at 11:22 Bali Time:
I truly understand your point but remember mate,that Aussie bread these days is not just the horrible white tasteless stuff that you & I ate as school kids with Kraft cheese & vegemite or fritz & sauce
sandwiches for lunch OR the Wog stuff some of our school mates had with their thick crusty slices of bread when we were kids (I do understand that the word "wog" is not offensive these days since George Kapiniaris did " Wogs out of work " & declared himself proud to be a Wog.
I really reckon it would be damn hard to exactly define what real Aussie bread is these days !
I reckon I was really one of the lucky kids,we had neighbours who were wogs & good friends with my folks.They got my Mum & Dad to shop at the local Continental Deli so I developed a taste for wog food & good bread at an early age.
It's no wonder that I love food & cooking so much these days,maybe that's why I also talk with my hands ! My old neighbours who we are still friends with still say I am an honorary wog because of my upbringing & their influence.
Anyway these days,one of my local bakeries near home is owned by Vietnamese,another one is Cambodian,then we have the local "Bakers Delight" Francise & then there is the one own by the Pommie bloke who has lived in Australia for about 5 years with his Aussie wife & kids.
Personally when I am at home I buy from who ever I am closest to at the time I remember I need to buy bread,if not we make it at home in our Breville breadmaker.
About the only thing re Roti I miss in anywhere in Asia is the occasional vegemite scroll from the local Bakers delight.As you may remember mate I have this weird addiction about vegemite coming with me where ever I travel in the world.
I think part of the joy of travelling anywhere away from home - even Interstate is in NOT being able to get the exact same food you are used to or usually have.It's the thrill & joy of discovery for the tastebuds to try & enjoy something different,to experiment.I expect some others may feel the same.Although I understand the need for some people to seek out the familiar around them when they travel.