Potato Cake or Scallop

[The Yeti]

This was a topic of debate in our house tonight

http://www.smh.com.au/national/austr...19-gl31n2.html

What are your thoughts
See heres the thing, I'm from Sydney and until I was in my late 20's I'd never set foot in VIC

But for mine it's

Potato Scallop
Cossie's (my kids call them swimmers)
Bubbler
Sausage Sanga (Snag Sanga is an acceptable alternative)
Nose Bleed (My kids just call it a bleeding nose)
Canteen
Pants
General Store / Takeaway (my kids called it a local shop)
Ice Block

and not mentioned but I've come unstuck south of the boarder

Kabab (delicious spinning log of meat shaved in to leb bread with lettus tomato onion, etc)
A piece of fish (Beer battered fish from the takeaway shop)

Mostly NSW centric but theres a few odd ones

[superyob]

Definitely potato scallop...

[AJ09]

Victoria = Potato Cake

Queensland = Potato Scallop

Not sure about other states.

[Silver Ghia]

From Melbourne:

Potato cake
Togs
drinking fountain or tap
Sausage on bread
Blood nose
Canteen
Pants
Milk Bar
Icy pole

[Franco Cozzo]

From Vic:

Potato Cake (scollop is that horrible fish thing)
Bathers
Tap
Snag in bread
Blood nose
Canteen
Pants
The shop
Icy pole

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

From Vic:

Potato Cake (scollop is that horrible fish thing)

Horrible fish thing? Scallops are bloody awesome lol

[Thornie]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

From Vic:

Potato Cake (scollop is that horrible fish thing)
Bathers
Tap
Snag in bread
Blood nose
Canteen
Pants
The shop
Icy pole

same as me, I live in queensland now so when I want potato cakes I have to tell them scallops or they look at you stupid.

[LG17]

Potato scallop
Togs
Bubbler or Tap depending what it is
Sausage Sanger
Blood nose
Tuckshop
Pants
Corner shop
Ice block


Qlder

[supershifty]

I'm fully with the Yeti on this, and I'm a dyed in the wool QLDer.

Cheers!

[superyob]

Pants = strides???

[Syndrome]

Proud Victorian here.

Potato Cake

And we call it Safeway, not Woolworths.

[Beastie]

Originally Posted by The Yeti

This was a topic of debate in our house tonight

http://www.smh.com.au/national/austr...19-gl31n2.html

What are your thoughts
See heres the thing, I'm from Sydney and until I was in my late 20's I'd never set foot in VIC

But for mine it's

Potato Scallop
Cossie's (my kids call them swimmers)
Bubbler
Sausage Sanga (Snag Sanga is an acceptable alternative)
Nose Bleed (My kids just call it a bleeding nose)
Canteen
Pants
General Store / Takeaway (my kids called it a local shop)
Ice Block

and not mentioned but I've come unstuck south of the boarder

Kabab (delicious spinning log of meat shaved in to leb bread with lettus tomato onion, etc)
A piece of fish (Beer battered fish from the takeaway shop)

Mostly NSW centric but theres a few odd ones

As a fellow resident of NSW;

1. Just "Scallops" eg - can I have half a dozen Scallops please
2. Cossies: tick - eg pack your Cossies kids were are heading to the beach
3. Nothing can ever replace "Sausage Sanga"!
4. Nose Bleed?? Maybe I've got a "blood nose" or, bloody hell, I'm in the nose bleed section again (ANZ Stadium)
5. Canteen = School Canteen
6. Pants: tick
7. Depends what you want to buy: Groceries = General Store or Fish & Chips = Takeaway
8. Ice Block: tick

As for the humble Kebab - As described first & I could do with one right now!!

[Syndrome]

Originally Posted by The Beast

for the humble Kebab - As described first & I could do with one right now!!

Why don't they sell pork kebabs?

[Beastie]

I give up?

But I'd have one of them too

[Syndrome]

Originally Posted by The Beast

I give up?

But I'd have one of them too

Muslims are not allowed to eat pork but that does not mean they can't sell pork products to those of us who eat pork.

[Beastie]

Originally Posted by Syndrome

Muslims are not allowed to eat pork but that does not mean they can't sell pork products to those of us who eat pork.

Thanks mate, but I was being silly

[Mesa]

Originally Posted by Syndrome

Why don't they sell pork kebabs?

It's because of the rabbits....too many rabbits in the middle east.

The other one that has different interpretations in other states is beer. Schooner, middies, stubby, pots, throw downs etc.

[TheSneakiness]

Potato scallop (my ex father in law said its the style of cut with the potato which is why its called that)
Togs
Bubbler
Sausage in bread
Blood nose
Tuckshop
Pants
Convenience Store
Icy Pole

I lived in VIC for 13 years and spent the last 18 in QLD.

[LyleXR8]

We moved from vic to WA 9 years ago, potato scallops here and when you ask for dim sims they throw them in batter then deep fry them, lots of different words here, a Pot of beer in vic is a middy or handle here, ask for a slab and people are dumbfounded, gotta ask for a carton of beer, strange critters these born and bred WA lot!

[ford71V8]

SA

Potato Scallop ..... potato fritter
Cossie's (my kids call them swimmers) ...... bathers
Bubbler ...... water fountain
Sausage Sanga (Snag Sanga is an acceptable alternative) ....snag on bread
Nose Bleed (My kids just call it a bleeding nose) ..... blood nose
Canteen ......canteen
Pants .....pants
General Store / Takeaway (my kids called it a local shop) .....the deli
Ice Block ...... ice block
Kabab .......yiros
A piece of fish ...... piece of fish

[roKWiz]

Anyone know why I can not buy an apple cake in NSW. ??

[data_mine]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Anyone know why I can not buy an apple cake in NSW. ??

cause it's a tea cake?

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by data_mine

cause it's a tea cake?

No, Its an apple cake ! Nothing like tea cake with apple in it.
Yeah spot on, Ford_The_Win that's them.
Beechworth Bakery call them "Granny Smiths". Murchison Bakery are the best ones I've ever had.

[Syndrome]

Potato cake


Scallop


Enough said.

[QLD-Bluey]

Potato Cake (scollop is that horrible fish thing)

But isnt a cake something you put candles on for Birthdays and are sweet?

[Franco Cozzo]

Originally Posted by QLD-Bluey

Potato Cake (scollop is that horrible fish thing)

But isnt a cake something you put candles on for Birthdays and are sweet?

Not necessarily, because there are savory cakes too, or what about a cake of soap?

Originally Posted by nstg8a

Horrible fish thing? Scallops are bloody awesome lol

I rather dislike seafood, can stay in the ocean IMO

[TheSneakiness]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

Not necessarily, because there are savory cakes too, or what about a cake of soap?



I rather dislike seafood, can stay in the ocean IMO

I don't get how you call a slice of potato a cake...

[CoupeKing]

Originally Posted by Rapid_Axe

I don't get how you call a slice of potato a cake...

My guess is that it reminded them of a pancake...they kind of look similar pre-cooked or when flat....kind of.

[QLD-Bluey]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

Not necessarily, because there are savory cakes too, or what about a cake of soap?



I rather dislike seafood, can stay in the ocean IMO

My point exactly Big Damo. Those people who say "its only a fish thing" seem to forget there are multiple meanings to "Cake" as there is "scallop"!!

[superyob]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

Not necessarily, because there are savory cakes too, or what about a cake of soap?



I rather dislike seafood, can stay in the ocean IMO

Don't you put birthday candles on your soap??? How strange...