Kids Eating Habits

[JK]

When I got a bit older and started either cooking for myself or ordering different things at restaurants, I realised that I loved all that stuff, just that mum used to cook the shit out of it until it was dry as old boots.

LMAO exact same!! My old man likes his steak cremated, so thats always how we had it as kids .. From around the age of 16-30 I don't reckon I ate a single steak, and like you it wasn't until I tried a medium rare version that it made a regular appearance in the diet.

The old lady was big on roasts too, but always Cranberry-Turkey, Apple Sauce-Pork, Mint Sauce-Lamb, but NEVER ANY FREAKIN GRAVY!!! Who does that to a child they're supposed to love???

[JK]

Chicken tonight got a fair workout too

I.. feel.. like CHICKEN TONIGHT.. Chicken Tonight, Chicken Tonight!

Mama's - making Kantong - doesn't take long - for the word to get around...

Great! Gonna be singing that ******* annoying song all day now!

[Dogwatcher]

We had Chicken Tonight recently and it was foul. I banned it.

Reading through this thread, it's funny how many of our childhood's were the same when it came to food, and how similar our coping techniques are with kids.

[bennymacca]

When I got a bit older and started either cooking for myself or ordering different things at restaurants, I realised that I loved all that stuff, just that mum used to cook the shit out of it until it was dry as old boots.

LMAO exact same!! My old man likes his steak cremated, so thats always how we had it as kids .. From around the age of 16-30 I don't reckon I ate a single steak, and like you it wasn't until I tried a medium rare version that it made a regular appearance in the diet.

The old lady was big on roasts too, but always Cranberry-Turkey, Apple Sauce-Pork, Mint Sauce-Lamb, but NEVER ANY FREAKIN GRAVY!!! Who does that to a child they're supposed to love???

A shitload of gravy and an excellent chocolate pudding for dessert make my mum's roast bearable

[Magellan]

My old man likes his steak cremated, so thats always how we had it as kids .. From around the age of 16-30 I don't reckon I ate a single steak, and like you it wasn't until I tried a medium rare version that it made a regular appearance in the diet.

Yep, parental eating habits can influence your palette. In a similar vein my exposure to curries and other spicy foods was significantly curtailed by my parents' (especially the old man) lack of tolerance and appreciation of anything remotely hot, and adherence to the 'traditional' Anglo post-war dining vibe. Keen's mustard powder was probably the limit, and I barely recall that being used (probably a good thing in hindsight).

[JK]

When I got a bit older and started either cooking for myself or ordering different things at restaurants, I realised that I loved all that stuff, just that mum used to cook the shit out of it until it was dry as old boots.

LMAO exact same!! My old man likes his steak cremated, so thats always how we had it as kids .. From around the age of 16-30 I don't reckon I ate a single steak, and like you it wasn't until I tried a medium rare version that it made a regular appearance in the diet.

The old lady was big on roasts too, but always Cranberry-Turkey, Apple Sauce-Pork, Mint Sauce-Lamb, but NEVER ANY FREAKIN GRAVY!!! Who does that to a child they're supposed to love???

A shitload of gravy and an excellent chocolate pudding for dessert make my mum's roast bearable

And don't get me started on the Apricot Chicken .. Very selfless my old lady, and very dedicated, nearly always made what the old man wanted (or my elder sister) .. I guess wanting Savaloys for dinner ever night was an unreasonable request, so I got shuffled back.

[JK]

My old man likes his steak cremated, so thats always how we had it as kids .. From around the age of 16-30 I don't reckon I ate a single steak, and like you it wasn't until I tried a medium rare version that it made a regular appearance in the diet.

Yep, parental eating habits can influence your palette. In a similar vein my exposure to curries and other spicy foods was significantly curtailed by my parents' (especially the old man) lack of tolerance and appreciation of anything remotely hot, and adherence to the 'traditional' Anglo post-war dining vibe. Keen's mustard powder was probably the limit, and I barely recall that being used (probably a good thing in hindsight).

Haha the old "Aussie Curry" .. Even Bangers couldn't fix them half the time.

[Magellan]

We had Chicken Tonight recently and it was foul. I banned it.

Since I haven't looked for Chicken Tonight at the supermarket since....forever, I can't tell if this is a legitimate observation or a pun!

Good work either way, DW.

[Magellan]

Apricot Chicken

Agree 100%. F**king horrible stuff.

IMHO apricot chicken is the signature tune, the standard bearer, and the clarion call for 1950s era 'exotic' dining, before we thankfully discovered that countries outside the Anglo-Celtic tradition could make better tasting food.

[Dogwatcher]

We had Chicken Tonight recently and it was foul. I banned it.

Since I haven't looked for Chicken Tonight at the supermarket since....forever, I can't tell if this is a legitimate observation or a pun!

Good work either way, DW.

Both
Deliberate? I'll let you decide.

[BoundaryRider84]

My mum and dad were fairly decent food preparation people back growing up as a little one.
Most of the food i ate aa i have never been a fussy eater. My figure will agree with me ;-)
But had the old rule if you dont eat what is on your plate there is nothing else to eat.

[am Bays]

When I got a bit older and started either cooking for myself or ordering different things at restaurants, I realised that I loved all that stuff, just that mum used to cook the shit out of it until it was dry as old boots.

LMAO exact same!! My old man likes his steak cremated, so thats always how we had it as kids .. From around the age of 16-30 I don't reckon I ate a single steak, and like you it wasn't until I tried a medium rare version that it made a regular appearance in the diet.

The old lady was big on roasts too, but always Cranberry-Turkey, Apple Sauce-Pork, Mint Sauce-Lamb, but NEVER ANY FREAKIN GRAVY!!! Who does that to a child they're supposed to love???

A shitload of gravy and an excellent chocolate pudding for dessert make my mum's roast bearable

And don't get me started on the Apricot Chicken .. Very selfless my old lady, and very dedicated, nearly always made what the old man wanted (or my elder sister) .. I guess wanting Savaloys for dinner ever night was an unreasonable request, so I got shuffled back.

Loved my MUm's Apricot Chicken, straight out of the Womens' Weekly cookbook, along with authentic "Chow mein" with the essential chicken noodle soup to give it teh genuine chinese taste...

[Booney]

We had Chicken Tonight recently and it was foul. I banned it.

Reading through this thread, it's funny how many of our childhood's were the same when it came to food, and how similar our coping techniques are with kids.

Meat and 3 veg. For most of us our parents would have been born 40/50's and therefore their parents 10/20's when things were pretty tough, so our parents never grew up with anything exotic, never knew any different.

[am Bays]

When I got a bit older and started either cooking for myself or ordering different things at restaurants, I realised that I loved all that stuff, just that mum used to cook the shit out of it until it was dry as old boots.

LMAO exact same!! My old man likes his steak cremated, so thats always how we had it as kids .. From around the age of 16-30 I don't reckon I ate a single steak, and like you it wasn't until I tried a medium rare version that it made a regular appearance in the diet.

The old lady was big on roasts too, but always Cranberry-Turkey, Apple Sauce-Pork, Mint Sauce-Lamb, but NEVER ANY FREAKIN GRAVY!!! Who does that to a child they're supposed to love???

[Magellan]

We had Chicken Tonight recently and it was foul. I banned it.

Since I haven't looked for Chicken Tonight at the supermarket since....forever, I can't tell if this is a legitimate observation or a pun!

Good work either way, DW.

Both

So you can still buy it. I think I'd prefer a jar of Today Tonight instead.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Apricot Chicken

Agree 100%. F**king horrible stuff.

IMHO apricot chicken is the signature tune, the standard bearer, and the clarion call for 1950s era 'exotic' dining, before we thankfully discovered that countries outside the Anglo-Celtic tradition could make better tasting food.

I don't mind apricot chicken

The Mrs whipped up what I thought was a staple 1950s meal of Aussie households the other night 'crumbed chops'

[amber_fluid]

The Ol' crumbed chops!
Loved it.
The old lady used to serve that weekly with mashed potato and peas and carrots.
Probably not all that good on the waistline but tasted great!

[Booney]

Apricot Chicken

Agree 100%. F**king horrible stuff.

IMHO apricot chicken is the signature tune, the standard bearer, and the clarion call for 1950s era 'exotic' dining, before we thankfully discovered that countries outside the Anglo-Celtic tradition could make better tasting food.

I don't mind apricot chicken

The Mrs whipped up what I thought was a staple 1950s meal of Aussie households the other night 'crumbed chops'

I don't mind the apricot chicken, either. I think it's because it does take you back to being a kid again.

Crumbed chops! They're too were a regular in Brooklyn Park in the 80's.

Curried snags, shepherds pie, lambs brains that I didn't get told what they were until I was about 10....we had quails in the yard, they regularly had population culling, chooks who made Sunday lunch better (not for them), pigeons were a treat.

[The Bedge]

Crumbed chops! They're too were a regular in Brooklyn Park in the 80's.

Curried snags, shepherds pie, lambs brains that I didn't get told what they were until I was about 10....we had quails in the yard, they regularly had population culling, chooks who made Sunday lunch better (not for them), pigeons were a treat.

Curried snags and shepherds pie still two of my favs!

not sure about Pigeon though

[Booney]

Crumbed chops! They're too were a regular in Brooklyn Park in the 80's.

Curried snags, shepherds pie, lambs brains that I didn't get told what they were until I was about 10....we had quails in the yard, they regularly had population culling, chooks who made Sunday lunch better (not for them), pigeons were a treat.

Curried snags and shepherds pie still two of my favs!

not sure about Pigeon though

Was one of those things, that along with quail and chook were always out in the backyard, helped the old man tend to them as a little tacker and never thought much about it as that was just what we did.

Quail and pigeon were rare, we didn't have them often. Usually when the population expanded and needed to be kept in check!

Also had pheasants, the odd sheep, even had an owl in the shed once! The old man worked for Ansett, someone brought in an owl from interstate, never collected in and being the early 80's it was whoever wanted it, so it came home and lived in the shed briefly before escaping.

For some clarity, we lived on a double block in Brooklyn Park, 1/4 acre with house and yard and then another 1/4 acre behind us that was ours, had a myriad of chook pens and enclosures and a massive shed.